NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership, for convening this extremely timely meeting. And thank you to Deputy Secretary General Eliasson, Special Envoy Nabarro, and Special Representative Banbury for your work, for your briefings, for your clear call to action, and above all, for the dedicated[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection. Harvoni is the first combination pill approved to treat chronic HCV genotype 1 infection. It is also the first approved regimen that does[Read More…]

Grants from the National Institutes of Health will enable UO psychology professor to complete a pair of two-year research projects EUGENE, Ore. –(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014 — Why do we find it so hard to say no to fatty, processed foods? How do we reverse the spiral of negative outcomes that[Read More…]

Attorney General’s Office Reports of Possible Email Scams Tied to Ebola Outbreak Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today alerted Illinois residents of several possible email scams tied to the Ebola outbreak. Madigan’s office has received emails titled “People being quarantined” that purport to be an “Ebola Pandemic Update”[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Akynzeo (netupitant and palonosetron) to treat nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing cancer chemotherapy. Akynzeo is a fixed combination capsule comprised of two drugs. Oral palonosetron, approved in 2008, prevents nausea and vomiting during the acute phase[Read More…]

BURLINGTON, Vt.—(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today raised new questions about skyrocketing prices for prescription drugs, including a new treatment for Hepatitis C that costs more than $1,000 per pill, and what he calls “staggering” price hikes for generic drugs. Sanders’ focus on the Hepatitis C[Read More…]

AUSTIN–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014.  The full U.S Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit declined to reconsider the constitutionality of a portion of a Texas law blocking access to abortion across large parts of the state, despite an emphatic dissent. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, Planned Parenthood[Read More…]

Surveys seeking positions on medical marijuana are widely disseminated in first-of-its-kind voter education campaign Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014.  The medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has produced a new 30-second online advertisement to launch its survey drive for for this year’s election-cycle educational campaign. The ad will[Read More…]

Researchers call for coordinated care to address risks – NIH-funded Study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 9, 2014.  Many patients with psychosis develop health risks associated with premature death early in the course of their mental illness, researchers have found. Patients with schizophrenia are already known to have higher rates of premature death[Read More…]

MONTPELIER, VT –(ENEWSPF)–October 8, 2014.  Two consumer advocacy groups with a keen interest in defending Vermont’s new GMO labeling law have been granted permission by a federal judge to file legal briefs at every stage of the litigation over the law’s constitutionality. Christina Reiss, Chief Judge of the U.S. District[Read More…]