NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2012 — The summer is a great season for getting in shape. Whether by playing a sport, doing an aerobic exercise routine, or just returning to that familiar running path — this is the time for activity. Dr. Holly Andersen, director of education and outreach at the[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012 — Every year, more than 100,000 Americans will need a life-saving organ transplant, yet in 2011 fewer than 22,000 transplants took place in the United States. In New York only 18 percent of New Yorkers who are eligible to donate are registered as organ donors, in[Read More…]

Discovery of Inherited-Genetic Variations May Help Assess a Patient’s Risk of Life-Threatening Disease Before it Strikes NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2012.  An international research team led by Weill Cornell Medical College investigators have discovered two inherited-genetic deletions in the human genome linked to development of aggressive prostate cancer. The findings, published[Read More…]

Large Day to Day Variations in Temperature Could Result in Thousands More Deaths Per Year Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2012.  New research from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that seemingly small changes in summer temperature swings—as little as 1°C more than usual—may shorten life expectancy for elderly people with[Read More…]