Denver, CO–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. The administration of oral cannabis extracts is associated with the mitigation of seizures in adolescents with epilepsy, according to clinical data published this month in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior. Researchers from the Colorado Children’s Hospital in Denver performed a retrospective chart review of 75 children[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Illinois Food Company Agrees to Stop Production of Contaminated Sprouts
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2015. On April 22, 2015, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Wholesome Soy Products Inc., of Chicago, Illinois, owner Julia Trinh, and manager Paul Trinh, following multiple findings of contaminated food and environmental[Read More…]
Interventions Can Help Children Be at Ease Swallowing Pills
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 29015. Children frequently have problems swallowing pills. One study found that more than 50 percent of children were unable to swallow a standard size pill or capsule. The authors of the review article, “Effectiveness of Pediatric Pill Swallowing Interventions: A Systematic Review,” appearing in the[Read More…]
Unimmunized Infants at Higher Risk of Hepatitis B
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. Timely immunoprophylaxis shortly after birth and completion of the hepatitis B vaccine series prevents most transmission of perinatal hepatitis B virus. In the study, “Outcomes of Infants Born to Women Infected With Hepatitis B,” in the May 2015 issue of Pediatrics (published online April[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Joins Guinta, Lujan Grisham & Buchanan to Reintroduce the Safeguard American Food Exports Act of 2015 to End Horse Slaughter
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2015. Rep. Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement after the reintroduction of the Safeguard American Food Exports (SAFE) Act: “I am pleased to join Representatives Guinta, Lujan Grisham and Buchanan in reintroducing the SAFE Act (H.R. 1942). This critically important legislation would help us end the[Read More…]
New Video Tells Powerful Story of Young Epilepsy Patient without Safe Access to Medical Marijuana
Moving Video Features Struggle and Frustration of Ohio Family That Has Run Out of Treatment Options for Their Daughter Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2015. The Drug Policy Alliance and Learn Liberty have teamed up to tell the emotional story of Sophia Nazzarine, a 7-year-old girl suffering from uncontrolled epilepsy, in a[Read More…]
HIV/AIDS Crisis in Indiana Worsens; State’s Weak Response Threatens Families Across Midwest
Advocates Call on Indiana Governor Pence and Legislature to Expand Syringe Exchange; Federal Funding Ban on Syringe Services Continues to Hamper Local Efforts to Address Heroin Use and Reduce HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2015. In recent months HIV/AIDS infection rates have skyrocketed in rural Indiana, in large[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Applauds House Passage of Bill to Allow Video, Audio Monitoring in Nursing Homes
Springfield —(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today applauded the members of the Illinois House of Representatives after it passed her proposal to allow nursing home residents and their families to place video or audio monitoring devices in their rooms to help ensure their safety and well-being. House Bill[Read More…]
New Date for First Hearing on California Bill to Hold Hospitals Accountable on Charity Care
Senate to Also Consider Hospital ‘Observation’ Standards CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015. A hearing on legislation to hold California non-profit hospitals accountable on how much charity care and community benefit services they provide in return for their tax-exempt status has been postponed a week – to Wednesday, April 29. SB 346, the[Read More…]
Setting The Agenda For The Medical Marijuana Revolution
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. Last night Dr. Sanjay Gupta continued his groundbreaking reporting on medical marijuana with Weed 3, which continued to introduce Americans to new stories of patients benefiting from medical marijuana and document the challenges that continue to slow down progress in this critical area. Weed 3 included[Read More…]
