Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. Today, Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone and Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky sent a letter to Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Elliot Kaye urging strong action to protect children and families against health risks associated with exposure to phthalates. [Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Ebola-affected Countries Need to Intensify Routine Immunization Services — UN
Photo: WHO GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 March 2015 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) is appealing for the “urgent scaling up” of routine immunizations services and distribution of anti-malaria medicines in countries most affected by Ebola in West Africa to counter a growing risk of outbreaks of measles, pertussis, and other[Read More…]
Multi-drug Resistant TB Strain in Swaziland Not Detectable by Most Advanced Rapid Diagnostic Tests
An MSF lab technician work at the Nhlangano tubreculosis ward in Shiselweni, Swaziland. Giorgos Moutafis Swaziland/New York–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015 —More than a quarter of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) strains isolated in a national survey in Swaziland carry a mutation that is undetectable by the advanced rapid molecular diagnostic tests[Read More…]
FDA Concludes Arctic Apples and Innate Potatoes are Safe for Consumption
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 20, 2015. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration completed its evaluation for two varieties of apples genetically engineered by Okanagan Specialty Fruits, Inc., and for six varieties of potatoes genetically engineered by J. R. Simplot Company and concluded that these foods are as safe and nutritious as[Read More…]
Study: Elevated THC/Blood Levels Persist In Habitual Consumers
Victoria, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. The presence of THC may persist in the blood of habitual cannabis consumers for multiple days at concentrations above 5ng/ml, according clinical data recently published in the journal Forensic Science International. Australian researchers assessed daily concentrations of THC in the blood of 21 subjects over a[Read More…]
Nevada State Senate to Consider Groundbreaking Heroin-assisted Treatment Program; Senate Bill 275 Would Create a Four-year Pilot Program
Heroin-assisted Treatment Programs Have Proven Successful in Reducing Overdoses, Disease and Crime in Numerous Countries, Including Germany, UK, Spain, Canada and more ARIZONA—(ENEWSPF)—March 19, 2015. Last week, Nevada State Senator Richard Segerblom introduced groundbreaking legislation, Senate Bill 275, which creates a four-year heroin-assisted treatment pilot project. Heroin-assisted treatment, also known as[Read More…]
Strengthening the Immune System’s Fight Against Brain Cancer
NIH-funded research suggests novel way to improve vaccine efficacy in brain tumors Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. When cancer strikes, it may be possible for patients to fight back with their own defenses, using a strategy known as immunotherapy. According to a new study published in Nature, researchers have found a[Read More…]
Misperceptions Keep Kids from Getting Lifesaving Treatment for Tickborne Diseases
Short-term doxycycline use does not stain kids’ teeth, CDC/IHS study finds Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2015. Kids are five times more likely than adults to die from tickborne diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF). Doctors often avoid prescribing doxycycline, the most effective RMSF treatment, for young children because the drug’s[Read More…]
Study: Majority Of Medical Marijuana Patients Substitute Cannabis For Prescription Drugs
Providence, RI–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. The majority of qualified patients in Rhode Island who obtain cannabis from a state-licensed dispensary report having used it as an alternative to conventional prescription drugs, according to a demographic review of patient characteristics published in The Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Investigators Brown University in Providence[Read More…]
Senators Durbin, Feinstein, Blumenthal To FDA: Use Existing Authority To Protect Consumers From Contaminated Dietary Supplement
Senators raise concerns about the safety of a product manufactured by company responsible for 2013 dietary supplement-related injuries and death WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2015. In response to confirmed reports that international shipments of a popular dietary supplement contained hidden and potentially harmful contaminants, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Dianne[Read More…]
