Legislation Would Support Expansion of Overdose Prevention Services and Fund Naloxone Access; Accidental Overdose Fatalities Across the Nation Have More Than Tripled Since 2000 Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2015. Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and U.S. Representative Donna F. Edwards (D-MD) are introducing identical legislation to support the expansion[Read More…]

Sacramento, CA –(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2015. The California Senate approved AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act, yesterday by a margin of 33-1.  AB 258 prohibits discrimination against medical cannabis patients in the organ transplant process, unless a doctor has determined that medical cannabis use is clinically significant to the[Read More…]

CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–June 23, 2015 — A letter signed by nearly 60 public interest, medical, public health, environmental and animal welfare organizations was delivered to Subway Founder and CEO Fred DeLuca and Senior VP Suzanne Greco today, asking the restaurant giant to phase out meats produced with routine use of antibiotics (i.e.[Read More…]

Legislation Would Create an Office to Coordinate Drug Strategy Between Dozens of Departments; Emphasizes Evidence-based Policy Making to Promote Health and Public Safety and Reduce Negative Impact of Past and Current Policies New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—June 23, 2015. As the New York City Council prepared to hold a hearing on[Read More…]

National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW) & Family Law & Cannabis Alliance (FLCA) Call for Non-Punitive Responses to Pregnant Women Who Use Marijuana Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015.  On June 22, 2015, ACOG released Committee Opinion 637, Marijuana Use During Pregnancy and Lactation recommending that health care providers encourage women who are[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2015. Adolescence is a critical period of development, and both physical and mental health problems can disrupt teens’ acquisition of skills and transition into the workforce. In the July 2015 review article, “Adolescent Health and Adult Education and Employment: A Systematic Review,” (published online June[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2015. A study in the July issue of Pediatrics, “Emergency Department Visits for Self-Inflicted Injuries in Adolescents,” (published online June 15) examined 286,678 adolescent trauma patients, 3,664 of whom sustained a self-inflicted injury. The study aimed to describe emergency department visits for self-inflicted injury in[Read More…]

A healthy diet can help to alleviate risk factors for a range of chronic diseases linked to obesity. Photo: World Bank/Maria Fleischmann GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–22 June 2015 – Childhood obesity does not arise from lifestyle choices made by the child, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today, stressing that the huge problem,[Read More…]

Misguided FDA Advice to Pregnant Women; Infants, children in low income households at greatest risk WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2015.  Health, environmental justice and consumer watchdog groups are joining independent research scientists to warn policymakers about the serious, if unintended, health risks posed by misguided government advice that could encourage pregnant[Read More…]

Times Square Billboards and Digital Ads Spark Social Media Blitz Highlighting the Economic, Health and Social Benefits of Birth Control; #BirthControlHelpedMe Conversation Takes Root Amid a Backdrop of Political Attacks on Birth Control; New Briefing Paper by Planned Parenthood Action Fund Outlines Why Access Must Be Expanded Further NEW YORK[Read More…]