Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved on June 13 the first ceramic-on-metal total artificial hip system for patients with osteoarthritis. Hip joints consist of bone in the shape of a ball at the top of the thighbone (femur) that fits into a rounded socket[Read More…]
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FDA Approves New Test to Help Determine if Breast Cancer Patients are Candidates for Herceptin Treatment
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new genetic test that will help health care professionals determine if women with breast cancer are HER2-positive and, therefore, candidates for Herceptin (trastuzumab), a commonly used breast cancer treatment. The test, called Inform Dual ISH, allows[Read More…]
FDA Announces Changes to Better Inform Consumers About Sunscreen
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that sunscreen products meeting modern standards for effectiveness may be labeled with new information to help consumers find products that, when used with other sun protection measures, reduce the risk of skin cancer and early skin aging,[Read More…]
General Electric, Sharp Recalls GE Air Conditioning and Heating Units Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Bahrain: Detained Doctors Without Borders Staff Member Released
BRUSSELS–(ENEWSPF)–JUNE 14, 2011 — A Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member detained for weeks in Bahrain was released uncharged on June 11. Saeed Mahdi was arrested in Bahrain on May 6, 2011. Neither his lawyer nor family were granted access to him throughout his detention period. MSF welcomes[Read More…]
Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, June 13, 2011
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 13, 2011 – Update as of 5 p.m. EDT. TEPCO To Test Water Filtration System Plant Status Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) says it will test a new water treatment system on Tuesday at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility. The company had planned to check the equipment[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Historic Education Reforms
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 14, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn yesterday signed landmark education reforms, which have garnered national attention for provisions that facilitate longer school days and stronger standards for teachers. The landmark reforms, sponsored by Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood) and Rep. Linda Chapa La Via (D-Chicago), passed the General Assembly after months[Read More…]
Comedy ‘Scapino’ Is Free Outdoor Classic
Actors rehearse for ‘Scapino’ on stage at the Village Green. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Theatre Center will present the lively comedy SCAPINO, adapted from the play by Moliere, as their Free Outdoor Classics presentation, for three performances, June 24, 25 & 26, on the Village Green[Read More…]
Brain Structure Adapts To Environmental Change
New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Scientists have known for years that neurogenesis takes place throughout adulthood in the hippocampus of the mammalian brain. Now Columbia researchers have found that under stressful conditions, neural stem cells in the adult hippocampus can produce not only neurons, but also new stem cells. The brain stockpiles[Read More…]
Federal Welfare Programs Can Have Negative Effects On Children’s Cognitive Scores
COLUMBIA, MO-(ENEWSPF)- The United States federal government supports many welfare and entitlement programs that attempt to eliminate poverty by providing financial assistance to families in need. Now, a researcher at the University of Missouri has found that requirements for some of these welfare programs can create stress on families, which[Read More…]
