House Bill 5892 Sent to Governor to Better Protect Children from Deadly Allergic Reactions Springfield—(ENEWSPF)—May 28, 2014. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that Senate lawmakers voted to expand access to emergency epinephrine in Illinois schools to protect children from deadly allergic reactions. Senate members voted 56-0 today to send[Read More…]

Advocates complain that aggressive prosecutions and enforcement actions continue despite August 2013 DOJ memo Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 28, 2014.  A bipartisan group of Congressional House members are expected to introduce an amendment later today to the Commerce, Science & Justice (CJS) appropriations bill, which would stop the Department of Justice (DOJ)[Read More…]

New York One Step Closer Becoming 23rd Medical Marijuana State; Patients and Families Cheer Assembly Action, Call for Vote in the Senate Albany—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Today, the New York State Assembly passed (A.6357-B/Gottfried) by a bipartisan vote of 91 – 34. This is the fifth time that the Assembly has[Read More…]

American Academy of Pediatrics Recommends Supplements ​Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Many pregnant and breastfeeding women in the U.S. may be lacking iodine in their diets, which is an essential element for their babies’ brain development, according to a new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. Drug testing is a complex medical procedure that can be useful as a part of a complete assessment for substance use or mental health disorders in adolescents. To help pediatricians determine whether and when drug testing may be useful and how to best use[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—May 27, 2014. ​Ice hockey is quickly gaining popularity among children and adolescents in the United States, but as a result, the number of dangerous injuries and concussions are also on the rise. To help children enjoy the sport while protecting player safety, the American Academy of[Read More…]

Water samples taken at three locations test positive over three-day period for bacteria. Portland, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014.  The State of Oregon Health Authority’s Drinking Water Program has required the City of Portland to issue a Boil Water Notice for all Portland Water Bureau customers and some regional water providers. Until[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dalvance (dalbavancin), a new antibacterial drug used to treat adults with skin infections. Dalvance is intended to treat acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) caused by certain susceptible bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus (including methicillin-susceptible and[Read More…]

GERMANY—(ENEWSPF)—May 23, 2014. An international consortium of medical cannabis organisations are demanding that humans, regardless of state or allegiance and without qualification, be able to use cannabis therapeutically.  In a joint declaration, the organisations from Europe and North America refer to Article 3 of the Declaration of Human Rights adopted[Read More…]

Source: BestPsychologyDegrees.com The use of alternative treatments for mental illness is growing in popularity due to concern over the side effects of some medications and a general mistrust for pharmaceutical companies. Let’s look at some of the natural ways people are treating disorders like depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. Mental Health[Read More…]