Holder Cautions Congress to Preserve Immediate Suspension Orders (ISOs) That Help DEA Shut Down Rogue Drug Distributors Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 31, 2014. In a new memorandum to be released Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder urged federal law enforcement agencies to identify, train and equip personnel who may interact with a victim[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
FDA Takes Steps to Help Ensure the Reliability of Certain Diagnostic Tests
Reinforces agency’s commitment to fostering personalized medicine Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 31, 2014. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took important steps to ensure that certain tests used by health care professionals to help diagnose and treat patients provide accurate, consistent and reliable results. First, the FDA is issuing a[Read More…]
Governor Cuomo Highlights Urgency For Swift Implementation of New York’s Medical Marijuana Program
Patients, Families, and Advocates Thank Cuomo and Urge His Continued Leadership and Action to Ensure Critically Ill Patients Receive Immediate Access to Medicine; Need for Emergency Access is Clearer than Ever with Recent Deaths New York –(ENEWSPF)—July 30, 2014. Today, Governor Cuomo called for swift implementation of New York’s recently passed[Read More…]
Report: 41% of Arrestees at the July 30 Cook County Jail Intake Self-identified as Mentally Ill
(GRAPHIC SUPPLIED) Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, on any given day, between 25-30 percent of the inmates at Cook County Jail suffer from mental illnesses. The majority of these inmates are in jail for nonviolent offences closely associated with their mental health issues and would be[Read More…]
Just a Month After Misguided Supreme Court Ruling, Massachusetts Passes New Law Protecting Patients at Women’s Health Centers
BOSTON—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. The Massachusetts legislature today passed a new law to protect patients at reproductive health centers from abusive and intimidating protesters. Governor Deval Patrick has said he will act quickly to sign the bill into law – just a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a[Read More…]
Appeals Court Protects Women’s Access to Safe, Legal Abortion in Mississippi
“We all want to protect women’s health and safety. This law does the opposite,” says Planned Parenthood New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled to protect women’s access to safe, legal abortion in Mississippi by affirming a district court ruling preliminarily[Read More…]
Study Helps Compare Risks of Treatments for Early Esophageal Cancer
Northwestern Medicine researchers suggest endoscopic resection not always best for localized, early-stage esophageal cancer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 29014,. A new study, published in the July, 2014, issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute by Northwestern Medicine® researchers, sheds new light on the risks associated with the growing popularity of[Read More…]
FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg’s Statement on the Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2014. Each year, thousands of Americans are diagnosed with some form of skin cancer. The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to prevent skin cancer is important especially during these hot summer months when many of us spend extra time in the sun. Over the last few[Read More…]
Surgeon General Issues Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer
Skin cancer rates rising: most cases are preventable Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 29, 2014. Skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, is a major public health problem that requires immediate action, according to a new Call to Action released today by the U.S. Surgeon General. Even though most[Read More…]
Regulators Charge Chicago Area Doctor with Cannabis Violations
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) urges both physicians and members of the public to be cautious about setting up or visiting so-called “medical cannabis clinics.” The Department issued this warning in the wake of filing a formal complaint against a physician for violating[Read More…]
