African-American babies fare the worst in Chicago, Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 By: Fernando De Maio A recent study finds a strong association between low birth weight and racial and ethnic segregation in four U.S. cities — Chicago, Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia. African-American babies are faring the worst,[Read More…]
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‘No One Is Ever Really Ready’: Aid-In-Dying Patient Chooses His Last Day
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 By: JoNel Aleccia In the end, it wasn’t easy for Aaron McQ to decide when to die. The 50-year-old Seattle man — a former world traveler, triathlete and cyclist — learned he had leukemia five years ago, followed by an even grimmer diagnosis in 2016: a rare[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Generic Version of EpiPen
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2018 Contact: Angela Stark The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adults and pediatric patients who weigh more than 33[Read More…]
CDC: 1 in 4 US Adults Live with a Disability
Cognitive disability most common in younger adults; mobility disability most common for others Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations One in 4 U.S. adults – 61 million Americans – have a disability that impacts major life activities, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.[Read More…]
10th Anniversary of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Finds Significant Safety Breakthroughs
Law has Brought About Safer Products, Better Tools for Informed Purchasing, and Increased Safety, but Still More Remains to Be Done Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 14, 2018 Contact: Adam Garber, U.S. PIRG Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Kids In Danger (KID), Consumers Union (CU), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), U.S. PIRG,[Read More…]
NASA, ULA Launch Parker Solar Probe on Historic Journey to Touch Sun (Video)
FLORIDA—(ENEWSPF)—August 13, 2018 Contacts: Dwayne Brown, Karen Fox, Geoffrey Brown, and Tori McLendon Hours before the rise of the very star it will study, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe launched from Florida Sunday to begin its journey to the Sun, where it will undertake a landmark mission. The spacecraft will transmit[Read More…]
Study: Use Of CBD Products For Health Becoming Widespread
San Diego, CA—(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2018 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The use of cannabidiol products for the treatment of either a specific health condition or for general well-being is becoming prevalent among the general public, according to survey data published in the journal Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. Researchers at[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of First Direct-to-Consumer App for Contraceptive Use to Prevent Pregnancy
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 10, 2018 Contact: Deborah Kotz The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today permitted marketing of the first mobile medical application (app) that can be used as a method of contraception to prevent pregnancy. The app, called Natural Cycles, contains an algorithm that calculates the days of the[Read More…]
Omega Centauri Unlikely to Harbor Life
Close encounters between stars in the Milky Way’s largest globular cluster leave little room for habitable planetary systems By Sarah Nightingale Riverside, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Searching for life in the vast universe is an overwhelming task, but scientists can cross one place off their list. Omega Centauri — a densely packed cluster of[Read More…]
Clinicians Learning of Patient Overdose Deaths Reduce Future Prescriptions of Opioid Drugs
Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- The National Institutes of Health reported Thursday that patient overdose deaths had a direct impact on whether clinicians would prescribe opioid drugs in the future. An NIH-funded study shows clinicians reduced prescriptions following behavioral “nudge,” that they were more likely to reduce the number and dose of opioid[Read More…]
