Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015 – Organic stakeholders have filed a lawsuit in federal court, maintaining that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) violated the federal rulemaking process when it changed established procedures for reviewing the potential hazards and need for allowed synthetic and prohibited natural substances used in producing organic[Read More…]

Similar bill was signed into law in Kansas, as part of broader agenda New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—April 9, 2015. A bill targeting one of the most common methods of abortion – which could restrict access to abortion for many women after 13 weeks in pregnancy – is headed to the[Read More…]

San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9, 2015.  Vaporized cannabis mitigates pain intensity in diabetic subjects in a dose-dependent manner, according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Pain. Investigators at the University of California, San Diego assessed the efficacy of inhaled cannabis versus placebo in 16[Read More…]

Improving access and education will further reduce teen pregnancy Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 9,2015.  Teen births continue to decline in the U.S., but still more than 273,000 infants were born to teens ages 15 to 19 in 2013. Childbearing during the teen years can carry health, economic, and social costs[Read More…]

A girl waits with her mother to get hygienic supplies after leaving their home near Donetsk airport, Ukraine, to escape shelling. Photo: UNICEF Ukraine/Pavel Zmey GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–7 April 2015 – The deteriorating health situation for internally displaced and others impacted by the conflict in Ukraine has drawn the serious concern of[Read More…]

International Experts to Testify on Incontrovertible Scientific Evidence Demonstrating Heroin-assisted Treatment is a Feasible, Proven, and Cost-Effective Intervention NEVADA—(ENEWSPF)—April 7, 2015. Today, the Nevada State Senate will hold the first-ever legislative hearing on heroin-assisted treatment. Senate Bill 275, which would establish a four-year pilot program, will be heard in the[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2015. The status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center has improved from fair to good condition. No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time. For more information, please see related links. About the NIH Clinical[Read More…]

First hearing scheduled for May 4, 2015 SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Medical Cannabis Advisory Board (board) is reviewing 22 petitions requesting 14 medical conditions or diseases be added to the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.  After its review, the board will hold a hearing on May 4,[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–April 6, 2015. The United States government’s official stance is that marijuana has no medical value. This is proven by the fact that marijuana is a Schedule I controlled substance. As I always say, that classification is a slap in the face to science and logic. That stance also seems[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2015. Drug testing can be useful for pediatricians and other health care providers to assess substance use or mental health disorders in adolescents, but random drug testing in schools is a controversial approach not recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). In an updated[Read More…]