ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 31 -- The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) announced today that 19 states across the nation have taken steps through legislation and executive action to tackle the costly and growing problem of osteoporosis. Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Mexico, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylv  more

WESTPORT, Connecticut, May 31 -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: RAMALLAH -- In the wake of four deadly days where dozens of people seeking safety in Rafah in southern Gaza have been killed and hundreds wounded, Save the Children is calling for urgent action to protect civilians in Rafah and across the Gaza strip. The attacks come less th  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 31 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Yesterday, Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law S.B. 307 An Act Concerning Medicaid Coverage of Biomarker Testing. This legislation will increase Connecticut Medicaid (HUSKY Health) coverage of biomarker testing, a form of precision medicine that enables patients to receive treatments personalized to their specific disease. The following statement can be attributed t  more

FARMINGTON, Connecticut, May 31 (TNSres) -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws issued the following news release: Lifetime cannabis use is associated with lower rates of prostate cancer, according to observational data published in the journal Biomedicines. Researchers affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida assessed the relationship between cannabis consumption and p  more