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…]
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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…]
Departments of Energy and Interior Announce $26.6 Million in Funding to Develop Advanced Hydropower Technologies
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today announced $26.6 million in funding for research and development projects to advance hydropower technology, including pumped storage hydropower. This funding is focused on development of innovative technologies that can[Read More…]
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Fell to Record Low in 2009
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Teen birth rates have decreased by 37 percent in the last two decades, though U.S. rates are up to nine times higher than in other developed countries, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report. About 46 percent of teens have had sexual intercourse. About 14[Read More…]
Long-Term Care is Newest Topic on NIHSeniorHealth Site
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. What is long-term care and will I need it? If I do need long-term care services, where can I find them? Are there things I should be doing now to plan ahead? Older adults and their loved ones can find easy-to-understand answers to these and other[Read More…]
Studies Find Possible New Genetic Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Scientists have confirmed one gene variant and have identified several others that may be risk factors for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of the disorder. In the largest genome-wide association study, or GWAS, ever conducted in Alzheimer’s research, investigators studied DNA samples from more[Read More…]
Injuries Among Top 10 Causes of Death
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–April 5, 2011. Injury in among the top 10 causes of death and is the most expensive medical problem in the United States. In a single year, $80 billion will be spent on medical care; another $326 billion on lost productivity according to the Centers for Disease Control and[Read More…]
Vice President, Two Managers of Indiana Waste Treatment Facility Sentenced for Clean Water Act Felonies
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Three officials of Ecological Systems, Inc. (ESI), an oil reclamation company that operated a centralized waste treatment facility in Indianapolis, IN, were sentenced in U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana for felony violations of the Clean Water Act. The prosecution stemmed from ESI’s intentional discharges of[Read More…]
NASA Retargets Space Shuttle Endeavour’s Launch For April 29
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. Following discussions among the International Space Station partners on Sunday, NASA has targeted the launch of space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 mission for 3:47 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 29. The delay removes a scheduling conflict with a Russian Progress supply vehicle scheduled to launch April 27 and[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Genetic Clues to Major Cause of Kidney Disease Worldwide
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 4, 2011. For the first time, researchers have found five regions in the human genome that increase susceptibility to immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy, a major cause of kidney failure worldwide — systematically identifying those that point to a tendency for IgA nephropathy, or a protection against it. “The[Read More…]
