Study funded by NIH showed a change in use of breathing tube can save more lives. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 Contact: NHLBI Engagement and Media Relations Branch A new study showed that a change in the type of breathing tube paramedics use to resuscitate patients with sudden cardiac arrest can[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
FDA Takes Action Against 21 Websites Marketing Unapproved Opioids
Action part of agency’s effort to target illegal online sales Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 Contact: Lyndsay Meyer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it has warned four more online networks, operating a total of 21 websites, illegally marketing potentially dangerous, unapproved, and misbranded versions of opioid medications,[Read More…]
Justice Department Attacks Supervised Consumption Sites, Despite Proven Record of Reducing Overdoses and Saving Lives
California Passes Groundbreaking Supervised Consumption Sites Legislation, Heads to Governor for Signature Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 2018 By: Tony Newman and Anthony Papa The Trump Administration’s Justice Department ignored a mountain of evidence and came out strong against supervised consumption spaces, despite their proven record of reducing overdose deaths and saving lives. In[Read More…]
CDC Releases 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card
Nation meets over half of Healthy People 2020 breastfeeding goals Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 20, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Of the approximately 4 million babies born in 2015, most (83.2 percent) started out breastfeeding – but many stop earlier than recommended, according to the 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card released today by[Read More…]
Illinois: Bill Authorizing Medical Cannabis Administration On School Grounds Signed Into Law
Springfield, IL—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 Contact: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed legislation into law permitting qualified caregivers to administer medical marijuana products to students on school grounds. The legislation – HB 4870 (aka Ashley’s Law) – authorizes the administration of a “medical marijuana infused product”[Read More…]
Study Links Segregation, Low Birth Weight in US Cities
African-American babies fare the worst in Chicago, Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 By: Fernando De Maio A recent study finds a strong association between low birth weight and racial and ethnic segregation in four U.S. cities — Chicago, Baltimore, Boston and Philadelphia. African-American babies are faring the worst,[Read More…]
‘No One Is Ever Really Ready’: Aid-In-Dying Patient Chooses His Last Day
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—August 17, 2018 By: JoNel Aleccia In the end, it wasn’t easy for Aaron McQ to decide when to die. The 50-year-old Seattle man — a former world traveler, triathlete and cyclist — learned he had leukemia five years ago, followed by an even grimmer diagnosis in 2016: a rare[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Generic Version of EpiPen
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2018 Contact: Angela Stark The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of EpiPen and EpiPen Jr (epinephrine) auto-injector for the emergency treatment of allergic reactions, including those that are life-threatening (anaphylaxis), in adults and pediatric patients who weigh more than 33[Read More…]
CDC: 1 in 4 US Adults Live with a Disability
Cognitive disability most common in younger adults; mobility disability most common for others Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—August 16, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations One in 4 U.S. adults – 61 million Americans – have a disability that impacts major life activities, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.[Read More…]
10th Anniversary of Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Finds Significant Safety Breakthroughs
Law has Brought About Safer Products, Better Tools for Informed Purchasing, and Increased Safety, but Still More Remains to Be Done Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 14, 2018 Contact: Adam Garber, U.S. PIRG Consumer Federation of America (CFA), Kids In Danger (KID), Consumers Union (CU), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), U.S. PIRG,[Read More…]
