Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 6, 2015. In today’s digital world, shoppers can buy anything online, including human breast milk. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends against providing infants human milk from unscreened donors, some mothers unable to feed their child breastmilk are turning to the uncertainties of such[Read More…]

“Defendants have demonstrated a long history of failing to adequately protect the constitutional rights of Plaintiffs and class members, and have acknowledged that this failure is indefensible.”- U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman SEATTLE –(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2015.  In a strongly worded opinion, the U.S. District Court in Seattle today ordered[Read More…]

Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2015.  Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers are calling upon police in all states to improve their reporting of crashes involving vehicles and bicycles, according to a new study. Currently, details on crashes are handwritten by police on paper and there are few bicycle-relevant[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2015.  April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a time to learn about alcohol and the health and social problems caused by drinking too much. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages the public to dedicate this month to understanding how excessive drinking can affect health[Read More…]

Jerusalem, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015.  The administration of plant-derived cannabidiol (CBD) extracts provide greater efficacy in the treatment of pain and inflammation than does the use of a purified CBD alternative, according to preclinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Pharmacology & Pharmacy. Investigators at the Hebrew University,[Read More…]

Jerusalem, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015.  The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) leads to improvement in bone fracture healing, according to preclinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Investigators at the Hebrew University Bone Laboratory assessed the ability of CBD administration to[Read More…]

Aurora, CO–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015.  Patients with Parkinson’s self-report cannabis to be a highly efficacious alternative medicine in the treatment of the disease, according to survey data published online ahead of print in the journal Evidence-Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. Investigators reported that cannabis use remains comparatively uncommon among patients with[Read More…]

Congress Passed One-Year Amendment in December Prohibiting Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws; Members of both Parties Sought to Stop Prosecutions and Let States Set Their Own Medical Marijuana Policies Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2015. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told the Los Angeles Times[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015.  International travelers are bringing a multidrug-resistant intestinal illness to the United States and spreading it to others who have not traveled, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Shigella sonnei bacteria resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin sickened 243[Read More…]

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015.  The federal board that oversees labor-management relations has thrown out the flawed union election last June at Sutter Memorial Medical Center in Modesto citing a pattern of coercion and other actions by hospital officials that violated the rights of registered nurses who were considering affiliation with the[Read More…]