Blacks, Mexican Americans less likely to be taking recommended cholesterol-lowering medication Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  More than a third of American adults are eligible to take cholesterol-lowering medications under the current guidelines or were already taking them – but nearly half of them are not, according to a report by[Read More…]

Thirty per cent of all deaths from foodborne diseases are in children under the age of 5 years, despite the fact that they make up only nine per cent of the global population. Photo: WHO/PAHO GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2015 – Diarrhoeal diseases are responsible for more than half of all foodborne[Read More…]

Planned Parenthood Calls on Parents, Educators, and Policymakers to Advocate for LGBTQ-inclusive Sex Education Nationwide WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, in partnership with Advocates for Youth, Answer, GLSEN, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S.[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 3, 2015. Major safety changes in babies’ sleep environment contributed to dramatic reductions in the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the United States since 1992. That’s when the American Academy of Pediatrics first recommended against placing babies to sleep in a chest-down position[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015. Yesterday, I spoke at a Steering and Policy hearing on the high cost of prescription drugs. Far too many Americans are unable to afford prescription drugs because too many pharmaceutical companies charge outlandish prices for the drugs they make with little transparency and accountability. It is[Read More…]