BRAIN Initiative yields chemical-genetic tool with push-pull capabilities Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 30, 2015.  Neuroscientists have perfected a chemical-genetic remote control for brain circuitry and behavior. This evolving technology can now sequentially switch the same neurons — and the behaviors they mediate — on-and-off in mice, say researchers funded by the National[Read More…]

Reform Comes in Wake of Kentucky Also Legalizing Syringe Programs; Advocates Call on Congress to Repeal Federal Funding Ban so States Have Resources They Need Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 30, 2015. Last night the Indiana legislature passed life-saving legislation allowing counties to establish syringe programs to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS, hepatitis[Read More…]

ASPCA and Center for Food Safety say better welfare practices must be implemented alongside reduction of antibiotic use for chickens NEW YORK, NY —(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015.  The ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) and Center for Food Safety, have issued the following joint statement in response[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic versions of Abilify (aripiprazole). Generic aripiprazole is an atypical antipsychotic drug approved to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.  Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Hetero Labs Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd. have received FDA approval[Read More…]

Ruling Denies Big Food’s Preliminary Injunction Motion Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2015.  Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) hailed the just-issued federal court decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont affirming the constitutionality of Vermont’s genetically engineered food labeling law, Act 120. The ruling fully denied the[Read More…]

Assembly Health Committee Chair Richard N. Gottfried and Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb Join as Co-Sponsors; Patients & Families Rally in Albany to Demand Emergency Access Before More Loved Ones Die Albany–(ENEWSPF)—April 28, 2015. Patients, family members and activists stood with legislators today as they announced the introduction of[Read More…]

While the FDA delays finalizing regulations, youth e-cigarette use has skyrocketed CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015.  Following a recent report that found e-cigarette use among middle and high school students has not only surpassed conventional tobacco use for the first time, but has tripled in just one year, U.S. Senator Dick[Read More…]

Administering measles vaccine with a microneedle patch is expected to be much easier than getting a shot.Photo Credit: Gary Meek, Georgia Tech The 100 microneedle patches in the foreground could replace the 100 needles and syringes, 10 ten-dose vials of measles vaccine with diluent, a biohazards box for sharps waste[Read More…]

Nurses Cite Safe Staffing, Patient Care Concerns UCMC Bargaining Team CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015. Some 1,550 registered nurses who work at the University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) are preparing to hold a one-day strike April 30. UCMC will be preventing nurses from returning to work for an additional four days[Read More…]

Advocates Ask Court for Judgment in Suit Against Law That Silences Industry Whistle-Blowers BOISE –-(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2015.  On Tuesday, April 28, the U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho will hear oral arguments from plaintiffs for a broad-based public interest coalition of national nonprofits, including the Animal Legal Defense[Read More…]