ARIZONA–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) signed a measure into law late last night which would restrict women’s access to medication abortion by forcing them to use a method of administering the medications that appears on the outdated, inferior, and less effective drug label originally approved by the[Read More…]
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Medical Cannabis Access Decreases Opioid Use In Chronic Pain Patients
Ann Arbor, MI–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. Chronic pain patients with legal access to medicinal cannabis significantly decrease their use of opioids, according to data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Pain. Investigators at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor conducted a retrospective survey of 244 chronic pain patients.[Read More…]
Groups Sue to Force FDA to Act on Chemical in Food Packaging
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2016. The Natural Resources Defense Council and Center for Food Safety, on behalf of themselves and four other public health and environmental organizations, sued the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday to force it to act on a petition to ban perchlorate in food packaging. The groups filed the[Read More…]
FDA Reaffirms Safety of Mifepristone, Approves New Label for Medication Abortion
New Label Mirrors Planned Parenthood’s Existing Protocols; New Label Means that Medication Abortion Can Once Again be Provided According to Evidence Based Medicine in All 50 States WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new label for Mifeprex (mifepristone), one of the[Read More…]
CDC Estimates 1 in 68 School-aged Children have Autism; No Change from Previous Estimate
Too soon to say whether autism prevalence stabilizing Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSFP)–March 31, 2016. An estimated 1 in 68 (14.6 per 1,000) school-aged children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a CDC report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Surveillance Summary. This report shows[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Treatment for Rare Disease in Patients Who Receive Stem Cell Transplant from Blood or Bone Marrow
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Defitelio (defibrotide sodium) to treat adults and children who develop hepatic veno-occlusive disease (VOD) with additional kidney or lung abnormalities after they receive a stem cell transplant from blood or bone marrow called hematopoietic stem cell transplantation[Read More…]
FDA Allows Use of Investigational Test to Screen Blood Donations for Zika Virus
Use of investigational test allows blood establishments in Puerto Rico to resume collecting Whole Blood and blood component donations Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced the availability of an investigational test to screen blood donations for Zika virus. The screening test may be[Read More…]
Lawsuit Challenges FDA’s Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
Coalition of Fishing, Consumer, Environmental Groups Say First-ever Approval of Laboratory-created Food Animal Violated Laws, Ignored Risks to Wild Salmon, Fishing Communities SAN FRANCISCO—(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2016. A broad coalition of environmental, consumer and commercial and recreational fishing organizations today sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for approving the first-ever[Read More…]
Many U.S. Families Considering Pregnancy Don’t Know Zika Facts
Four in 10 among general public mistakenly believe Zika virus infection in women likely to harm future pregnancies Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016. Many people in U.S. households where someone is pregnant or considering getting pregnant in the next 12 months are not aware of key facts about Zika[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Reiterates the Importance of Vaccines
Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2016 By: Karen Remley, MD, MBA, MPH, FAAP, CEO/Executive Director, American Academy of Pediatrics “The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) commends the decision made by the Tribeca Film Festival to remove a film with the potential to spread false information regarding vaccines. Last week,[Read More…]
