Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on June 13 the first ceramic-on-metal total artificial hip system for patients with osteoarthritis. Hip joints consist of bone in the shape of a ball at the top of the thighbone (femur) that fits into a rounded socket[Read More…]
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FDA Approves New Test to Help Determine if Breast Cancer Patients are Candidates for Herceptin Treatment
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new genetic test that will help health care professionals determine if women with breast cancer are HER2-positive and, therefore, candidates for Herceptin (trastuzumab), a commonly used breast cancer treatment. The test, called Inform Dual ISH, allows[Read More…]
FDA Announces Changes to Better Inform Consumers About Sunscreen
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that sunscreen products meeting modern standards for effectiveness may be labeled with new information to help consumers find products that, when used with other sun protection measures, reduce the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging,[Read More…]
Brain Structure Adapts To Environmental Change
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Scientists have known for years that neurogenesis takes place throughout adulthood in the hippocampus of the mammalian brain. Now Columbia researchers have found that under stressful conditions, neural stem cells in the adult hippocampus can produce not only neurons, but also new stem cells. The brain stockpiles[Read More…]
Federal Welfare Programs Can Have Negative Effects On Children’s Cognitive Scores
COLUMBIA, MO-(ENEWSPF)- The United States federal government supports many welfare and entitlement programs that attempt to eliminate poverty by providing financial assistance to families in need. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has found that requirements for some of these welfare programs can create stress on families, which[Read More…]
Energy Secretary Chu Announces Five Million Smart Meters Installed Nationwide as Part of Grid Modernization Effort
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. At a White House Grid Modernization event today, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that more than five million smart meters have been installed nationwide as part of Recovery Act-funded efforts to accelerate modernization of the Nation’s electric grid. Smart meters will provide utility[Read More…]
NIH Researchers Find New Clues About Aging
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. National Institutes of Health researchers have identified a new pathway that sets the clock for programmed aging in normal cells. The study provides insights about the interaction between a toxic protein called progerin and telomeres, which cap the ends of chromosomes like aglets, the plastic tips[Read More…]
Men’s Health Week: June 13-19, 2011
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. Dr. Damon T. Arnold, Illinois Department of Public Health Director and a prostate cancer survivor, is urging men throughout the state to recognize the importance of a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise and medical check-ups. In an effort to raise awareness about issues affecting men’s health, including[Read More…]
Got Slugs? Here’s a Primer
Maine–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. Slugs love the moist conditions currently in play in many regions of the nation. While our colleagues in Houston and elsewhere are reporting a drought of epic proportions, the near constant rain and high humidity on the Eastern seaboard has brought an onslaught of questions about slugs.[Read More…]
FDA Approves Potiga to Treat Seizures in Adults
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 13, 2011. Potiga (ezogabine) tablets were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use as an add-on medication to treat seizures associated with epilepsy in adults. Potiga was approved for the treatment of partial seizures, the most common type of seizure seen in people with[Read More…]
