WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: * * * 2025 is the Time to Reduce the Cancer Burden on Floridians TALLAHASSEE, Florida - As Florida legislators begin committee meetings for the 2025 session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) calls on them to prioritize reducing the cancer burden on Floridians. Susan Harbin, Florida government relations director for ACS CAN released the foll  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Central Florida Development Council issued the following news: Auburndale City Manager Jeff Tillman juggles multiple projects -- exciting opportunities for residents and the area including The Lake Ariana Park development. "We are relocating the Civic Center to Lake Ariana Park; it will sit on the location of the historic Mac's Beach," said Tillman, a native of the City of Auburndale. The population of the northern Polk County city was an estimated 20,000 in 2023. T  more

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 16 -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Smoke and toxic air pollutants increase lung inflammation * * * Wildfire smoke and the resulting air pollutants from burning debris and chemicals can result in significant lung health risks for those exposed, particularly people with chronic lung diseases including chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD), and first responders on the front line. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of gases and fine, microscopic p  more

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The COPD Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Likelihood of falls rises based on number of fall-risk increasing drugs a person is prescribed * * * People with COPD experience more falls and related injuries requiring medical care when using common fall-risk increasing drugs, according to a new study. The study is published in the November 2024 issue of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation, a peer-reviewed, o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: * * * Defenders Statement on West Indian Manatee Proposal The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service this week released a proposal to list two subspecies of the West Indian manatee -- the Florida manatee and the Antillean manatee -- separately under the Endangered Species Act. Under this proposal, the Florida manatee will remain listed as threatened with full protective regulations, and the Antil  more

NAPLES, Florida, Jan. 15 -- The Foundation for Government Accountability issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Today, the Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) applauds Indiana State Senator Ryan Mishler for championing groundbreaking legislation to reform Indiana's Medicaid system. His bill aligns with Governor-elect Mike Braun's Freedom and Opportunity agenda goal to find efficiencies and save money in the Medicaid program. After a federal court struck down critical ele  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: Donald Trump's unqualified pick for attorney general, Pam Bondi, will be going through the Senate Judiciary Committee to defend her disastrous record of helping Trump with his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election and abusing her power as Florida's attorney general to help Trump avoi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: LOS ANGELES - A Latino civil rights organization is suing a Florida credit union for unlawfully refusing to consider a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient for membership and for a loan because of his immigration status, according to papers filed in federal court Wednesday. MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) and Jeffrey Newsome, of Tampa-b  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: * * * Bondi's career has been defined by putting wealthy donors, and herself, ahead of hardworking Americans * * * Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first day of hearings on Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Jan. 16 -- Florida Realtors issued the following news release: NAPLES, Fla. - When it came to her work schedule, Tahlia Urbinati Jacobs used to be a typical Realtor(R). "I would take calls at 10 p.m., text with buyers and sellers throughout the evening, basically work 24/7," said the Realtor with MVP Realty in Naples. That all changed one day at the trampoline park. "I was tumbling with my daughter in a trampoline park, and I went up to do a backflip and came down on my neck,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Hears Challenge to Florida's Ban on Healthcare for Transgender Individuals This morning, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit heard oral arguments in Doe v. Ladapo, a constitutional challenge to Florida's law and rules that bar families from accessing medical care for their transgender adolescent children, and place unprec  more

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 15 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UHealth and the Hospital for Special Surgery will bring premier orthopedic care to patients at UHealth SoLe Mia. * * * By Staff Writer UHealth - University of Miami Health System and the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) are collaborating to provide world-class musculoskeletal care to patients in South Florida. Combining HSS's world-recognized knowledge and expertise with UHealth's  more

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine issued the following news: By Lauren Comander Mindfulness and social engagement are the two lifestyle factors that offer protection for those who carry the gene with the greatest risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. The researchers at the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health found that carriers of the APOE4 gen  more