Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  A drug used to treat patients with mild to moderate lung damage from the disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is no better than placebo for preserving lung function, according to a study supported by the National Institutes of Health. The finding is in the final report[Read More…]

Thousands to gather in Chicago for nation’s largest survivorship celebration CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  On Sunday, June 1, nearly 4,000 people, including more than 700 cancer survivors, will gather in Chicago’s Grant Park for the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University’s 21st Annual Cancer Survivors’ Celebration Walk &[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 19, 2014.  Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck today announced the Illinois resident who previously tested positive for Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) antibodies in his blood, has again tested negative for the ability to spread the virus. “The second round of test results[Read More…]

Resolution Encourages Active Lifestyles, Conservation of Nation’s Parks & Open Spaces Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014.  U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Mark Udall, D-Colo., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Mary Landrieu, D-La., joined together this week to urge America’s youth to live active lifestyles and to enjoy and protect our nation’s special[Read More…]

Trial Begins Monday in Case Challenging Dangerous Restrictions that Would Force All but Two Health Centers in the State to Stop Providing Abortions MONTGOMERY, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014.  A federal court trial begins Monday in a lawsuit seeking to permanently block a harmful Alabama law signed in 2013. This law would[Read More…]

Rapidly Building Republican Support for Bi-Partisan Bill Comes as Republican Senator Phil Boyle Introduces Inadequate Measure   Patients, Families and Advocates Respond: Good that Boyle Supports Medical Marijuana; Now He Can Support Patients by Endorsing the Compassionate Care Act New York—(ENEWSPF)—May 16, 2014. Today in a meeting with patients, caregivers[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 16, 2014. By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director   In the coming days, members of the House of Representatives are expected to debate and vote on budget appropriation legislation for the Department of Justice. Representatives Rohrabacher and Farr will be introducing an amendment to this measure to prevent[Read More…]

Melbourne, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014.  Liberalizing the legal status of cannabis is not associated with significant long-term changes in the plant’s use among the general population, according to data published in the Journal of Health Economics. Researchers at the University of Melbourne in Australia and the Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and[Read More…]

Risk of impairment the morning after use of sleep aid drugs Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced it required the manufacturer of the sleep drug Lunesta (eszopiclone) to change the drug label and lower the current recommended starting dose. Data show that eszopiclone[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 15, 2014.  Eating a bowl of kids’ cereal every day would add up to eating 10 pounds of sugar a year, according to a new Environmental Working Group analysis of more than 1,500 cereals, including 181 marketed for children.  Virtually all of the cold cereals contained added sugar,[Read More…]