Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 12, 2018 By: Angela Stark The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Lynparza (olaparib tablets) to include the treatment of patients with certain types of breast cancer that have spread (metastasized) and whose tumors have a specific inherited (germline) genetic mutation, making[Read More…]
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Colorado Department of Human Services Announces Public Health Interventions Funded by Marijuana Tax Revenue
New Programs Will Establish Innovative Harm Reduction Models, Including Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) in Four Colorado Jurisdictions Denver, CO –(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018 By: Art Way and Tony Newman Yesterday the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) announced 12 total awards to communities to support behavioral health and law enforcement[Read More…]
FDA Acts to Protect Kids from Serious Risks of Opioid Ingredients Contained in Some Prescription Cough and Cold Products
Revising labeling to limit pediatric use Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018 By: Tara Rabin The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is requiring safety labeling changes to limit the use of prescription opioid cough and cold medicines containing codeine or hydrocodone in children younger than 18 years[Read More…]
Governor Rauner Announces Goal at Quincy Veterans Home is to Further Reduce Legionella Risks
Plan to address Legionnaires’ disease includes new plumbing, faster test results, new water sources Quincy, IL—(ENEWSPF)—January 11, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Yesterday, Governor Bruce Rauner laid out plans for minimizing Legionella bacteria risks at the Illinois Veterans Home at Quincy. The Governor spent a week in residence to assess for[Read More…]
About 3,500 Babies in the US are Lost to Sleep-related Deaths Each Year
Vital Signs report signals need for more caregivers to follow safe-sleep practices Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2018. There are about 3,500 sleep-related deaths among U.S. babies each year, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), accidental suffocation, and deaths from unknown causes. In the 1990s, there were sharp declines in sleep-related deaths[Read More…]
Stem Cell Transplant for Severe Scleroderma Improves Survival, Quality of Life
NIH-funded study finds transplantation superior to treatment with immune-suppressing drug. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2018 By: Hillary Hoffman New clinical trial findings show that a therapeutic regimen involving transplantation of a person’s own blood-forming stem cells can improve survival and quality of life for people with severe scleroderma, a life-threatening autoimmune[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Public Health Posts CDC Legionnaires’ Disease Report
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—January 5, 2018. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has posted the most recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report addressing the Legionnaires’ disease cases at the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy (IVHQ). CDC generated the report after a visit in December 2017 by environmental health[Read More…]
FDA Permits Marketing of Device to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 28, 2017 By: Stephanie Caccomo Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration permitted the marketing of the Dermapace System, the first shock wave device intended to treat diabetic foot ulcers. “Diabetes is the leading cause of lower limb amputations,” said Binita Ashar, M.D., director of the division[Read More…]
Congress Extends Critical Medical Marijuana Protections Through January 19
Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) announced today that Congress voted to extend protections for state medical marijuana programs through January 19, 2018. The provision, known as the amendment, prohibits the Department of Justice from spending federal funds to interfere with the implementation of[Read More…]
Preliminary Environmental Results Show 47 Negative and One Positive Test For Legionella at Veterans’ Home in Quincy
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that 47 of 48 environmental samples taken at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy (IVHQ) tested negative for Legionella bacteria. The single positive water sample was collected prior to[Read More…]
