Open health data fuels new app and map creations SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck recently announced the winners of the Illinois Public Health Datapalooza App Challenge. The challenge was designed to highlight the availability and benefit of having open (readily accessible) health[Read More…]
Science
Obesity Primes the Colon for Cancer, According to NIH Study
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Obesity, rather than diet, causes changes in the colon that may lead to colorectal cancer, according to a study in mice by the National Institutes of Health. The finding bolsters the recommendation that calorie control and frequent exercise are not only key to a healthy lifestyle,[Read More…]
HIV-infected Men at Increased Risk for Heart Disease, Large Study Finds
NIH-supported research also identifies predictors of heart disease risk in this group Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. The buildup of soft plaque in arteries that nourish the heart is more common and extensive in HIV-infected men than HIV-uninfected men, independent of established cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new study[Read More…]
Arizona Women to Lose Access to Non-Surgical Abortion on April 1st
Federal court decision fails to block unconstitutional law restricting medication abortion from taking effect ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. A federal district court has refused to block Arizona’s unconstitutional restrictions on non-surgical abortion— failing to ensure that after April 1st women in the state will continue to have access to a method[Read More…]
d-CON Producer Sues California to Fight Controls on Super-toxic Rat Poisons
New rodenticide limits would protect wildlife and pets from poisoning San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2014. The makers of d-CON products have filed a lawsuit challenging a California effort to limit the sale of super-toxic rat poisons to licensed specialists. The state’s new restriction on retail sales of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides,[Read More…]
Earthworms Detoxify Pesticides at a High Cost
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Earthworms that make their home in contaminated soil do so at a significant cost, according to French and Danish researchers. Results of the study, “Acclimation of earthworms to chemicals in anthropogenic landscapes, physiological mechanisms and soil ecological implications,” found that earthworms exposed to fungicides in conventionally[Read More…]
Congresswoman Kelly to Host Health and Wellness Resource Fair on April 12
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 1, 204. Congresswoman Robin Kelly will host a Health and Wellness Resource Fair on Saturday, April 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at Corliss Early College STEM High School, 821 E 103rd St, Chicago. The “Let’s Move 2 Wellness” fair will offer health screenings, including glucose testing and[Read More…]
Climate Change Impacting Entire Planet, Raising Risk of Hunger, Floods, Conflict – UN Report
The melting of ice sheets is accelerating in Greenland. UN Photo/Mark Garten JAPAN–(ENEWSPF)–31 March 2014 – The effects of climate change are already occurring in all continents and across the oceans, and the world, for the most part, is ill-prepared for their risks, says a United Nations report issued today,[Read More…]
Challenge to Alabama Abortion Restrictions to Go to Trial
Unnecessary Restrictions Would Force All but Two Clinics in the State to Stop Providing Abortions MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2014. A challenge to an Alabama law that singles out abortion providers for medically unnecessary restrictions will go to trial after a federal judge’s order today. The law would force all but[Read More…]
IDOT Joins Other Motorcycle Safety Advocates to Encourage Riders to ‘Gear Up – Ride Smart’
Riders Advised to Use Proper Safety Gear, Get Bikes Checked and Not Ride After Drinking SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2014. In an effort to reduce motorcycle fatalities and injuries, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and the Illinois Motorcycle Dealers Association (IMDA) joined forces to kick off the 2014 riding season’s “Gear[Read More…]
