Risk of heat-related health problems increases with age. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Summer is here and it’s blazing hot! It is important to be aware of the health risks that higher temperatures can bring. Older adults and people with chronic medical conditions are particularly susceptible to hyperthermia and other heat-related[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
International Collaboration to Create New Cancer Models to Accelerate Research
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. An international project to develop a large, globally accessible bank of new cancer cell culture models for the research community launched today. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health; Cancer Research UK, London; the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Cambridge, England; and[Read More…]
Report: Pharmaceutical Industry Funding Influences Lawmakers in Contentious Medicare Part B Reform Battle
U.S. Representatives Who Sided with Big Pharma Received 82 Percent More Contributions From Industry for 2016 Election Campaigns WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. Members of the U.S. House of Representatives who sided with the pharmaceutical industry in an ongoing lobbying fight over Medicare reforms received 82 percent more in[Read More…]
ACLU and Groups to Speaker Ryan: Disband Panel to Investigate Planned Parenthood
Unusual Mix of Groups Send Letter to Ryan Highlighting Panel’s Abuse of Power WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union and over 20 organizations sent a letter today to House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) urging him to disband a select committee formed to investigate Planned Parenthood. The[Read More…]
Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth Votes to Support Bipartisan Opioid Overdose Reduction Compromise
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08), cosponsor of the bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), today helped pass a compromise version of the opioid overdose reduction through the House on a vote of 407-5. Duckworth sponsored the original legislation to address the rampant opioid epidemic across our[Read More…]
UChicago to Support NIH Million-person Precision Medicine Study
Consortium to enroll 150,000 Illinois participants Photo by: Tom Rossiter CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016 By John Easton The University of Chicago is one of three Illinois academic institutions that will work together to help launch President Obama’s Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program to enroll 1 million or more participants in[Read More…]
In Midst of Zika Crisis, House Committee Eliminates Funding for Family Planning Program
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 8, 2016. Ignoring the outsized need for family planning resources and turning a blind eye to the looming and near-immediate threat of the Zika virus, a House subcommittee passed a bill that prohibits funding for the nation’s only dedicated source of federal funding for family planning services,[Read More…]
FDA Approves Differin Gel 0.1% for Over-the-counter Use to Treat Acne
First retinoid approved for over-the-counter use Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPSF)–July 8, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Differin Gel 0.1% (adapalene), a once-daily topical gel for the over-the-counter (OTC) treatment of acne. Differin Gel 0.1% is approved for use in people 12 years of age and older. Differin[Read More…]
Congress: Bipartisan Measures Introduced To Facilitate Marijuana Research Trials
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. A bipartisan coalition of House and Senate lawmakers have proposed legislation, the Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2016 and the Marijuana Effective Drug Studies Act, to facilitate and accelerate clinical investigations into the safety and efficacy of cannabis. Passage of the measures – House Bill 5549[Read More…]
Texas Leaders Sink to New Low, Push Measure That Would Require Fetal Tissue to Be Buried or Cremated
TEXAS -(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2016. Just four days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down two Texas abortion restrictions, Texas leaders are pushing a measure that would require abortion providers to cremate or bury fetal tissue, further placing a financial burden on those seeking abortion. “This is a new low for[Read More…]
