WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2011. The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, Anthony D. Romero, will join members of Congress, civil rights leaders and celebrities today in addressing the Stand Up for Women’s Health rally at the U.S. Capitol. Romero will also be honored this evening with Planned Parenthood Federation[Read More…]
Science
Antimicrobial Resistance Posing Growing Health Threat
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2011. Millions of Americans take antimicrobial drugs each year to fight illness, trusting they will work. However, the bacteria, viruses and other pathogens are fighting back. Within the past couple of years alone, new drug-resistant patterns have emerged and resistance has increased – a trend that demands[Read More…]
HHS Releases $311 Million to States to Help Low-income Households With Energy Costs
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2011. Today U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the release of $311 million to states to help low-income homeowners and renters meet home energy costs under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The continuing resolution currently in place directs HHS to[Read More…]
FDA Approves Horizant to Treat Restless Legs Syndrome
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2011. On April 6, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Horizant Extended Release Tablets (gabapentin enacarbil), a once-daily treatment for moderate-to-severe restless legs syndrome (RLS). RLS is a disorder that causes a strong urge to move the legs. This urge often occurs with unpleasant feelings in[Read More…]
Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Today’s Senate Votes on EPA Authority Under the Clean Air Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011. The administration is encouraged by the Senate’s actions today to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to protect public health under the Clean Air Act. By rejecting efforts to rollback EPA’s common-sense steps to safeguard Americans from harmful pollution, the Senate also rejected an approach[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in a Town Hall Discussion on Energy, April 6, 2011
Fairless Hills, PA–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011 – 2:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat, have a seat. Hello, Fairless Hills! Hello, Gamesa! It is good to be here. I was here three years ago. I was then a candidate — how many folks were[Read More…]
Haiti Will Continue to Need Strong International Support, Ban Tells UN Security Council
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 April 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged the continued assistance of the United Nations for Haiti, which, while having made significant gains in recent months, still faces a number of daunting challenges such as reviving its crippled economy and strengthening the rule of law. “The United Nations[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Rare Form of Thyroid Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved vandetanib to treat adult patients with late-stage (metastatic) medullary thyroid cancer who are ineligible for surgery and who have disease that is growing or causing symptoms. Thyroid cancer is a cancerous growth of the thyroid gland, which[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Device to Treat Brain Aneurysms
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new device that provides neurointerventional surgeons with another tool to treat brain aneurysms without performing open surgery. An aneurysm is a weak, enlarged area in an artery (blood vessel). Over time, the force of normal[Read More…]
Analysis of Opioid Prescription Practices Finds Areas of Concern
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2011. An analysis of national prescribing patterns shows that more than half of patients who received an opioid prescription in 2009 had filled another opioid prescription within the previous 30 days. This report also suggested potential opportunities for intervention aimed at reducing abuse of prescription opioids. Researchers[Read More…]
