Aurora, CO–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2016.   Cannabis administration is associated with decreased migraine headache frequency, according to data published online in the journal Pharmacotherapy. Investigators at the University of Colorado, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences retrospectively assessed cannabis’ effects on monthly migraine headache frequency in a group of 121[Read More…]

NIH study finds no reason for delaying pregnancy attempts after a loss without complications Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2016.  Couples who attempt to conceive within three months after losing an early pregnancy, defined as less than 20 weeks gestation, have the same chances, if not greater, of achieving a live birth[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–Januyary 12, 2016. The nation’s largest nurses organization, National Nurses United (NNU), is calling on Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum to reject efforts by two large Catholic hospital systems to block public oversight into a merger that NNU warns could have a major impact on the cost, quality and availability of[Read More…]

NIH-funded genetics analysis of glaucoma is largest to date Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2016.  An analysis funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has identified three genes that contribute to the most common type of glaucoma. The study increases the total number of such[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016.  According to a new report released yesterday, more than 11.3 million people are signed up for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. That includes 8.6 million people (76 percent) in the 38 states that use the HealthCare.gov[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2016.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved a new indication for the Integra Omnigraft Dermal Regeneration Matrix (Omnigraft) to treat certain diabetic foot ulcers. The matrix device, which is made of silicone, cow collagen, and shark cartilage, is placed over the ulcer and provides an[Read More…]

Santa Monica, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016.  Marijuana consumers do not typically use cannabis and alcohol in combination with one another, regardless of whether they are consuming cannabis for medicinal or social purposes, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Addiction. Investigators with the RAND Drug Policy Research[Read More…]

Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016.  Oral contraceptives taken just before or during pregnancy do not increase the risk of birth defects, according to a new study by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Statens Serum Institut in Denmark. They found that the prevalence of major birth[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016.  Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia M. Burwell and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today released updated nutritional guidelines that encourage Americans to adopt a series of science-based recommendations to improve how they eat to reduce obesity and prevent chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes,[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2016.  Nearly all Americans – regardless of age, race, gender or whether they have high blood pressure (hypertension) – consume more sodium than is recommended for a healthy diet. That is the conclusion of a new report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[Read More…]