GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–9 June 2011.  More than one billion people worldwide experience some form of disability, the United Nations and the World Bank said today in a report that calls for the elimination of barriers that often force the people with disabilities to “the margins of society.” The World Report on Disability,[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2011.  Salmonella infections have not decreased during the past 15 years and have instead increased by 10 percent in recent years, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. During the same time period, illnesses from the serious[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2011. With vacation season on the horizon, NOAA and partners are alerting beach-goers to the threat of rip currents and how to prevent drowning from their strong and potentially fatal grip. The National Weather Service issues rip current outlooks for different coastal areas, called “surf zone forecasts,”[Read More…]

Retinoic acid receptor antagonist interferes with sperm production New York, NY-(ENEWSPF)- Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center are honing in on the development of what may be the first non-steroidal, oral contraceptive for men. Tests of low doses of a compound that interferes with retinoic acid receptors (RARs), whose ligands[Read More…]

Indiana University-(ENEWSPF)- An Indiana University study that exposed older veterans with stroke to yoga produced "exciting" results as researchers explore whether this popular mind-body practice can help stroke victims cope with their increased risk for painful and even deadly falls. The pilot study involved 19 men and one woman, average[Read More…]

Salt Lake City-(ENEWSPF)- In a clinical trial that included nearly 80,000 women, those who received ovarian cancer screening did not have a reduced risk of death from ovarian cancer compared to women who received usual care, but did have an increase in invasive medical procedures and associated harms as a[Read More…]

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Among various genetic mutations for individuals with Lynch syndrome, a hereditary cancer syndrome that carries a high risk of colon cancer and an above-normal risk of other cancers, researchers have identified mutations associated with a lower cancer risk and mutations associated with an increased risk for ovarian and[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2011.  An experimental drug, cediranib, may benefit patients with a rare, slow-growing cancer called alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS), according to results from a clinical trial. The trial, carried out by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, showed that[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2011. On the heels of an April Appellate Court ruling that allowed the government to support stem cell research, U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) hosted a symposium on medical research at Northwestern University’s Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center. “The potential of stem cell research to cure Alzheimer’s, cancer[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 June 2011.  The global response to AIDS has achieved significant results since the first case was reported 30 years ago, with a record number of people having access to treatment and rates of new HIV infections falling by nearly 25 per cent, the United Nations says in a[Read More…]