COLORADO—(ENEWSPF)—November 28, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director State Public Health Department officials have recommended over $7 million dollars in grant funding to pay for a series of state-sponsored clinical trials to assess the safety and efficacy of cannabis and cannabinoids. The proposed studies include a pair of clinical[Read More…]

Anthony Banbury, Head of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) and Dr. David Nabarro, Special Envoy on Ebola, at a joint interview. Photo: UNMEER GHANA–(ENEWSPF)–28 November 2014 – The top United Nations officials leading the fight against Ebola have made an appeal for people who possess skills that[Read More…]

Results from NIH Phase 1 clinical trial support accelerated development of candidate vaccine Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 28, 2014.  An experimental vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease was well-tolerated and produced immune system responses in all 20 healthy adults who received it in a phase 1 clinical trial conducted by researchers from[Read More…]

Despite progress, smoking rates stay high for certain groups Cigarette Smoking Overall Among Adults in the U.S. is Down. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 26, 2014. The cigarette smoking rate among adults in the U.S. dropped from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 17.8 percent in 2013, according to new data published[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSFP)–November 26, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing of the HeartFlow FFR-CT software, which permits health care professionals to non-invasively evaluate blood flow in the coronary arteries of patients showing signs and symptoms of coronary artery disease.   Coronary artery disease, also called coronary heart[Read More…]

MSF staff members consult with patients at a facility in Colombia. Surinyach Anna/MSF BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA/NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  Sexual violence should be treated as a medical emergency and survivors should be guaranteed accessible and comprehensive medical treatment, said the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) on[Read More…]

CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  The season for family gatherings and festive meals is here, and with that comes the potential for foodborne illnesses, if the foods are not properly prepared and handled.  Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck offers this helpful advice to avoid getting sick: “You[Read More…]

Administers the Family Caregiver Support Program SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  Family caregivers help their loved ones with a broad range of activities which can be a critical component in providing long term care for older adults.  Without the support of their relatives and caregivers, many older adults would have difficulty[Read More…]

New study finds that two-thirds of Americans with virus not in check have been diagnosed. There is an urgent need to reach more people with testing and make sure those with the virus receive prompt, ongoing care and treatment. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  Just 30 percent of Americans[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 25, 2014.  Using a new imaging technique, National Institutes of Health researchers have found that the biological machinery that builds DNA can insert molecules into the DNA strand that are damaged as a result of environmental exposures. These damaged molecules trigger cell death that produces some human diseases,[Read More…]