Advocates: Not One Patient Has Yet Received Medical Marijuana and Four Children Have Died Waiting in the Past 15 Months; Cuomo Must Sign or Take Other Action to Provide Relief to Suffering Patients New York City –(ENEWSPF)—November 2, 2015. Friday, the New York State Assembly delivered to the Governor a[Read More…]

Lawrence, KS–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015.  Nearly six out of ten pharmacy students believe that the therapeutic use of cannabis should be legal, according to survey data published in the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education. Investigators at the University of Kansas assessed students’ knowledge and attitudes toward the medical use of cannabis.[Read More…]

Cologne, Germany–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015.  The administration of herbal cannabis eases symptoms in adults suffering from ADHD (attention deficiency hyperactivity disorder), according to clinical trial data recently presented at the 7th European Workshop on Canabinoid Research. German investigators evaluated cannabis’ effects in 30 patients suffering from treatment-resistant ADHD. By law, patients[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –-(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015.  Nearly one-quarter of high school students have used, sold, or been offered drugs on a school property, and reports of students overdosing on campus are growing in frequency. To better equip emergency personnel on the front lines of this crisis, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)[Read More…]

NIH-funded research pinpoints protein that sprouts into action, activating stroke repair Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015.  Looking at brain tissue from mice, monkeys and humans, scientists have found that a molecule known as growth and differentiation factor 10 (GDF10) is a key player in repair mechanisms following stroke. The findings suggest[Read More…]

Variation in the BDNF gene may affect brain’s regulation of appetite, study suggests Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015.  A single variation in the gene for brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) may influence obesity in children and adults, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study suggests[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2015.  The Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced $1.5 million in new federal grants focused on violence prevention efforts in Baltimore. Joining Administrator Robert L. Listenbee of the Justice Department’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention at a press[Read More…]

Agency pursues first-ever orders barring retailers from selling regulated tobacco products for specified period of time Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration filed complaints initiating the first-ever No-Tobacco-Sale Order (NTSO) actions for a group of retailers who have repeatedly violated certain restrictions on[Read More…]

New Survey Results Released with the Launch of the Global Council on Brain Health WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015.  In AARP’s latest survey on brain health, it found that although virtually every adult age 40 and over (98%) believes it is important to maintain or improve their brain health, only[Read More…]

Past decades’ reliance on biomedical solutions has not worked; ‘biosocial’ approach needed Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)—October 27, 2015. Unless there is a major shift in the way the world fights tuberculosis—from a reliance on biomedical solutions to an approach that combines biomedical interventions with social actions—the epidemic and drug resistance will[Read More…]