Most Americans Say the White House and Both Republicans and Democrats in Congress Aren’t Doing Enough to Address High Drug Costs CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 26, 2018 Contacts: Rakesh Singh and Craig Palosky As policymakers weigh strategies to address the high cost of prescription drugs, the latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
New Federal Spending Bill Includes Medical Marijuana Protections
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director Update: The omnibus passed the House of Representatives on Thursday, March 22. As part of the newly proposed appropriations package known as an omnibus bill, a spending restriction upon the Department of Justice from prosecuting state-legal medical marijuana programs will remain[Read More…]
Women In Medicine Shout #MeToo About Sexual Harassment At Work
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Christina Jewett, Kaiser Health News Annette Katz didn’t expect to be part of a major social movement. She didn’t set out to take on a major health organization. But that all began to change when a co-worker saw her fighting back tears and joined Katz to[Read More…]
Research Misconduct Allegations Shadow New CDC Head
CALIFORNIA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: Marisa Taylor The Trump administration announced that HIV expert Dr. Robert Redfield will lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ignoring complaints that his work on a high-profile vaccine research more than 20 years ago was flawed. The Army in 1994 acknowledged accuracy issues with[Read More…]
High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol Associated with Noisy Jobs
1 in 4 adults report having been exposed to loud noise at work Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 22, 2018 By: CDC Media Relations High blood pressure and high cholesterol are more common among workers exposed to loud noise at work according to a CDC study published this month in the American Journal[Read More…]
Bayer Issues Voluntary Recall of Alka-Seltzer Plus® Products
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 Contact: Jennifer Brendel Bayer is voluntarily recalling Alka-Seltzer Plus® packages that: Were sold only in the U.S. at Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and Kroger (including Dillons Food Stores, Fred Meyer, Fry’s Food Stores, Ralphs, King Soopers and Smith’s Food and Drug) after February 9, 2018. Can[Read More…]
H7N9 Influenza Vaccine Clinical Trials Begin
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 Contact: Elizabeth Deatrick Two new clinical trials testing an experimental vaccine to prevent influenza caused by an H7N9 influenza virus are now enrolling volunteers at sites across the United States. The Phase 2 studies, sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part[Read More…]
During Binges, U.S. Adults Have 17 Billion Drinks a Year
More than half of those drinks are by adults ages 35 years and older Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 16, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations U.S. adults consumed more than 17 billion binge drinks in 2015, or about 470 binge drinks per binge drinker, according to a first-of-its-kind study released by the Centers[Read More…]
New Technologies Help Seniors Age In Place — And Not Feel Alone
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 15, 2018 By: Gabi Redford Nancy Delano, 80, of Denver has no plans to slow down anytime soon. She still drives to movies, plays and dinners out with friends. A retired elder care nurse who lives alone, she also knows that “when you reach a certain age, emergencies[Read More…]
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Strengthen DEA’s Ability to Prevent Opioid Diversion and Abuse
Currently, 14 billion opioid doses are put on the U.S. market each year — enough for every adult American to have a one month’s prescription of addictive painkillers. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—March 12, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The United State is in the midst of a prescription opioid, heroin, and fentanyl crisis[Read More…]
