After 5 years of legal pressure from Center for Food Safety, meat supply is finally going arsenic-free Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015.  Center for Food Safety yesterday applauded the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) move to withdraw the last arsenic-based feed additive approved for use in chicken and turkey. In October[Read More…]

NIH-funded findings also point to possible treatments for harmful effects of adolescent alcohol exposure Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015.  Adolescent binge drinking can disrupt gene regulation and brain development in ways that promote anxiety and excessive drinking behaviors that can persist into adulthood, according to a new study supported by the[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015.  Measurement of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood can be used to detect disease recurrence in patients with a curable form of cancer known as diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). In most patients, measurement of ctDNA enabled detection of microscopic disease before it could be seen[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2015.  The first national study to look at behavioral therapy, medication, and dietary supplements to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) among children ages 4-17 shows that less than one half of children with ADHD were receiving behavioral therapy in 2009-2010. ADHD medication and behavioral therapy among children with[Read More…]

Abandoned by Cuomo Administration, Critically Ill Patient and Families Vow to Return to the Legislature to Fix New York’s Broken Medical Marijuana Program New York –(ENEWSPF)—April 1, 2015. Last night the New York State Department of Health (DOH) released the final regulations for New York’s medical marijuana program. The announcement followed[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final guidance to assist industry in developing opioid drug products with potentially abuse-deterrent properties. Opioid drugs provide significant benefit for patients when used properly; however opioids also carry a risk of misuse, abuse and death. To[Read More…]

MSF has been receiving hundreds of wounded at its hospital in Aden. Source: MSF SANA’A/PARIS—(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. More medical supplies and trained health personnel are urgently needed in Yemen as the violence there escalates, but with air and sea transport obstructed, it is currently impossible to bring in this essential[Read More…]

The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Invites Kids to Submit Healthy Lunch Recipes for a Chance to Win a Trip to Washington, D.C. and Attend the Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015.  First Lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with PBS flagship station WGBH Boston, the[Read More…]

Boston, MA – (ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015.  Men who ate fruits and vegetables with higher levels of pesticide residues—such as strawberries, spinach, and peppers—had lower sperm count and a lower percentage of normal sperm than those who ate produce with lower residue levels, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard[Read More…]

Work will prepare for large-scale drug manufacturing Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) awarded approximately $12 million today to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals of Durham, North Carolina, for the advanced development of a promising experimental drug[Read More…]