Government Grants | Foundation Grants Substance Abuse Grants for Drug Free Community Coalitions Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), has announced the availability of new Drug Free Communities (DFC)
Support Program funding. ONDCP expects to award approximately $18.75 million
for 150 new competing grants to support the efforts of community coalitions
working to prevent and reduce substance use among youth. Jan 21, 2010 - 7:13:22 PM
Health News | Health Resources Alcohol Use Before and After the 21st Birthday, The Feds Report In Brief Among young adults approaching their 21st birthdays (i.e., persons surveyed in the 30 days prior to their 21st birthdays), 86.1 percent had used alcohol in their lifetime, including 62.8 percent who had initiated use before their 18th birthdays. Dec 29, 2009 - 9:57:21 AM
Community Alerts National Recall:Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 Count With Ez-Open Cap National Recall In November 2009, 5 lots of this product were recalled due to consumer reports of an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that was associated with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea. The recall is being expanded, as a precaution, to include all TYLENOL® Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP. Dec 29, 2009 - 9:34:57 AM
Announcements New Government Publication: Women in Science Careers Women in Science at the National Institutes of Health 2007-2008" is a new
publication showcasing the achievements of some of the accomplished women at the
NIH and is intended to inspire a diversity of girls and boys, women and men to
enter or continue in science careers. Nov 13, 2009 - 8:30:07 AM
Health News | Health Resources Quit Smoking during the Great American Smokeout Although the United States has made great strides toward reducing the
prevalence of smoking, approximately 46 million adults (20.6% of the population)
still smoke (
1), and every day, another 1,000 young persons become new
smokers Nov 13, 2009 - 8:07:23 AM
Health News | Health Resources Rethinking Drinking: Alcohol and Your Health Do you enjoy a drink now and then?
Many of us do, often when socializing with friends and family. Drinking can be
beneficial or harmful, depending on your age and health status, and, of course,
how much you drink. Oct 26, 2009 - 10:05:27 AM
Health News | Health Resources Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors among Adults In 2008, an
estimated 8.3 million adults aged 18 or older (3.7 percent of the adult
population) had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year; 2.3
million (1.0 percent) made a suicide plan; and, 1.1 million (0.5
percent) attempted suicide Oct 20, 2009 - 4:56:37 AM
Chronic back pain patients are often dismissed from a pain center or a primary care practice when they are noncompliant with opioid therapy, instead of being offered treatments to reduce misuse and to improve compliance.
Health News | Health Resources California Prescription Drug-Monitoring System The recent deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson have
made clear to the whole world just how dangerous prescription drug
abuse can be," said Brown. "Today, my office is inaugurating a
high-tech monitoring system that will enable doctors and law
enforcement to identify and stop prescription-drug seekers from
doctor-shopping and abusing prescription drugs. Sep 17, 2009 - 9:38:50 AM
Health News | Health Resources Consumer Alert: Marketers of Coral Calcium & Supreme Greens Ordered to Pay 70 Million Dollars A federal district court has ordered the marketers of two dietary supplements
– "Supreme Greens" and "Coral Calcium" – who claimed the products would cure
ailments ranging from cancer and Parkinson’s disease to heart disease and
autoimmune diseases to pay nearly $70 million for deceiving consumers about the
products’ effectiveness and safety. The court also froze the assets of some of
the defendants.
Health News | Health Resources Blood Thinner Pills: Your Guide to Using Them Safely Your doctor has prescribed a medicine called a blood thinner to prevent blood
clots. Blood clots can put you at risk for heart attack, stroke, and other
serious medical problems. A blood thinner is a kind of drug called an
anticoagulant (
an te-ko-AG-u-lent). "Anti" means against and
"coagulant" means to thicken into a gel or solid.
Government Grants | Foundation Grants HHS Grants Announces $13.4 Million in Financial Assistance to Support Nurses HHS Deputy Secretary Bill Corr today announced the release of $13.4 million
for loan repayments to nurses who agree to practice in facilities with critical
shortages and for schools of nursing to provide loans to students who will
become nurse faculty. The funds were made available by the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), signed Feb. 17, 2009, by President Obama
Health News | Health Resources Vitamin D and Calcium Study The majority of the findings concerning vitamin
D, calcium, or a combination of both nutrients on the different health outcomes
were inconsistent. Synthesizing a dose-response relation between intake of
either vitamin D, calcium, or both nutrients and health outcomes in this
heterogeneous body of literature prove challenging.
Jul 24, 2009 - 4:47:03 PM
Insurance Related Press Releases Healthy Families Program Wait List Effective July 17, 2009 The 18 month budget enacted for January 2009 through June 2010 left a $14 million shortfall in the Healthy Families Program (HFP) budget. The Governor and Legislature have proposed additional reductions in state HFP funding. Based upon actions taken by the Budget Conference Committee of the California Legislature, the HFP shortfall is likely to be at least $90 million general fund (GF) and $270 in total funding for the coming fiscal year. Jul 15, 2009 - 10:11:24 PM
