Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. The HHS Office on Women’s Health (OWH) today launched its new heart attack awareness campaign targeting Spanish-speaking women age 50 and over. The “Haga La Llamada, ¡No Pierda Tiempo!” campaign builds on OWH’s successful “Make the Call, Don’t Miss a Beat” campaign, that began in 2011.[Read More…]
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Statement from HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on African-American History Month
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. Today, we celebrate the beginning of African-American History Month and honor the remarkable contributions that African-Americans have made to the nation’s progress. At HHS, we honor the opportunities in public health, medicine, and scientific research made possible by leading African-Americans across the country. During this year,[Read More…]
Federal Agencies Working to Make Homes Healthier
Improving housing quality can dramatically affect the health of residents WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. Several federal agencies today unveiled Advancing Healthy Housing –A Strategy for Action. White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chair Nancy Sutley, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)[Read More…]
Federal Legislation Would Weaken Pesticide Rules to Protect Water
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 4, 2013. U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) re-introduced legislation that would reduce the review requirements for pesticides applied directly to water. Similar legislation was passed in the House of Representatives in March 2011. The previous Senate version of the bill, called the Reducing Regulatory[Read More…]
NASA Sees A Coronal Mass Ejection Erupt From the Sun
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured these image of a coronal mass ejection, erupting on the left side of the sun early in the morning of Jan 31, 2013, as it was moving away from the sun into space. These images from SOHO are called coronagraphs, in which the[Read More…]
Working Alone Won’t Get You Good Grades
San Diego, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Students who work together and interact online are more likely to be successful in their college classes, according to a study published Jan. 30 in the journal Nature Scientific Reports and co-authored by Manuel Cebrian, a computer scientist at the Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California[Read More…]
Disulfiram: New Support for an Old Addiction Drug
Philadelphia, PA-(ENEWSPF)- Disulfiram was the first medication approved for the treatment of alcoholism over 50 years ago. It works, at least in part, by preventing the metabolism of an alcohol by-product, acetaldehyde. High levels of acetaldehyde in the body quickly cause unpleasant symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, headache, and accelerated heart[Read More…]
Jocks Beat Bookworms on Brain Test
Perception study reveals information that could eventually help people with cognitive problems University of Montreal-(ENEWSPF)- English Premier League soccer players, NHL hockey players, France’s Top 14 club rugby players, and even elite amateur athletes have better developed cognitive functions than the average university student, according to a perception study undertaken[Read More…]
Great Backyard Bird Count at Thorn Creek Nature Center
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Anyone can be part of the Great Backyard Bird Count! It’s easy. Just watch and count birds in your backyard or on trail for at least 15 minutes, then report what you saw at www.birdcount.org. Come to Thorn Creek Nature Center’s GBBC open house, Saturday, February 16 between 9[Read More…]
Sen. Mark Kirk on How His Stroke Made Him a Better Senator and a Better Man
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2013. “I’m an optimist now, grateful for every blessing. Bad things happen, but life is still waiting for you to make the most of it.” “Am I going to die today?” I asked Jay as we rode together in an ambulance through the streets of Chicago. Jay[Read More…]
