UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2015.  A town hall meeting will be held to discuss a new partnership between the University of Illinois Cancer Center and Governors State University to reduce the cancer disparities in Chicago’s South Side neighborhoods and south suburbs. Updates on neighborhood cancer incidence and mortality rates will be provided. The event will[Read More…]

Significant seizure reduction in studies using CBD in combination with anti-epileptic drugs PHILADELPHIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015 – Around the globe there is high interest in the use of cannabidiol (CBD), a type of cannabinoid, for the treatment of people with epilepsy, especially children who have treatment-resistant forms of the disorder such[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced a new measure that will improve the agency’s ability to determine the source of foodborne illnesses linked to ground beef, stopping foodborne illness outbreaks sooner when they occur.  Based on lessons learned[Read More…]

NEW YORK, NY —(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.   Today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that in most U.S. states, fewer than half of high schools and just one in five middle schools teach all the essential sex education topics recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vistogard (uridine triacetate) for the emergency treatment of adults and children who receive an overdose of the cancer treatment fluorouracil or capecitabine, or who develop certain severe or life-threatening toxicities within four days of receiving these cancer[Read More…]

St. Paul, MN–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  State health officials have announced plans to expand the state’s medical marijuana program to permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy to those with intractable pain. Under the 2014-enacted law, which took effect this summer, physicians may only recommend non-smoked preparations of cannabinoids to patients with[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4207, the Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act: “Over the past few years, many breakthrough drugs have come to market, providing hope to many Americans living with diseases that currently have little or no[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared for marketing in the United States the first cooling cap to reduce hair loss (alopecia) in female breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Hair loss is a common side effect of certain types of chemotherapy, commonly associated with the[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2015. As part of Hillary Clinton’s commitment to helping middle-class families deal with rising costs, Hillary for America’s latest TV ad, “Doubled”, highlights Clinton’s plan to lower out-of-pocket expenses related to prescription drugs. At a time when, as the ad notes, seven out of ten Americans are[Read More…]

Ban on So-called Race and Sex Selection Abortions Forces Providers to Racially Profile Patients SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2015.  The American Civil Liberties Union will appear in a federal appeals court today to argue that Arizona’s ban on so-called race and sex selection abortions intentionally targets and stigmatizes women of color. The ACLU[Read More…]