By Jordan Root and Renee Duff, Meteorologists for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports as Major Hurricane Irma churns across the western Atlantic and towards the United States, residents along the Gulf and East coasts of the U.S. should prepare now for potential impacts. Category 5 Hurricane Irma will blast the northern[Read More…]
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CDC Awards $28.6 Million to Help States Fight Opioid Overdose Epidemic
Support will strengthen state efforts to prevent and track opioid overdoses Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is awarding more than $28.6 million in additional funding to 44 states and the District of Columbia to support their responses to the opioid overdose epidemic. The[Read More…]
Drug Combination Reduces Risk of HIV Infection Among Teen Males
NIH-funded study suggests PrEP therapy, approved for adults, is safe for youth Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2017. A National Institutes of Health network study has confirmed that a combination of two drugs taken daily to reduce the chances of HIV infection among high-risk adults also works well and appears safe in[Read More…]
Chicago Med Actor Helping Raise Awareness Of Zika Virus In Illinois
Brian Tee hits the airwaves with Zika information SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2017. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is excited to launch its newest Zika virus awareness campaign with Brian Tee, known as Dr. Ethan Choi on the TV Series Chicago Med, or from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out[Read More…]
Hurricane Irma To Track Toward Us; Residents Of East And Gulf Coasts Urged To Prepare Now
By Jordan Root and Renee Duff, Meteorologists for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports as Major Hurricane Irma churns across the northern Caribbean and towards the United States, residents along the Gulf and East coasts of the U.S. need to be on alert. Irma will blast the northern Caribbean with flooding rain,[Read More…]
FDA Clears Mammography Device With Option for Patient-assisted Compression
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 1, 2017. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first 2D digital mammography system that allows patients to increase or decrease the amount of compression applied to their own breast before the mammogram x-ray is taken. “Regular mammograms are an important tool in detecting breast[Read More…]
CDC Emergency Operations Center Activates to Support Response to Hurricane Harvey
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—September 1, 2017. CDC’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) is now activated to bring together CDC staff to work efficiently in responding to public health needs in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and to deploy resources and personnel as requested. Elements of CDC’s emergency response have been in place since[Read More…]
American Legion Resolves In Support Of Expanding Veterans’ Access to Medicinal Cannabis
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2017. The American Legion, the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization, has adopted a resolution calling on federal officials to expand veterans’ access to medical marijuana. The resolution, passed last week at the Legion’s annual convention, urges the “United States government to permit V.A. medical providers to[Read More…]
AccuWeather Predicts Hurricane Harvey To Be More Costly Than Katrina, Sandy Combined
AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather predicts Hurricane Harvey, which has wreaked havoc in Texas, to be the most costly natural disaster in United States history. Dr. Joel N. Myers, founder, president and chairman of AccuWeather, and sometimes called the “father of commercial meteorology” stated, “This is the costliest and worst natural disaster in[Read More…]
Battle Begins to Restore Protections for Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
Lawsuit challenges premature removal of federal safeguards MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2017. Today, WildEarth Guardians sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, challenging the agency’s flawed rule stripping grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of Endangered Species Act protections. The Service’s premature removal of crucial federal safeguards undermines the[Read More…]
