New data show importance of addressing all forms of tobacco use, including flavored products 7 out of 10 middle and high school students and who currently use tobacco have used a flavored product. Full infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 30, 2015. An estimated 70 percent of U.S. middle and high school students[Read More…]
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Study: Advance Directives Are About More Than Refusing Care
Younger people who fill out document request interventions A new study from DePaul University finds that nearly a third of people who fill out advance health care directives — documents that lay out a patient’s wishes for end of life care — request medical interventions. The research explores the choices[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Condemns Price Gouging by Drug Companies
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015 – Comparing drug prices in the United States to those in other countries, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today condemned pharmaceutical companies that charge American consumers the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs. “It is unacceptable that the top three pharmaceutical companies made a combined[Read More…]
Butter is Not Back: Limiting Saturated Fat Still Best for Heart Health
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. People who replace saturated fat (mainly found in meats and dairy foods) in their diets with refined carbohydrates do not lower their risk of heart disease, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. On the other[Read More…]
Texas Continues to Fight Back: El Paso Clinic Reopens Following Supreme Court Action Blocking Sham Abortion Restrictions
Reproductive Services in El Paso reopens, but millions of Texas women still at risk of losing access to safe, legal abortion Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. After being forced to close its doors in early 2014 due to Texas’ clinic shutdown law, an El Paso clinic reopened today and announced it[Read More…]
EPA Updates Emissions Standards for Petroleum Refineries
First-ever fenceline monitoring requirements will protect nearby communities WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated air pollution standards to further control toxic air emissions from petroleum refineries. Exposure to toxic air pollutants, such as benzene, can cause respiratory problems and other serious health issues and[Read More…]
HHS Advances Development of Novel Drug to Treat Influenza
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. A monoclonal antibody therapeutic drug, a novel approach to treating patients with influenza, will advance in development with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). No monoclonal antibody antiviral drugs to treat patients[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Racial, Ethnic Differences in Fetal Growth
Current standards may misclassify certain fetuses as growth-restricted Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Current standards for ultrasound evaluation of fetal growth may lead to misclassification of up to 15 percent of fetuses of minority mothers as being too small, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]
Our Brain’s Secrets to Success?
Unique support system promotes cortex growth, connectivity linked to prowess Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. Discoveries about how the human brain contributes to our success — both as a species and as individuals — are among the first fruit of projects funded under the National Institutes of Health BRAIN Initiative program[Read More…]
New Mexico Game Commission Rejects Federal Releases of Endangered Mexican Wolves in Gila National Forest
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2015. In a potential setback for Mexican gray wolf recovery, the New Mexico Game Commission voted unanimously today to deny the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permission to release wolves in the Gila National Forest. The highly political decision, which comes nine months after the Service approved[Read More…]
