SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. A group of teens at Glenwood High School in Chatham are helping spread the message about radon’s health hazards across Illinois through a 60-second YouTube video they produced and submitted to the “2011 Illinois High School Radon Video Contest.”  On Thursday, the students learned their video won[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. In conjunction with Arson Awareness Week 2011, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is focusing attention on serial arsonists and is aiding law enforcement, fire departments, and communities with tools and tactics to help prevent arson. “A serial arsonist can devastate a community and[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011.  Young people with diabetes face substantially higher medical costs than children and teens without the disease, according to a CDC study published in the May issue of the journal Diabetes Care. The study found annual medical expenses for youth with diabetes are $9,061, compared to $1,468[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) in combination with prednisone (a steroid) to treat patients with late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer who have received prior docetaxel (chemotherapy). In prostate cancer, the male sex hormone testosterone stimulates prostate tumors to grow. Drugs[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 28 2011.  Researchers are reporting results from the first year of a two-year clinical trial that Avastin, a drug approved to treat some cancers and that is commonly used off-label to treat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is as effective as the Food and Drug Administration-approved drug Lucentis for[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011.  A five-minute checklist that parents can fill out in pediatrician waiting rooms may someday help in the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. Published today in the Journal of Pediatrics, the study’s design also[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2011. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) joins Health Connect One and the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health to launch a 5-year plan that will help create more supportive environments for breastfeeding mothers. Efforts will focus on workplace, community and hospital environments, as[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011 – The USDA´s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing recommendations for affected residents in Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Indiana and other portions of the Midwest to minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to flooding, power outages and other problems associated with the powerful storm[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011. States can do more to improve food access, regulations and policies to promote healthy eating and fight childhood obesity, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The 2011 Children’s Food Environment State Indicator Report also notes that the communities, child care[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2011. The Justice Department, at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against Daniel L. Allgyer, owner of the Rainbow Acres Farm, in Kinzers, Pa., for distributing unpasteurized (or “raw”) milk for human consumption in interstate commerce.[Read More…]