Liberia–U.S. partnership planning Phase 3 trial and study of Ebola survivors Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Two experimental Ebola vaccines appear to be safe based on evaluation in more than 600 people in Liberia who participated in the first stage of the Partnership for Research on Ebola Vaccines in Liberia (PREVAIL)[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
NIH Study Finds No Evidence of Accelerated Ebola Virus Evolution in West Africa
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. The Ebola virus circulating in humans in West Africa is undergoing relatively few mutations, none of which suggest that it is becoming more severe or transmissible, according to a National Institutes of Health study in Science. The study compares virus sequencing data from samples taken from[Read More…]
HIV Can Spread Early, Evolve in Patients’ Brains
Findings add urgency to screening, treatment – NIH-funded study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. The AIDS virus can genetically evolve and independently replicate in patients’ brains early in the illness process, researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health have discovered. An analysis of cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), a window into[Read More…]
VA Makes $8 Million in Grants Available for Adaptive Sports for Disabled Veterans
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing a Notice of Funding Availability for up to $8 million in grants for fiscal year 2015 to provide adaptive sports opportunities for disabled Veterans and disabled members of the Armed Forces throughout fiscal year 2016. “We encourage non-profit[Read More…]
Rep. Gutierrez Praises Senator Harry Reid
“His contributions have been immeasurable” Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Today, Rep. Luis V. Gutiérrez (D-IL) issued a statement praising Senator Harry Reid (D-NV), the Democratic Leader in the Senate, who revealed today that he will not seek reelection in 2016. “Harry Reid is a leader, a mentor, and a[Read More…]
Industry Leaders Advocate Best Practices for Regulation, Labeling and Manufacturing of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp Products
Groups convene in Washington, DC for third annual national medical cannabis conference March 27-31 Washington, DC – (ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) Cannabis Committee, in coordination with Americans for Safe Access (ASA), and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), announces the release of a joint statement advocating[Read More…]
Cyclone Pam: UN Agency Reports All 22 Vanuatu Islands Reached with Relief Supplies
WFP has sent high-energy biscuits (HEBs) to priority islands in Vanuatu where families don’t have access to clean water for cooking. Photo:WFP/Victoria Cavanagh NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 March 2015 – Two weeks after Cyclone Pam hit Vanuatu, the United Nations says it has reached all 22 storm-affected islands of the country, with[Read More…]
FTC Releases Reports on 2012 Cigarette and Smokeless Tobacco Sales and Marketing Expenditures
Cigarette Sales Declined, Smokeless Tobacco Sales Increased From 2011 Levels Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. The number of cigarettes sold to wholesalers and retailers in the United States declined from 273.6 billion in 2011 to 267.7 billion in 2012, according to the most recent Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report. The amount[Read More…]
Willie Nelson Is Launching His Own Marijuana Brand
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Celebrities that have long been associated with marijuana are getting into the industry. It’s a no brainer, for obvious reasons. Tommy Chong was the first that I heard of, when he inked a deal with Marisol Therapeutics in Pueblo, Colorado. BReal from Cypress Hill recently opened up a[Read More…]
DEA Agents Had Cartel ‘Sex Parties’ With Prostitutes While Working In Colombia
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015. Marijuana activists have been saying for decades that the DEA needs to be de-funded. The agency has caused so much misery and ruined so many lives in the name of the drug war. The money that goes to fund their failed war on drugs could be going[Read More…]
