Plan provides strategies and opportunities for muscular dystrophy research Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 8, 2016.  The Muscular Dystrophy Coordinating Committee (MDCC), a congressionally authorized group of representatives from federal agencies and patient advocates, recently released an updated version of its Action Plan for the Muscular Dystrophies. The plan is a comprehensive guide[Read More…]

Perth, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.  Frequent cannabis use is associated with significantly lower odds of metabolic syndrome, according to findings published in the journal Psychological Medicine. Metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors, including high blood pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels, and abdominal fat, which are linked to[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.   Today, Ranking Member Schakowsky and the Select Panel Democratic Members sent a letter to Chair Marsha Blackburn condemning the Republicans’ continued reliance on false evidence from David Daleiden and their newfound reliance on additional “documentation” from other anti-abortion extremists. In the letter the members[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016 – The Senate today unanimously approved and sent to President Barack Obama a bill to support and expand social and nutrition services for seniors. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a leader in the effort to reauthorize and strengthen the Older Americans Act, applauded the bill’s passage. “A nation is[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.  U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) today introduced the Credit for Caring Act, which would provide up to a $3,000 nonrefundable tax credit to working family caregivers for qualified expenses. According to AARP, there are an[Read More…]

DEA, HHS, ONDCP Respond to Senators’ Requests Regarding Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research Washington, DC -(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.  The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) responded on Monday to a letter from several U.S.[Read More…]

Number of adults with diabetes reaches 422 million worldwide Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.   The global cost of diabetes is now 825 billion dollars per year, according to the largest ever study of diabetes levels across the world. The research, which was led by scientists from Imperial College London,[Read More…]

New Report Details Shocking Rise in Clinic Violence Group Urges GOP Leaders to Curb Inflammatory Rhetoric Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.  With the release of a new report on the alarming increase in threats and violence directed toward reproductive health clinics in 2015, NARAL Pro-Choice America called on GOP leaders to condemn the[Read More…]

Prescribers Must Provide Patients with Their Prescriptions; Sellers Must Obtain or Verify Valid Prescriptions before Dispensing Lenses Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.  Federal Trade Commission staff has sent 45 letters to contact lens prescribers and 10 to contact lens sellers warning them of potential violations of the agency’s Contact Lens Rule,[Read More…]

Findings also endorse use of NIAAA youth screening guide Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention for Youth: A Practitioner’s Guide” is designed to help health care professionals quickly identify youth at risk for alcohol-related problems. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2016.  A single screening question about drinking frequency in the past year could[Read More…]