Grocery Manufacturers initiative is inadequate, cannot replace needed regulation by FDA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014.  The Center for Food Safety today expressed disappointment in the Grocery Manufacturer Association’s (GMA) proposed changes  to the food industry’s process in assessing the safety of food additives.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014.  Roosevelt University will mark World Suicide Prevention Day on Wednesday, Sept. 10 with A Night of Hope, an awareness program on suicide prevention that is open to all college students, as well as the public, in Chicago’s busy South Loop college corridor. The program, being held at[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 2, 2014.  Patient registration for the Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program starts today, September 2. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is accepting applications for qualifying patients and caregivers who wish to apply for a medical cannabis registration identification card. Applications are being accepted both electronically and through[Read More…]

HB2 provision requiring unnecessary, multimillion-dollar renovations of abortion clinics ruled unconstitutional, would have shuttered all but a few abortion clinics in the state September 1 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 30, 2014. Following a trial earlier this month, a federal district court judge yesterday struck down two components of an anti-abortion Texas omnibus[Read More…]

Recommendations from Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) call for immediate action to address inequity in health care coverage, sky-high maternal mortality rates NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—August 29, 2014. The United States has failed to make sufficient progress in addressing racial and gender disparities in access to health care, according[Read More…]

Encourages people to speak up about mental illness and substance abuse SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn proclaimed September as “Recovery Month” in the state of Illinois to increase awareness and understanding of mental health and substance use disorders.  Recovery Month celebrates the continued success of many people in[Read More…]

NIH-funded scientist uses latest genomic technology to make discovery Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 29, 2014.  Scientists used advanced genomic sequencing technology to identify a single point of infection from an animal reservoir to a human in the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa. This research has also revealed the dynamics of how[Read More…]

Does medical marijuana have an unintended consequence? A study from Johns Hopkins reports states with medical marijuana laws have 25 percent fewer deaths due to overdose. Source: america.aljazeera.com Related Article: JAMA: Medical Cannabis States Possess Lower Rates Of Opiate-Induced Fatalities

Trial is First in Series of Accelerated Safety Studies of Ebola Vaccines Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 28, 2014.  Initial human testing of an investigational vaccine to prevent Ebola virus disease will begin next week by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 28, 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 in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone.   This Travel Alert will expire on February 27, 2015. Due to an outbreak[Read More…]