Measure Promotes Expanded Use of Diversion from the Criminal Justice System for Drug Law Violations, Medication Assisted Treatment for Opioid Addiction and Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdose; Advocates to Congress: Now Show Us the Money to Make CARA Work Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2016.   Last night, the U.S. Senate[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2016.  According to the Brazilian Tourism Board, approximately 350,000 – 500,000 international visitors and athletes from 207 countries are expected to travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Games). This travel volume represents a very small fraction – less than 0.25%[Read More…]

Congress under Pressure to Protect Patients and Move CARERS Act Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2016.  Today, the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism will hold a hearing entitled, “Researching the Potential Medical Benefits and Risks of Marijuana.” Senators will hear from witnesses from the FDA, NIDA, as well as medical[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016.  Today, NARAL Pro-Choice America released a new video to expose how the GOP Zika bill harms women who are trying to plan for the healthiest family possible in the midst of the Zika crisis. As women are relying on their health care providers for advice and[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 12, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution) for the treatment of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease, on Monday, July 11, 2016. Xiidra is the first medication in a new class of drugs, called lymphocyte function-associated antigen 1 (LFA-1) agonist,[Read More…]

“Especially in this time of economic crisis in Puerto Rico, Republican leaders need to be reminded that during their long summer vacation, a lot of people will get sick.” Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016.  Today, citing alarming statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the extent to which[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first focused ultrasound device to treat essential tremor in patients who have not responded to medication. ExAblate Neuro uses magnetic resonance (MR) images taken during the procedure to deliver focused ultrasound to destroy brain tissue in[Read More…]

Most say their workplace is supportive of actions to improve their health Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016.   A new NPR/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation/Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health poll finds that more than four in ten working adults (44%) say their current job has an impact on their[Read More…]

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016.  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Friday announced a new initiative in the wake of the recent killings of two black men in St. Paul, Minn., and Baton Rouge, La., and of five police officers in Dallas. The AAP will convene a group[Read More…]

NIH-funded mouse study is first to show visual stimulation helps re-wire visual system and partially restores sight Regenerating mouse retinal ganglion cell axons (magenta and green) extending from site of optic nerve injury (left). Andrew D. Huberman Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016.  A study in mice funded by the National Institutes[Read More…]