Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Basaglar (insulin glargine injection), a long-acting human insulin analog to improve glycemic control in adult and pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus. According to the Centers for Disease[Read More…]
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Poverty May Slightly Increase Childhood Risk of Neurological Impairment, NIH Study Suggests
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2015. Children from low income environments appear to have a higher risk of neurological impairment than those from more economically secure circumstances, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. This neurological impairment appears to be distinct from the risk of cognitive and[Read More…]
Court Dismisses Challenge to Racist Arizona Abortion Ban
Ninth Circuit Rules Women Have No Standing to Challenge Law That Forces Doctors to Racially Profile NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2015. In an unpublished decision issued yesterday, a federal appeals court dismissed a challenge to Arizona’s ban on race- and sex-selection abortions for lack of standing. The ACLU, who filed[Read More…]
Congress Set to Pass Significant Drug Policy Reforms in New Spending Bill
Bill Would Stop Feds from Blocking Medical Marijuana Legalization and Would Partially Lift Federal Ban on Funding for Syringe Access Programs to Prevent HIV/AIDS; President Obama Expected to Sign Bill Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 16, 2015. Congress is set to vote on a must-pass spending bill introduced last night that includes language[Read More…]
Etel Billig’s Last Act: Remembering On What Would Have Been Her 82nd Birthday (Video)
Jonathan Billig posted a memorial to his mother Etel today on Facebook which includes her last acting performance. We join Jonathan in remembering a Park Forest legend.
Drug Use Trends Remain Stable or Decline Among Teens
NIH’s 2015 Monitoring the Future survey shows long term decline in illicit drug use, prescription opioid abuse, cigarette and alcohol use among the nation’s youth. Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- The 2015 Monitoring the Future survey (MTF) shows decreasing use of a number of substances, including cigarettes, alcohol, prescription opioid pain relievers, and synthetic[Read More…]
Poverty May Slightly Increase Childhood Risk of Neurological Impairment, NIH Study Suggests
Bethesda, MD-(ENEWSPF)- Children from low income environments appear to have a higher risk of neurological impairment than those from more economically secure circumstances, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. This neurological impairment appears to be distinct from the risk of cognitive and emotional delays known[Read More…]
FDA Approves Bridion to Reverse Effects of Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs Used During Surgery
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Bridion (sugammadex) injection to reverse the effects of neuromuscular blockade induced by rocuronium bromide and vecuronium bromide, which are used during certain types of surgery in adults. Rocuronium bromide and vecuronium bromide are neuromuscular blocking drugs that[Read More…]
NJ Senate to Hold First-Ever Hearing on Legislation to Protect Medical Marijuana Patients from Discrimination and Loss of Employment
New Legislation Clarifies Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act Patient Protections; Advocates Applaud Legislation and Declare that Legislature Did Not Intend For Patients to Lose Jobs For Using Legal Medical Marijuana Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2015. The New Jersey Legislature is poised to hold the first-ever hearing on legislation clarifying employment protections for[Read More…]
United Nations Working Group: Women in the United States, Texas Face Extreme Barriers to Basic Health Care
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015. Women in Texas and across the country continue to face discrimination and extreme barriers to basic health care services like abortion—according to independent experts from the United Nations (U.N.) Working Group on Discrimination against Women in Law and in Practice. The Working Group—which visited Washington, D.C.[Read More…]
