Three defendants now stand trial after dismissal of charges against cancer-stricken defendant, plea bargain by family friend Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—February 26, 2015. Trial began on Wednesday with jury selection and opening statements in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case against a family from eastern Washington State known as the[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 25, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Avycaz (ceftazidime-avibactam), a new antibacterial drug product, to treat adults with complicated intra-abdominal infections (cIAI), in combination with metronidazole, and complicated urinary tract infections (cUTI), including kidney infections (pyelonephritis), who have limited or no alternative treatment options.  [Read More…]

Patient Focused Certification Program Director Kristin Nevedal will speak Thursday to the Coalition for Cannabis Standards and Ethics Seattle, WA –(ENEWSPF)—February 25, 2015. Two Washington State-based laboratories — The Werc Shop and Phytalab — have recently been certified under a nationwide program that verifies quality control standards, calibration, and evaluation[Read More…]

Government continues prosecution despite Congressional ban on interfering with implementation of state law Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—February 24, 2015. Trial starts Wednesday in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case from eastern Washington State known as the Kettle Falls Five. The Obama Administration is aggressively pursuing marijuana trafficking charges against a[Read More…]

30 winners use evidence-based strategies to achieve high rates of blood pressure control for their patients Full list of Champions at millionhearts.hhs.gov. Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 24, 2015.  Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Million Hearts initiative recognized 30 public and private health care practices and systems across the[Read More…]

NIH-funded trial compares consumption and avoidance of peanut Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015.  Introduction of peanut products into the diets of infants at high risk of developing peanut allergy was safe and led to an 81 percent reduction in the subsequent development of the allergy, a clinical trial has found. The[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015.  An experimental compound empowers an enzyme to help process acetaldehyde, a toxic metabolite of alcohol, according to new research supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). The findings, now online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), might lead[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 23, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Farydak (panobinostat) for the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a form of blood cancer that arises from plasma cells, a type of white blood cell, found in bone marrow. According to the National[Read More…]

Forty Percent of Parents Surveyed Don’t Know the HPV Vaccine Can Prevent Cancer New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2015. Planned Parenthood has released new data on parents’ understanding of HPV and the HPV vaccine, showing that parents need more information about the vaccine and why it is important to vaccinate[Read More…]

Further progress in providing emergency funding for states and health facilities Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2015.  The Department of Health and Human Services released a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) today:  the Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities. This funding opportunity will award a total of $194,500,000 to[Read More…]