Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2015. Nearly 42 percent of U.S. adults who drink also report using medications known to interact with alcohol, based on a study from the National Institutes of Health released Friday. Among those over 65 years of age who drink alcohol, nearly 78 percent report using alcohol-interactive[Read More…]

The Island clinic Ebola treatment unit in Liberia. Photo: WHO/R. Sørensen GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–19 January 2015 – The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) today welcomed encouraging statistics recently released by Liberia’s Minister of health and Social Welfare that reported that 12 of the country’s 15 counties have had no[Read More…]

Larry Harvey argues that new Congressional measure should prevent the DOJ from prosecuting his family Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—January 19, 2015. A motion to dismiss has been filed in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case involving a family from rural northeastern Washington State. Larry Harvey, 71, of the Kettle Falls[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2015.  Illinois approved a pilot medical marijuana program in 2013. The program started in 2014 with one caveat – there was no actual medical marijuana to legally obtain. Safe access to medical marijuana for patients requires licenses being issued to growers and distributors, as patients can’t grow their[Read More…]

OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2015.  The marijuana industry is growing rapidly, both medical and recreational. The growth of the industry has led to increased hiring by marijuana companies, especially at dispensaries. According to a report, the last quarter of 2014 saw medical marijuana dispensaries increase their hiring rate by 90%. Per Weed Hire:[Read More…]

Calling for Alternatives to Drug Testing for “Recreational” Drugs that Aren’t Performance Enhancers NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. The NCAA announced yesterday that it plans to re-examine its approach to drug testing student-athletes for recreational drug use. The news comes just days after two University of Oregon football players were suspended[Read More…]

CDC urges early treatment of severely ill and high-risk patients Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2015.  A report published in the January 16 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) estimates that getting a flu vaccine this season reduced a person’s risk of having to go to the doctor because of flu by[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2015. As a result of a lawsuit filed by the United States, a federal court in California has issued an injunction shutting down Health One Pharmaceuticals Inc., a City of Industry, California, based manufacturer of dietary supplements and unapproved new drugs.  The firm and its president, Richard[Read More…]

Researchers at Duke University report the first lab-grown, contracting human muscle, which could revolutionize drug discovery and personalized medicine. Durham, NC–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015.  By Ken Kingery In a laboratory first, Duke researchers have grown human skeletal muscle that contracts and responds just like native tissue to external stimuli such as[Read More…]

“[T]he pattern of marijuana’s effects seems to be distinctly different when compared to that of tobacco use,” study says Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 15, 2015.  The inhalation of one marijuana cigarette per day over a 20-year period is not associated with adverse changes in lung health, according to data published online ahead[Read More…]