WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014.  United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) sent a letter today to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg requesting information about the FDA’s efforts to curb the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production. “The use of antibiotics[Read More…]

Study shows power of combining big data analysis with cutting-edge genomic techniques Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2014.  Using data from over 18,000 patients, scientists have identified more than two dozen genetic risk factors involved in Parkinson’s disease, including six that had not been previously reported. The study, published in Nature Genetics,[Read More…]

Botanical medicine standards released as Colorado medical marijuana business sees first product recall in U.S. Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—July 22, 2014. The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) released its long-awaited medical marijuana manufacturing guidelines today, completing its compendium of industry standards which include regulatory recommendations for cannabis from seed to sale.[Read More…]

New Law Adds Seizures to List of Debilitating Medical Conditions Under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2014.  Governor Pat Quinn yesterday signed legislation to add the treatment of adults and children with seizures to the state’s Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act. This action is part[Read More…]

Recommendations Also Include Harm Reduction Measures and Banning Compulsory Treatment NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—July 21, 2014. In a report published earlier this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) made a clear call for broad drug policy reforms, including decriminalization of drug use, harm reduction practices such as syringe exchange and opioid substitution[Read More…]

Phoenix, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- State health officials have agreed to changes in the state’s medical cannabis law to permit patients with post-traumatic stress to be eligible to use cannabis therapy. Regulators agreed late last week to expand the state’s list of qualifying conditions to include the physician-recommended use of cannabis for the palliative care[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Beleodaq (belinostat) for the treatment of patients with peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL), a rare and fast-growing type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). The action was taken under the agency’s accelerated approval program. PTCL comprises a diverse group of[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 3, 2014.  As we head into the Fourth of July holiday weekend, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck reminds us of the following health tips to help avoid injury and illness during the summer. “We want everyone to stay safe while celebrating the holiday and throughout[Read More…]

Where you live makes a difference Health care providers in some states prescribed far more painkillers than those in other states. Entire Infographic  Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 1, 2014.  Health care providers wrote 259 million prescriptions for opioid painkillers in 2012 – many more in some states than in others – according[Read More…]