GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–17 February 2011.  Poor expectations of treatment can override all the effect of a potent pain-relieving drug, a brain imaging study at Oxford University has shown. In contrast, positive expectations of treatment doubled the natural physiological or biochemical effect of the opioid drug among the healthy volunteers in the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled a new National Vaccine Plan to enhance coordination of all aspects of federal vaccine and immunization activities. Its goal is to ensure that all Americans can access the preventive benefits of vaccines. The plan is a[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 15, 2011.  Citing the recent announcement by Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg about the dangers of smokeless tobacco in Major League Baseball (MLB), U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) today called on the Commissioner of the MLB, Bud Selig, and the MLB Players Association to[Read More…]

bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.  Nutritious meals can be tasty and easy to prepare, according to a new family cookbook from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health. Keep the Beat Recipes: Deliciously Healthy Family Meals has more than 40 kid-tested recipes featuring[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2011.  School-age children with diabetes face unique challenges and sometimes dangerous situations tied to their oftentimes unpredictable glucose levels. To help teachers, principals and others ensure the safety of youngsters with diabetes during the school day, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–14 February 2011 – Hundreds of infants in Kenya received their first shots against pneumococcal disease today at a special United Nations-backed event to celebrate the global roll-out of vaccines targeting the world’s leading cause of child deaths – pneumonia. President Mwai Kibaki joined parents, health workers, ambassadors and[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 11 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Selenia Dimensions System, the first X-ray mammography device that provides three-dimensional (3-D) images of the breast for breast cancer screening and diagnosis. A mammogram is a safe, low-dose X-ray of the breast that is the best[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011.  Neuro Resource Group, Inc. (NRG) has become aware of the market recall of Triad Group’s alcohol prep pads, alcohol swabs, and alcohol swabsticks manufactured by Triad in the United States and marketed under various brand names, (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm239219.htm). The Triad Group alcohol prep pads are co-packaged[Read More…]

FT. BRAGG, NC–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011.  Conclusions from a broad investigation by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) presented to Ft. Bragg military officials and families today, found no evidence either of problem drywall or environmental factors linked to the deaths of three infants. This investigation confirms the results of[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2011.  A surgical procedure to repair a common birth defect of the spine, if undertaken while a baby is still in the uterus, greatly reduces the need to divert, or shunt, fluid away from the brain, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and[Read More…]