Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011.  Two years after President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that more than two million more children were served by Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) at some point over the past year. Together, the[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011.  As Illinois recover from this week’s snowstorm, the state now faces bitterly cold temperatures. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reminds people of the health dangers of extreme low temperatures and tips on how to stay warm. Frostbite/Hypothermia Without heat, exposure to cold temperatures can lead[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2011.  The Justice Department today announced a comprehensive settlement agreement under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with HRB Tax Group Inc., H&R Block Tax Services LLC and HRB Advance LLC (H&R Block) to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2011. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Hong Kong have discovered that high levels of a particular protein in cancer cells are a reliable indicator that a cancer will spread. By measuring the protein’s genetic material in tumors that had been surgically[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2011.  Heart disease is a staggering health problem and a leading cause of death for American women and men.  Thankfully, there are steps each of us can take to prevent this chronic disease.  In a time when one in three adults in the United States is living[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 31, 2011 — Agriculture Secretary TomVilsack and Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Kathleen Sebelius today announced the release of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the federal government’s evidence-based nutritional guidance to promote health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and reduce the prevalence[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 31, 2011. A review provided to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health finds that there is no evidence linking exposure to problem drywall and 11 reported deaths. The CDC review confirms the results[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011.  Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study appearing in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 27, 2011. On January 27th, the U.S. government and the government of the Russian Federation, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (MOHSD), signed a Protocol of[Read More…]

GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–26 January 2011.  A new study being led by Oxford University could ultimately help women balance having children and developing their careers. The five-year randomised clinical trial will compare two treatments for fibroids – benign growths in the womb sometimes causing swelling of the stomach, severe discomfort and heavy[Read More…]