No excuses – you cannot get the flu from a flu shot SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. Influenza vaccine is starting to arrive at local health departments, pharmacies and health care clinics around the state. The Illinois Department of Public Health, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is[Read More…]
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NIH Expands Safe Infant Sleep Outreach Effort
‘Safe to sleep’ seeks to reduce risk of sleep-related infant death Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. The U.S. national campaign to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome has entered a new phase and will now encompass all sleep-related, sudden unexpected infant deaths, officials of the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]
Common Application for HIV Patient Assistance Program Expedites Application Process for Lifesaving Drugs
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. The Common Patient Assistance Program Application (CPAPA), announced by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius at the International AIDS Conference in July, went into effect today. This single common application allows uninsured individuals living with HIV to use one application to apply for multiple[Read More…]
FDA Approves Production of Imaging Agent That Helps Detect Prostate Cancer
Mayo Clinic is the first facility approved to manufacture Choline C 11 Injection Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the production and use of Choline C 11 Injection, a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging agent used to help detect recurrent prostate cancer. Choline C 11[Read More…]
Prenatal Exposure to Widely Used Pesticide Ingredient Linked to Childhood Cough
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 12, 2012. Expectant mothers exposed to the pesticide additive piperonyl butoxide (PBO), widely used in synthetic prethroid insecticides and those ending in “thrin” (popular in mosquito spray programs), during pregnancy pass to their children a heightened risk of noninfectious cough at ages 5 and 6, according to researchers[Read More…]
U of Toronto-led Team Induces High-temperature Superconductivity in a Semiconductor with Scotch Poster Tape
Paves way for quantum computing and improvements in energy efficiency TORONTO, ON –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. An international team led by University of Toronto physicists has developed a simple new technique using Scotch poster tape that has enabled them to induce high-temperature superconductivity in a semiconductor for the first time. The[Read More…]
Climate Change Likely to Increase Lake Erie Algae Blooms and ‘Dead Zones,’ According to U-Michigan Ecologist
The green scum shown in this image is the worst algae bloom Lake Erie has experienced in decades. Such blooms were common in the lake’s shallow western basin in the 1950s and 60s. Phosphorus from farms, sewage, and industry fertilized the waters so that huge algae blooms developed year after[Read More…]
Planned Parenthood and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health to Celebrate Poderosas: Champions of Latina Health in Congress
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) and the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) will honor the Latina members of Congress for their tireless support of women’s health and rights on Wednesday, September 12, in Washington, DC. The Congresswomen who will be honored are Rep.[Read More…]
Novartis Challenge Against India’s Pro-Health Patent Law Heads to Indian Supreme Court
Graphic by Will Owen View Infographic NEW DELHI/GENEVA/NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–SEPTEMBER 11, 2012—The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis heads to the Indian Supreme Court today in New Delhi, in a final bid to undermine a key public health safeguard in Indian patent law specifically designed to prevent drug companies from abusive patenting practices[Read More…]
As Climate Warms, Petition Seeks to Stop Methane Leaks at Drilling Operations on America’s Public Lands
SAN FRANCISCO–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2012. Companies fracking or drilling for oil and gas on public lands should be required to use pollution controls to cut harmful methane leaks contributing to the global climate crisis, according to a petition filed today to the Bureau of Land Management by the Center for Biological Diversity, Western[Read More…]
