Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017 By: Deborah Kotz Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared a new noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy system intended for use in treating cancer in breast tissue. “With today’s clearance, patients will have access to a treatment option that provides greater accuracy in delivering radiation therapy[Read More…]
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Study: Cannabis Use Likely Associated With Reduced Mental Decline In HIV Patients
East Lansing, Michigan—(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2017 By: Paul Armentano Cannabis use is associated with reduced neuro-inflammation in HIV patients – a result that likely reduces cognitive declines typically associated with the disease, according to clinical data published ahead of print in the journal AIDS. Investigators at Michigan State University evaluated the[Read More…]
Federal Policy Continues To Forbid V.A. Docs From Explicitly Recommending Marijuana To Patients
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2017 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director A policy guidance update issued by the US Department of Veterans Affairs encourages greater communication about cannabis between doctors and veterans, but continues to forbid physicians from explicitly recommending it as a therapeutic option in states where the substance is[Read More…]
FDA Approves Drug to Treat Dangerously Low Blood Pressure
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2017 By: Sandy Walsh The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Giapreza (angiotensin II) injection for intravenous infusion to increase blood pressure in adults with septic or other distributive shock. “Shock, the inability to maintain blood flow to vital tissues, can result in organ failure[Read More…]
Defending Against Environmental Stressors May Shorten Lifespan
Using fruit flies, NIH researchers provide molecular basis for theory of aging Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- A shorter life may be the price an organism pays for coping with the natural assaults of daily living, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues in Japan. The scientists used[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Federal Government has No Authority to Deny Immigrant Women Abortion Access
Coalition of 13 Attorneys General – Representing Over 110 Million Americans – Vow To Fight to Ensure Women Receive Healthcare Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Attorney General Lisa Madigan joined a coalition of 12 Attorneys General issuing a statement saying the federal government has no authority to block two[Read More…]
Make it Home for the Holidays: Drive Sober, Buckle Up
Illinois Department of Transportation is partnering with law enforcement to ensure safe holiday travel SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois State Police and local law enforcement agencies throughout the state are working together to ensure motorists drive sober and buckle up this[Read More…]
FDA Approves Novel Gene Therapy to Treat Patients with a Rare Form of Inherited Vision Loss
Luxturna is the first gene therapy approved in the U.S. to target a disease caused by mutations in a specific gene Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 19, 2017 By: Andrea Fischer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec-rzyl), a new gene therapy, to treat children and adult patients[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Blasts Trump Administration for Reported List of Seven Forbidden Words
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2017. Following a Washington Post report that the Trump Administration is prohibiting officials and staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from using a list of seven commonly accepted words and phrases, U.S. Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today pressed CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald to[Read More…]
FDA Proposes New, Risk-based Enforcement Priorities to Protect Consumers from Potentially Harmful, Unproven Homeopathic Drugs
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 18, 2017 By: Lyndsay Meyer Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a new, risk-based enforcement approach to drug products labeled as homeopathic. To protect consumers who choose to use homeopathic products, this proposed new approach would update the FDA’s existing policy to better address situations[Read More…]
