Data reveal dramatic impact of Rapid Isolation and Treatment of Ebola (RITE) strategy Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2015.  The Rapid Isolation and Treatment of Ebola (RITE) strategy is helping to end the Ebola epidemic in Liberia, according to new data reported in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). The[Read More…]

Bourbon virus belongs to a group of viruses called thogotoviruses. Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—February 20, 2015. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is today reporting on the discovery of a new virus that may have contributed to the death of a previously healthy man in eastern Kansas in late spring[Read More…]

Device is first to use adhesive to cut off blood supply Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the VenaSeal closure system (VenaSeal system) to permanently treat varicose veins of the legs by sealing the affected superficial veins using an adhesive agent. There are[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a $13,415,508 grant to the Illinois Department of Human Services to expand home visiting services to women during pregnancy and to parents with young children. The[Read More…]

Boulder, CO–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015.  Marijuana use is not associated with structural changes in the brain, according to imaging data published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Investigators from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Louisville in Kentucky assessed brain morphology in both daily adult and adolescent cannabis[Read More…]

Trial set to proceed next week against remaining members of the so-called “Kettle Falls Five” Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Days before trial is scheduled to start in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case, the government dismissed charges yesterday against Larry Harvey, 71, a defendant recently diagnosed with Stage[Read More…]

Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015.  Allergies affect 30% of people around the world and asthma afflicts 10% of all children. Now, a new study has uncovered more than 30 genes that have strong effects on allergies, asthma, and Immunoglobulin E (IgE)—an antibody that triggers allergic responses. Among these genes are[Read More…]

Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015.  To combat the failure of countries to reverse the global obesity epidemic, authors of a new paper are calling for “smart food policies” by governments, alongside joint efforts from industry and society, to improve food environments and make healthy eating easier. Lead author Christina Roberto,[Read More…]

UCMC RN’s fighting for patient care standards ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015.  National Nurses United, the largest nurses organization in the nation and in Illinois, yesterday condemned Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal for draconian cuts in critical public services that nurses said could have a devastating effect, especially on retirees and low[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–Februay 19, 2015.  Two new clinical trials are examining the safety and acceptability of antiretroviral medicines administered via injection as a means of protecting against HIV infection. The studies are being funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]