IDPH Urges Vigilance Protecting against Infection CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the first death of a person with West Nile virus in northern Illinois for 2013. A middle-aged man from suburban Cook County became ill with West Nile virus in late August and[Read More…]
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Medical Marijuana Advocates, Congressmen, and Families of Those Imprisoned to Hold D.C. Press Conference Wednesday at 10:30am
Coalition calls on Congress to restrict Justice Department funding for aggressive enforcement practices in medical marijuana states Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2013. Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Sam Farr (D-CA) will join medical marijuana advocates, as well as multiple family members of imprisoned medical marijuana patients for a press conference in[Read More…]
Untreatable: Report by CDC Details Today’s Drug-resistant Health Threats
Landmark report ranks threats, outlines four core actions to halt resistance Infographic:” National Summary Data on Antibiotic Resistance in the U.S.” Text Version Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. Every year, more than two million people in the United States get infections that are resistant to antibiotics and at least 23,000 people[Read More…]
Being Bullied During Childhood Can Lead to Health Problems
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2013. Children who are bullied often suffer from low self-esteem, poor grades, and physical health problems that can lead to an unhealthy outlook on life. In the October 2013 Pediatrics study, “Bullied Children and Psychosomatic Problems: A Meta-analysis,” (published online Sept. 16), researchers reviewed data[Read More…]
U.S. Teens Are Eating More Vegetables, Exercising More, and Watching Less TV
Body Mass Index is Leveling Off Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2013. Between 2001 and 2009, U.S. adolescents increased their physical activity, ate more fruits and vegetables, ate breakfast more often, watched less TV and ate fewer sweets, according to a study in the October 2013 Pediatrics. The positive changes[Read More…]
Love Thy Neighbor: It Could Lower Your Risk of Stroke
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. Here’s some neighborly advice for adults over age 50: Stay friendly with your neighbors. A new University of Michigan study shows that adults in this age bracket who live in a good neighborhood with trustworthy people lowered their risk of stroke up to 48 percent. Feeling[Read More…]
University of Michigan Researchers use New Genetic Mapping Technique to Identify Two Genes that Can Cause Vision Loss in Seniors
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. Researchers at the University of Michigan pinpointed two interacting genes that, when defective, can greatly increase the risk of macular degeneration, the leading cause of vision problems in the elderly. Goncalo Abecasis, a University of Michigan professor and the lead author of the report, said much[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Generic Capecitabine to Treat Colorectal and Breast Cancers
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—September 16, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Xeloda (capecitabine), an oral chemotherapy pill used to treat cancer of the colon or rectum (colorectal cancer) that has spread to other parts of the body(metastatic), and metastatic breast cancer. Teva Pharmaceuticals[Read More…]
FTC Cracks Down On Bogus Medical Discount Scam Targeting Seniors
U.S. and Canadian Defendants Charged With Deception and Illegal Telemarketing Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. The Federal Trade Commission has moved to shut down a medical discount scheme that scammed seniors across the country by offering phony discounts on prescription drugs and pretending to be affiliated with Medicare, Social Security, or[Read More…]
United States, Russia Sign Agreement to Further Research and Development Collaboration in Nuclear Energy and Security
VIENNA–(ENEWSPF)–September 16, 2013. U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Director General of the Russian Federation State Corporation “Rosatom” Sergey Kirienko today signed the Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation in Nuclear- and Energy-Related Scientific Research and Development on[Read More…]
