Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Sivextro (tedizolid phosphate), a new antibacterial drug, to treat adults with skin infections. Sivextro is approved to treat patients with acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by certain susceptible bacteria, including Staphylococcus aureus (including[Read More…]

PlayStreets Will Offer More Than 140 Events Throughout City to Engage Children And Families in Physical Activity and Play CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) kicked off PlayStreets 2014 today, announcing that the City of Chicago will host more than 140 special[Read More…]

Jerusalem, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2014. The administration of oral THC mitigates symptoms of post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD), according to clinical trial data published online ahead of print in the journal Clinical Drug Investigation. Investigators at the Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem assessed the safety and efficacy of oral THC as[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014.  The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced today that approximately 75 Atlanta-based staff are being monitored or provided antibiotics because they may have been unintentionally exposed to live Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) after established safety practices were not followed. Out of an abundance of caution, CDC is[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014. “I am pleased that Nike and USA Basketball have chosen Chicago to host the third-annual World Basketball Festival this summer, providing another opportunity to showcase our great City as a first-class sports and tourism destination. With our rich basketball culture that has created a host of basketball[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2014.  The Senate Appropriations Committee voted today to extend abortion coverage to Peace Corps volunteers by lifting a longstanding coverage ban. The State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill includes a provision to bring the same coverage for abortion care to Peace Corps volunteers and trainees as available in[Read More…]

Thousands Will Still Benefit, Although Bill Excludes Smoked Marijuana Albany—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. Today, the Assembly, Senate and Governor Cuomo announced a deal to move forward on a limited medical marijuana program, which makes New York the 23rd state to adopt such a program. The new law will provide relief to[Read More…]

A similar measure to curb errant DOJ enforcement won an historic 219-189 vote in the House last month Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced today their plan to introduce a budget amendment to curb Department of Justice (DOJ) enforcement in medical marijuana[Read More…]

D.C. Law Encourages Calling 911 in Drug Overdose Cases; Some Drug and Alcohol Law Violations Not a Crime When Help is Sought Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. In a recent memorandum, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier has instructed her police force to observe protections from arrest and charge granted under[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 19, 2014. Thank you, Michael [Botticelli], for those kind words; for your more than two decades of service and leadership in confronting the crisis posed by substance use disorders; and for all that you and your colleagues in the Office of National Drug Control Policy do every day[Read More…]