WHO Director-General Margaret Chan (centre), flanked by German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and UN Geneva chief Michael Møller at the opening of the sixty-eighth World Health Assembly at the Palais des Nations. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 May 2015 – The head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today[Read More…]

Webcast featuring Director of National Drug Control Policy and Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner will discuss poll’s implications Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)—UPDATED 1:43 PM PT – May 18, 2015. A new national poll by The Boston Globe and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health shows that in an era when concern about drug abuse[Read More…]

President Obama Should Stand Up for Commonsense Country of Origin Labeling Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2015. Today, the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled that mandatory country of origin labels (COOL) rules for meat and poultry that went into effect in the United States in 2013 are not compliant with global trade[Read More…]

Medical groups team up to educate families on how to prevent dog bites Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 18, 2015. The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery and the American Academy of Pediatrics have joined forces with the U.S. Postal Service, non-profit community, insurance industry and veterinarians to educate the public that[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 18, 2015.  Researchers have developed a microfluidic chip that can capture rare clusters of circulating tumor cells, which could yield important new insights into how cancer spreads. The work was funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health.[Read More…]

WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2015.  The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is marking Bicycle Safety Month by reminding motorists and cyclists of the steps they should take to reverse the trend of rising numbers of cycling fatalities on the nation’s roads. Last fall, U.S. Secretary of[Read More…]

Rochester, NY–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015.  More than 80 percent of US adults favor legalizing cannabis for therapeutic purposes, according to the results of a nationwide Harris poll. Eighty-one percent of respondents, including super-majorities of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents, expressed support for legalizing marijuana for medical treatment. The result is an increase[Read More…]

Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015.  The administration of cannabis preparations high in cannabidiol (CBD) are associated with a reduction in seizure frequency in adolescents, according to survey data published in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior. Investigators at Mattel’s Children’s Hospital at the University of California, Los Angeles surveyed 117 parents[Read More…]

Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–May 14, 2015.  Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with Senate co-sponsors Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), announced yesterday they are introducing the Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act of 2015 in the United States Senate to exempt[Read More…]

Advocates Frustrated with Slow Progress of Life-Saving Bill; Coalition Calls for Assembly to Pass Hepatitis C Testing Legislation Trenton—(ENEWSPF)—May 14, 2015. To commemorate Hepatitis Testing Day, the Hepatitis C Action Campaign coalition and patient advocates are urging the General Assembly to approve and Governor Christie to sign Senate Bill 876[Read More…]