Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014.  A hospitalized medical aid worker who volunteered in Guinea, one of the three West African nations experiencing an Ebola epidemic, and since returned to the United States has tested positive for Ebola according to the New York City Health Department laboratory, which is part of the[Read More…]

  Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014.  Testimony regarding the constitutionality of the federal statute designating marijuana as a Schedule I Controlled Substance will be taken on Monday, October 27 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in the case of United States v. Pickard, et. al.,[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 24, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved Obizur [Antihemophilic Factor (Recombinant), Porcine Sequence] for the treatment of bleeding episodes in adults with acquired hemophilia A (acquired Factor VIII [FVII] deficiency). Acquired hemophilia A is a rare, but potentially life threatening, bleeding disorder caused by[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 24, 2014. The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to screening procedures, travel restrictions, and reduced aviation transportation options in response to the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.  This Travel Alert will expire on April 22, 2015. As of October 22,[Read More…]

Source: UNICEF, WHO GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–23 October 2014 – As the international community mobilizes on all fronts to combat the unfolding Ebola outbreak, the primary emphasis must continue to be on stopping the transmission of the virus within Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the three hardest-hit countries, United Nations World Health Organization[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. Today, EMS HAZ TAC Units transferred to Bellevue Hospital a patient who presented a fever and gastrointestinal symptoms.    The patient is a health care worker who returned to the U.S. within the past 21 days from one of the three countries currently facing the outbreak[Read More…]

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) statement: A person in New York City, who recently worked with Doctors Without Borders in one of the Ebola affected countries in West Africa, notified our office this morning to report having developed a fever.  As per the specific guidelines[Read More…]

Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. The overwhelming majority of doctors–a total of 93 percent–are concerned about the common meat industry practice of using antibiotics on healthy animals for growth promotion and disease prevention, according to a new poll released today commissioned by Consumer Reports and released by Consumers Union and Illinois[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2014.  A new issue brief released today by the Center for American Progress calls for improvements to the current health care system so that all women can access and receive the contraceptive services they need, emphasizing the importance of making family planning services available through a[Read More…]

Letter demands that businesses apply for state licenses that don’t exist, city offers no choice to dispensaries but closure Seattle, WA –(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2014. More than 300 medical marijuana businesses received cease and desist letters from the City of Seattle this week. While the move appears to be consistent with[Read More…]