WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees issued their annual financial review of the programs. Social Security’s retirement and disability programs have dedicated resources sufficient to cover benefits for the next 20 years, until 2033. After 2033, it is expected that the income from the[Read More…]
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Trustees Report Shows Reduced Cost Growth, Longer Medicare Solvency
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The Medicare Trustees today projected that the trust fund that finances Medicare’s hospital insurance coverage will remain solvent until 2026, two years beyond what was projected in last year’s report. “The Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund is projected to be solvent for longer, which is good[Read More…]
Access to Medical Marijuana for Patients with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Oregon Passes State Legislature
If Signed by the Governor, Oregon will become the 4th State in the Nation to Recognize PTSD as an Eligible Condition Bi-Partisan Cooperation was Key the Bill’s Passage SALEM, OR–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Today, the Oregon House passed Senate Bill 281 with a vote of 36-21 to allow people suffering from[Read More…]
Oregon Wheat Found Contaminated with Unapproved GE Wheat
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that unapproved genetically engineered (GE) wheat was found growing in an Oregon wheat field. The discovery has implications for U.S. trade as Japan has already indicated it would stop purchasing U.S. wheat exports. According to USDA officials, a Oregon farmer[Read More…]
Anti-smoking Ads Increase Odds of Quitting in 14 Countries
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Awareness of anti-smoking messages on television, radio, or billboards, or in newspapers or magazines, significantly increased the odds that current smokers intend to quit in 14 of 17 countries surveyed, according to a study released in this week’s Morbidity[Read More…]
One in Five Americans Report Visiting Emergency Room at Least Once in the Past Year
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. In 2011, 20 percent of U.S. adults reported at least one emergency room visit in the past year, and 7 percent reported two or more visits, according to Health, United States, 2012, the government’s annual, comprehensive report on American’s health. The 36th annual report is now[Read More…]
MRSA Study Slashes Deadly Infections in Sickest Hospital Patients
Bloodstream infections cut by more than 40 percent in study of over 74,000 patients Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. Using germ-killing soap and ointment on all intensive-care unit (ICU) patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in ICUs.[Read More…]
Salvadoran Supreme Court Denies Woman Life-Saving Abortion
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013. The Supreme Court in El Salvador ruled today that a woman facing serious health complications in her pregnancy cannot have an abortion that could save her life. “Beatriz,” a 22-year-old Salvadoran woman who is five months pregnant and suffering from complications related to lupus and kidney disease,[Read More…]
Nano-engineering Boosts Efficiency of Materials That Convert Waste Heat to Electrical Energy
The dark spots show quantum dots within a thermoelectric material. University of Michigan researchers devised a way to increase the heat-to-energy conversion by 200 percent and the electrical conductivity of their material by 43 percent. Thermoelectric materials can convert waste heat to electricity. Photo courtesy of Pierre Ferdinand P. Poudeu.[Read More…]
Supreme Court Announcement Is Another Court Victory for Hoosiers
Planned Parenthood & ACLU: Decision Affirms Politics Simply Doesn’t Have a Place in Women’s Health Indianapolis, Ind.–(ENEWSPF)–May 29, 2013. Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Indiana share breaking news this morning that the United States Supreme Court has left standing a decision that[Read More…]
