Fewer heavy smokers while light smokers on the rise, but even occasional smoking can cause harm Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Also, daily smokers are smoking fewer cigarettes each day,[Read More…]

NIH-supported population analysis examined records of 5 million California women Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  Pregnant women who are assaulted by an intimate partner are at increased risk of giving birth to infants of reduced weight, according to a population-level analysis of domestic violence supported by the National Institutes of Health.[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  Patients at a high risk for a second stroke who received intensive medical treatment had fewer strokes and deaths than patients who received a brain stent in addition to the medical treatment, a large nationwide clinical trial has shown. The investigators published the results in the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the appointment of members to the World Trade Center Health Program’s Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee. The committee will review scientific and medical evidence and make recommendations to the WTC Health Program administrator on eligibility criteria and on[Read More…]

 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in eight cities has resulted in charges against 91 defendants, including doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in[Read More…]