Groups convene in Washington, DC for third annual national medical cannabis conference March 27-31 Washington, DC – (ENEWSPF)—March 27, 2015. The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) Cannabis Committee, in coordination with Americans for Safe Access (ASA), and the Hemp Industries Association (HIA), announces the release of a joint statement advocating[Read More…]

Cigarette Sales Declined, Smokeless Tobacco Sales Increased From 2011 Levels Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2015.  The number of cigarettes sold to wholesalers and retailers in the United States declined from 273.6 billion in 2011 to 267.7 billion in 2012, according to the most recent Federal Trade Commission Cigarette Report. The amount[Read More…]

Marseille, France–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015.  A history of cannabis use is positively associated with a lower risk of insulin resistance (IR) in HIV/Hepatitis C co-infected patients, according to a longitudinal analysis published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. Insulin resistance is a leading cause of type 2[Read More…]

Senators have led the call for a national, comprehensive plan to reduce overdose deaths with increased resources for life-saving drugs and follow up care WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Jack Reed (D-IL) welcomed today’s announcement of a new targeted initiative through the Department of[Read More…]

Plan fails to adequately address growing public health threat CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2015. Tomorrow the National Task Force for Combating Resistant Bacteria will release a five-year action plan to tackle the growing problem of antibiotic resistance.  While the plan will take several important steps necessary to control the spread of antibiotic-resistant[Read More…]

Boston, MA —(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015.  Researchers have developed the first global model for predicting cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. The model—developed by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Imperial College London, and colleagues—will be of particular help to public health professionals, clinicians, and patients in developing countries for prevention of[Read More…]

Legislation Would Improve Patient Care and Support America’s Nurses Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPFS)–March 26, 2015.  U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) yesterday to introduce the National Nursing Shortage Reform and Patient Advocacy Act, legislation that would establish minimum registered nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals, protect the rights of nurses[Read More…]

Bethesda, Marylanbd–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015. The status of the patient with Ebola virus disease being treated at the NIH Clinical Center has improved from critical to serious condition. No additional details about the patient are being shared at this time. About the NIH Clinical Center: The NIH Clinical Center is the[Read More…]

National Institute of Mental Health plan will help guide funding Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015.  Against a backdrop of rapid scientific advances and dramatic changes in the landscape of mental health care, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has issued a new Strategic Plan for Research. Informed by the successes[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2015.  In the past four years, states have enacted 231 restrictions on abortion care, which severely limit women’s access to this legal and safe procedure. Under the cloak of protecting women’s health, state legislatures, particularly in the South and Midwest, have been actively introducing and passing[Read More…]