DHHS Press Release list

Women's Health Related Press Releases
from the Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS press releases are available on the World Wide Web at: http://www.hhs.gov/news.)

2001
May 1, 2001	SEVENTEEN FEDERAL PROGRAMS NAMED SEMIFINALISTS IN GOVERNMENT INNOVATIONS AWARD PROGRAM Quitting Smoking Harder for Women than for Men
April 26, 2001	NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE EXPANDS SALUD PARA SU CORAZON
April 25, 2001	NHLBI CREATES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH MALARIA RESEARCH AND TRAINING BENEFITS GLOBAL COMMUNITY BLOOD MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM AND MENTAL RETARDATION BULLYING WIDESPREAD IN U.S. SCHOOLS, SURVEY FINDS FIRST TYPHOID VACCINE TO PROTECT CHILDREN PROVEN EFFECTIVE BY NICHD SCIENTISTS TYPHOID FEVER IN THE UNITED STATES
April 23, 2001	Secretary Thompson Announces HHS Patient Safety Task Force STUDY CLARIFIES BRAIN MECHANISMS OF COCAINE'S HIGH
April 20, 2001	HHS FUNDS WILL BOOST SURVIVAL RATES AMONG RURAL CARDIAC ARREST VICTIMS
April 19, 2001	NEW BROCHURE HELPS SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES DISCUSS DRUG ABUSE AND RELATED HEALTH RISKS NEW REGISTRY WILL BENEFIT PATIENTS WITH ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME (APS) HHS APPROVES EXTENSION OF PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION
April 17, 2001	National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Calls for Chlamydia, Lipid Screening among First Four Recommendations NCCAM EXPLORES NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY
April 16, 2001	Total Organ Donations Rise More Than 5 Percent in 2000; Cadaveric Donation Increases 2.7 Percent
April 13, 2001	NEUROIMAGING IDENTIFIES BRAIN REGIONS POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN ALCOHOL CRAVING
April 12, 2001	Statement by HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson Regarding the Patient Privacy Rule Potential Medication Can Reduce Effects of Smoked Marijuana in Humans
April 10, 2001	HHS Awards $845.7 Million in Grants for HIV/AIDS Care and Medications Startling News: Growing AIDS Crisis Among Women
April 4, 2001	"MANAGING DIVERSITY IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM" APRIL 5 MARKS NATIONAL ALCOHOL SCREENING DAY INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES RELEASED ON CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE (COPD)
April 2, 2001	HHS REPORTS NEW CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT STATISTICS
March 30, 2001	HHS APPROVES STATE PLANS TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER
March 28, 2001	MORE RIGOROUS STUDIES NEEDED TO ADVANCE EMERGING DENTAL CARIES DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, SAYS NIH CONSENSUS PANEL
March 27, 2001	New Surgeon General’s Report Highlights the Health Impact of Smoking Among U.S. Women and Girls HHS Announces $11.3 Million in New Grants to Expand Health Care Access
March 26, 2001	HHS APPROVES EXTENSION OF LOUISIANA CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
March 24, 2001	FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE
March 23, 2001	SECRETARY THOMPSON PRAISES NOMINATION OF ALLEN
March 22, 2001	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKES FINAL CALL FOR DATA, PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WRITING NEW REPORT ON CANCER-CAUSING SUBSTANCES
March 21, 2001	TRANSPLANTS OF SIBLING STEM CELLS SHOW PROMISE FOR IMMUNE DISORDER POPULAR PAIN ANALGESICS FOUND TO AFFECT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
March 20, 2001	SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES SEALE TO HEAD HHS' CENTER FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
March 15, 2001	ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOUND KEY TO REDUCING STRESS FOR FAMILIES OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS AT THE END OF LIFE NEW TOOLS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC TO COMBAT OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY PROCESS THAT PLAYS KEY ROLE IN BRAIN CHANGES INVOLVED IN COCAINE ADDICTION NEW RESEARCH REGISTRY TO EXAMINE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN AFRICAN AMERICANS
March 14, 2001	NIH CONSENSUS PANEL WILL WEIGH EVIDENCE ON BEST WAYS TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND TREAT TOOTH DECAY
March 12, 2001	STUDENTS BRAINSTORM WITH NEUROSCIENTISTS BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAMS TO BE HELD MARCH 14-15 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY HELPS PUBLIC TOUCH TREASURES: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE TO LAUNCH "TURNING THE PAGES" EXPLORING YOUR BRAIN TECHNOLOGY IS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE
March 9, 2001	SECRETARY THOMPSON PROMOTES INCREASED RESEARCH FUNDING
March 8, 2001	NIAAA Launches COMBINE Clinical Trial TWIN STUDY REVEALS GENETIC LINK TO MUSICAL PITCH RECOGNITION NEW PRIME-BOOST HIV VACCINE STRATEGY SHOWS PROMISE IN MONKEYS DON'T GET RID OF THAT CAT YET, SAY ASTHMA RESEARCHERS
March 7, 2001	NIDA TO ANNOUNCE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE: "PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: MISUSE, ABUSE, AND ADDICTION" STUDY CONFIRMS GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PROGRESSION FROM HIV TO AIDS
March 5, 2001	FDA UPDATES SAFETY INFORMATION FOR MICONAZOLE VAGINAL CREAM AND SUPPOSITORIES
March 1, 2001	METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE LEADS TO LONG-LASTING CHANGES IN THE HUMAN BRAIN THAT ARE LINKED TO IMPAIRED COORDINATION AND MEMORY
February 28, 2001	BLUEPRINT FOR NEW BEGINNINGS: HHS INITIATIVES KENNETH BRIDBORD RECEIVES AAAS AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION Miconazole Vaginal Cream and Suppositories Safety Information
February 27, 2001	NINE MORE STATES RECEIVE HHS GRANTS TO DEVELOP PLANS EXTENDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO ALL CITIZENS NHLBI LAUNCHES SLEEP AND CHILDREN EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH GARFIELD THE CAT AS "SPOKESCAT"
February 26, 2001	RESEARCHERS SEEK WOMEN WITH PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE FOR TESTOSTERONE REPLACEMENT STUDY NIEHS INITIATES CLINICAL CENTER RESEARCH GROUP TO STUDY AND TREAT AUTOIMMUNE MUSCLE DISORDERS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BURDENS OF POOR ASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES FEATURED AT SPECIAL SESSION OF SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY FAUCI PRESENTS ROADMAP FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCH IN 21ST CENTURY
February 23, 2001	FY01 Breast Cancer Research Program Announcement
February 21, 2001	TOWN MEETING ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE NHGRI RESEARCHERS DEVELOP GENE TEST THAT DIFFERENTIATES BREAST CANCER TYPES
February 20, 2001	NATIONAL REGISTRY ESTABLISHED FOR ALOPECIA AREATA Age And Preexisting Health Problems Affect The Prognosis And Treatment Options Of Older Breast Cancer Patients
February 15, 2001	HHS LAUNCHES NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER PROGRAM STUDY SHOWS NEW LINK BETWEEN SALT SENSITIVITY AND RISK OF DEATH
February 13, 2001	PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE HUMAN GENOME OFFSPRING OF MEN WITH BIRTH DEFECTS TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE DEFECTS, TOO
February 9, 2001	SPECIAL SESSION PLANNED AT SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY MEETING ON THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON HAILS "NATIONAL DONOR DAY," ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW EFFORTS ON ORGAN DONATION
February 5, 2001	NIH LAUNCHES CAM ON "PUBMED" -- A COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET HIV TREATMENT GUIDELINES UPDATED FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS NHLBI STUDY SHOWS REDUCED FAT INTAKE TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL IS SAFE AND BENEFICIAL FOR CHILDREN GRANTS AWARDED TO IMPLEMENT INNER-CITY ASTHMA INTERVENTION
February 1, 2001	FEDERAL HEALTH AGENCIES TEAM UP WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE WAR ON HEART DISEASE AND STROKE
January 31, 2001	NATIONAL MUSEUM OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE WELCOMES WOMEN’S HEALTH EXHIBIT
January 30, 2001	SCIENTISTS ISOLATE PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE GENE MOUSE WITH IRON DISORDER OFFERS CLUES TO PARKINSON'S, SIMILAR DISEASES AFRICAN AMERICAN TEENS AT GREATER RISK OF TOBACCO ADDICTION
January 25, 2001	HEAT UP YOUR INDOOR FITNESS PROGRAM DURING COLD WINTER MONTHS WITH NIA'S OVER-50 FIT KIT NTP COMPLETES 500th TWO-YEAR RODENT STUDY AND REPORT; SERIES IS THE GOLD STANDARD OF ANIMAL TOXICOLOGY FDA ISSUES URGENT NOTICE OF RECALLED INJECTABLE DRUGS
January 24, 2001	GENE SEQUENCE OF DEADLY E. COLI REVEALS SURPRISINGLY DYNAMIC GENOME CLINICAL STUDY CONFIRMS SINGLE GENE CHANGE IN CHLOROQUINE-RESISTANT MALARIA
January 22, 2001	EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY MAY LEAD TO BETTER MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS TREATMENT