WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Ed Markey (D-MA) urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today to remove ultra-high dosage opioids from the market. Ultra-high dose opioids are those which, when taken as directed by the label, exceed the[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Family Caregivers Are Getting A Break — And Extra Coaching
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)—May 3, 2018 By: Mindy Fetterman For today, there are no doctor’s visits. No long afternoons with nothing to do. No struggles over bathing — or not. At the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., a group of older adults — some in wheelchairs, some with Alzheimer’s —[Read More…]
Illnesses from Mosquito, Tick, and Flea Bites Increasing in the US
Cases triple; better tools needed to fight mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Illnesses from mosquito, tick, and flea bites have tripled in the U.S., with more than 640,000 cases reported during the 13 years from 2004 through 2016. Nine new germs spread by[Read More…]
FDA, FTC Take Action Against Companies Misleading Kids with e-liquids that Resemble Children’s Juice Boxes, Candies and Cookies
Warning letters are part of joint effort to protect youth from dangers of nicotine and tobacco products and part of FDA’s new Youth Tobacco Prevention Plan Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 1, 2018 Contacts: Michael Felberbaum and Mitchell Katz As part of ongoing efforts to protect youth from the dangers of nicotine[Read More…]
Federal Legislation Introduced To Facilitate Medical Marijuana Trials For Military Veterans
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director United States Rep. Timothy Waltz (D-MN), along with 39 bipartisan co-sponsors, has introduced legislation, HR 5520 The VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2018, to facilitate federally-sponsored clinical research on the safety and efficacy of medical cannabis among veterans. The[Read More…]
Researchers Examine Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Domestic Violence
DePaul University neuroscientist collaborates with social work and game design faculty CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—April 27, 2018 Contact: Kristin Claes Mathews Loss of memory, trouble concentrating and an unstable mood are among the indicators of traumatic brain injury and a research focus of Dorothy Kozlowski, a neuroscientist at DePaul University. Kozlowski’s research has[Read More…]
Risks to Babies of Mothers with HIV from Three Antiretroviral Regimens Appear to be Low
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: Marge Dwyer The risk for preterm birth and early infant death is similar for three antiretroviral drug regimens taken by pregnant women with HIV, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study will be published in the[Read More…]
Autism Prevalence Slightly Higher in CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network
Findings based on autism tracking in 11 US communities Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations About 1 in 59 eight -year-old children in 11 communities across the United States were identified as having autism in 2014, according to a report published today in CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly[Read More…]
Peak Health Plan Premiums Give Rise To Activism — And Unconventional Solutions
Charlottesville, VA—(ENEWSPF)—April 26, 2018 By: Rachel Bluth When Garnett and Dave Mellen sent their 19-year-old daughter, Gita, off to college an hour away at Virginia Commonwealth University last fall, they didn’t expect to follow her. But in November, the family received notice that its monthly health insurance premium in Charlottesville[Read More…]
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on Gun Violence Prevention Research in Federal Spending Bill
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2018 By: Colleen Kraft, MD, FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics “This morning, Congress passed a comprehensive spending bill to fund the federal government. The bill includes several notable victories for children’s health championed by the Academy—increased funding for emergency medical services for children, pediatric[Read More…]
