BOSTON –-(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014 – Developing a new prescription medicine that gains marketing approval, a process often lasting longer than a decade, is estimated to cost $2,558 million, according to a new study by the Tufts Center for the Study of Drug Development. The $2,558 million figure per approved compound[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 18, 2014.  For HIV-infected women in good immune health, taking a three-drug regimen during pregnancy prevents mother-to-child HIV transmission more effectively than taking one drug during pregnancy, another during labor and two more after giving birth,  an international clinical trial has found. The ongoing PROMISE (Promoting Maternal-Infant Survival[Read More…]

Ebola treatment centre outside an Ebola virus disease (EVD) case management centre run by Médecins Sans Frontières in the town of Guéckédou, Guinea. Photo: UNICEF/Suzanne Beukes GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–17 November 2014 – The United Nations today praised the end of an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),[Read More…]

New Standards Respond to Worldwide Actions of 100,000 RNs Nurses to Hold Press Conference Tuesday in Washington on Next Steps Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014.  National Nurses United today called on the the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other states to follow the landmark mandatory safeguards established by[Read More…]

NIH study finds limited kidney benefit from more rigorous blood pressure treatment Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014.  Using two drugs was no more effective than a single drug in slowing disease progression in people with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), according to two studies funded by the National Institutes of[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2014.  Yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) added Mali to the list of Ebola-affected nations for which enhanced screening and monitoring measures will be taken. There are no direct flights from Mali to the United States.  However, each[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 17, 2014. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the family and loved ones of Dr. Martin Salia, who succumbed this morning to Ebola at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, despite the heroic efforts of that institution’s incredibly talented team. Dr. Salia leaves behind loved ones in the[Read More…]

AUSTRALIA–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2014.  The statement below was released tonight by Australia in its capacity as host of the G20. We are deeply concerned about the Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and saddened by the suffering and loss of life it is inflicting. We are mindful of the[Read More…]

Researchers identify two chemicals that appear to reduce fertility in men Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014.  Certain sunscreen chemicals used to protect against ultraviolent rays may impair men’s ability to father children in a timely manner, according to a study by the National Institutes of Health and the New York state[Read More…]

Publication includes information on effective but underutilized approaches Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 14, 2014.  A new resource from the National Institutes of Health will help individuals and families understand available treatment options for alcohol problems.  Developed by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the NIH, Treatment for[Read More…]