Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015. A nationally representative survey shows that natural product use in the United States has shifted since 2007, with some products becoming more popular and some falling out of favor. Overall, natural products (dietary supplements other than vitamins and minerals) remain the most common complementary health approach.[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015.  A National Institutes of Health-funded study comparing low dose iron supplementation to no supplementation in blood donors found that supplementation significantly reduced the time to recovery of post-donation lost iron and hemoglobin — an iron-rich protein that carries oxygen in red blood cells throughout the body.[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 10, 2015.  More Americans of all ages are rolling out their yoga mats in an effort to improve their health. A large nationally representative survey shows that the number of Americans using mind and body approaches to improve health and well-being remains high. Of note is a significant[Read More…]

Advocates Praise Botticelli for Taking Steps Toward Health-Based Approach to Drug Policy; DPA Issues Four Recommendations for Botticelli Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2015.  This evening, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Obama’s nomination of Michael Botticelli to become the next Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP),[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called for an investigation into the possible mistreatment of animals over several decades at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research facility, in a letter today. Wyden sent the letter to the USDA following a recent report in the New York Times[Read More…]

 Ann Wayt Defamed for Patient, Union Advocacy Takes the Fight to the Hospital and Wins OHIO–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  A civil jury has ordered an Ohio hospital, part of one of the most notorious anti-union hospital chains in the U.S., to pay over $2 million in damages for its actions against[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  In papers filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, industry opponents to the U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) law dropped their longstanding case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). This ends the lawsuit, American Meat Institute (AMI) et[Read More…]

New DARPA initiative builds on basic research Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  Three groups of researchers who have received support from the National Institutes of Health will obtain funding from the President’s BRAIN Initiative to improve artificial limb technology. The new awards will be funded and administered by the Defense[Read More…]

Minimally-invasive system is first to access carotid arteries through the neck rather than the groin Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 9, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared for marketing the ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System (ENROUTE TNS), for use during a minimally invasive procedure to restore normal blood flow to[Read More…]

Calls for expanded access to testing and treatment New York, NY —(ENEWSPF)–February 6, 2015.  Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America marks National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (Saturday, February 7) by reminding people of the importance of prevention and access to health care in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the black community.[Read More…]