NIH researchers find no risk by age 3 from in vitro fertilization, other widespread treatments Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. Children conceived via infertility treatments are no more likely to have a developmental delay than children conceived without such treatments, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of[Read More…]
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Study Adds to Evidence of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals in Intersex Fish
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. A study published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) found large-scale evidence of intersex in smallmouth and largemouth bass in the Northeast United States, an indicator of endocrine disruption. The study, published in the journal Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety,[Read More…]
FDA Strengthens Requirements for Surgical Mesh for Transvaginal Repair of Pelvic Organ Prolapse to Address Safety Risks
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued two final orders to manufacturers and the public to strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina. The FDA issued one order to reclassify these medical devices[Read More…]
How to Catch a Glimpse of a New Year’s Comet
This icy, dirty snowball from the outer solar system, known formally as C/2013 US10 (Catalina), rounded the sun last month and is now headed for its closest approach to Earth on Jan. 17. The comet poses no threat to Earth, as it will pass a comfortable 67 million miles (108[Read More…]
Study Says U.S. Childhood Asthma Rates May Be Leveling Off, But Not Among The Poor
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 31, 2015. A federal study suggests the childhood “asthma epidemic” may be levelling off or even declining after years of steady increases, but not among poor children. Researchers at the National Center for Health Statistics analyzed asthma rates between 2001 and 2013 for the study, “Changing[Read More…]
Children With Epilepsy Need Plans To Stop Prolonged Seizures At School
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 31, 2015. To prevent a child with epilepsy from having a prolonged seizure that becomes a medical crisis, a new American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical report says health providers, families and schools should collaborate on plans for managing the child or adolescent with epilepsy, which[Read More…]
New NIH-funded Memory Drug Moves Into Phase 1 Clinical Study
Collaboration between NIH and Tetra Discovery Partners leads to development of treatment that may affect cognition Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2015. An experimental drug that may improve memory is now being tested in a Phase 1 safety trial. The compound, BPN14770, was developed by Tetra Discovery Partners, with support from the[Read More…]
Wildlife Feel Squeeze as 322 Million Americans Ring in New Year
North Carolina, Florida Endangered Species Threatened by Population Milestones TUCSON, Ariz.—(ENEWSPF)–December 31, 2015. This New Year’s Eve there are more than 322 million people in the United States — 2.5 million more than the number that rang in the New Year in 2015, according the U.S. Census Bureau. Among the[Read More…]
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Hospital for Denying Reproductive Health Care
Dignity Health Hospital Network Continues to Refuse Pregnancy-Related Care Because of Religious Directives WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2015. The ACLU and the law firm of Covington & Burling LLP have filed a lawsuit challenging Dignity Health’s use of religious directives to deny basic reproductive health care to its patients. Filed on[Read More…]
At New Hampshire Town Hall, Hillary Clinton Highlights Plan to Make Alzheimer’s Cure Possible by 2025
NEW HAMPSHIRE—(ENEWSPF)—December 29, 2015. At a midday town hall meeting in Portsmouth, NH, Clinton continued to talk about her newly released, $2 billion-per-year plan to prevent, effectively treat and make a cure possible for Alzheimer’s by 2025. Clinton noted that Alzheimer’s is the sixth leading cause of death in the[Read More…]
