Seniors Ration Medications; Authors Call for Congress to Reduce Prices Source: www.wikimedia.org WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015.  Because of congressional restrictions on the government’s ability to negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry, Medicare Part D drug prices are significantly higher than those in either Medicaid or the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Odomzo (sonidegib) to treat patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that has recurred following surgery or radiation therapy, or who are not candidates for surgery or radiation therapy. Skin cancer is the most common cancer and[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Technivie (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir) for use in combination with ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4 infections in patients without scarring and poor liver function (cirrhosis). Technivie in combination with ribavirin is[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed including the percent daily value (%DV) for added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label of packaged foods, giving consumers additional information for added sugars similar to information they have seen for decades with respect to nutrients such[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Bio-Rad BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab assay, the first FDA-approved diagnostic that differentiates between HIV-1 antibodies, HIV-2 antibodies, and HIV-1 p24 antigen in human serum or plasma specimens. Two major types of HIV have been identified: HIV-1[Read More…]

Photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA —(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015.  People who are a low weight at birth and have unhealthy habits as adults, such as eating nutritionally poor diets or smoking, may have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people born at an average weight who live similar lifestyles,[Read More…]

Berkeley, CA–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015.  Patients with sleep disorders find relief from the ingestion of various strains of cannabis, according to data published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators from the University of California at Berkeley, the National Center for PTSD, and John Hopkins University in Baltimore evaluated cannabis species and[Read More…]

Part of National Day of Action July 30th Join Call to Protect, Improve and Expand Medicare to All  CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. Registered nurses and other community leaders will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid Thursday July 30 with a festive event and action in Chicago. The celebration is part of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015.  Statement from Rep. Jan Schakoswky: As we celebrate special anniversaries of these monumental programs, I want to hear from you. So far I have received the below stories. They are inspiring and uplifting. They also are great reasons to protect and expand these programs. Please take[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015.  Reps. Jan Schakowsky, Zoe Lofgren, Jerry Nadler, and Yvette Clarke sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch and California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Tuesday requesting an investigation into the Center for Medical Progress and the selectively-edited video of a Planned Parenthood physician[Read More…]