Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 19, 2011.  For the first time in 27 years, clinical diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease dementia have been revised, and research guidelines for earlier stages of the disease have been characterized to reflect a deeper understanding of the disorder. The National Institute on Aging/Alzheimer’s Association Diagnostic Guidelines for[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2011.  The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) announced today the launch of its Addiction Performance Project (http://www.drugabuse.gov/nidamed/APP/), an innovative continued medical education program designed to help primary care providers break down the stigma associated with addiction. The program includes dramatic interpretation of a family’s struggle with[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 April 2011 – A United Nations-backed agreement reached this weekend will help ensure that influenza virus samples will be shared during a pandemic with partners who need the information to take steps to protect public health. The framework includes binding legal regimes for the UN World Health Organization[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2011.  During a month set aside to highlight the growing need for concern and awareness about autism, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Bob Casey (D-PA), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) today introduced legislation that would create a comprehensive strategy to address the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011.  U.S. Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Olympia J. Snowe (R-ME) and Congressmen Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Tom Latham (R-IA) today introduced legislation to fix an arbitrary Medicare policy that excludes coverage of skilled nursing care. Under current Medicare policy, a beneficiary must have an “inpatient” hospital stay[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011.  The overall suicide rate rises and falls in connection with the economy, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released online today by the American Journal of Public Health. The study, “Impact of Business Cycles on the U.S. Suicide Rates, 1928–2007” is the[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the cPAX Aneurysm Treatment System for surgery on brain aneurysms that are difficult to manage because of their size and shape. An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel, which can rupture as[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2011.  Despite their high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), Americans over the age of 50 often do not discuss CAM use with their health care providers, a survey indicates. The results, from AARP and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 6:30 P.M. EDT.NEI has posted a new fact sheet, “Comparing Chernobyl and Fukushima.” The key facts show that although the events at the Fukushima nuclear plant and the Chernobyl accident are both at a level 7 according to the International Nuclear and[Read More…]

Springfield–(ENEWSPF)–April 12, 2011.  Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined state Rep. Chris Nybo in praising today’s passage of critical legislation to protect Illinois school children who suffer from severe allergies. House lawmakers voted 113-0 today to send to the Senate a bill that would allow school nurses in public and private[Read More…]