Drug treatment and weight loss can restore lost vision, NIH-funded study shows Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. An inexpensive glaucoma drug, when added to a weight loss plan, can improve vision for women with a disorder called idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), according to a study funded by the National Institutes of[Read More…]
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Most U.S. Apples Coated with Chemical Banned in Europe
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. A chemical widely used on non-organic American apples was banned in the European Union in 2012 because its makers could not show it did not pose a risk to human health, according to a new analysis by Environmental Working Group. In the U.S., as few Americans[Read More…]
Cases of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and HIV on the Rise Nationally
People Are Encouraged to Get Tested for STDs CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is encouraging residents who are sexually active to talk with a health care professional about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and get tested. In the United States 20 million new STDs, including 50,000[Read More…]
FDA Proposes to Extend its Tobacco Authority to Additional Tobacco Products, Including E-cigarettes
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014. As part of its implementation of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act signed by the President in 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed a new rule that would extend the agency’s tobacco authority tocover additional tobacco products. Products that would[Read More…]
FDA Approves Sylvant for Rare Castleman’s Disease
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—April 23, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Sylvant (siltuximab) to treat patients with multicentric Castleman’s disease (MCD), a rare disorder similar to lymphoma (cancer of the lymph nodes). MCD causes an abnormal overgrowth of immune cells in lymph nodes and related tissues in the[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Increased Use By Adolescents
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The enactment of state laws legalizing the physician-recommended use of cannabis therapy is not associated with increased levels of marijuana use by young people, according to data published online in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital[Read More…]
Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Women Can Be Charged With Chemical Endangerment if They Become Pregnant and Use a Controlled Substance
Health Professionals Call For Medical Care and Treatment Instead of Imprisonment and Punishment; In National First, Alabama Supreme Court Justices Moore and Parker Express Willingness to Punish Women Who Have Abortions as Murderers New York, NY –(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2014. On Friday, April 18, 2014, the Alabama Supreme Court issued a[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety and Animal Legal Defense Fund File Legal Brief In Support of Country of Origin Labeling Laws
Consumers Have a Right to Know about their Food Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. Yesterday, Center for Food Safety (CFS) and the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief with the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in support of the U.S. Department of[Read More…]
Optimistic Spouse Better for Partner’s Health
ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014. If your spouse expects good things to happen, your health may be in luck. Having an optimistic spouse predicted better mobility and fewer chronic illnesses over time, even above and beyond a person’s own level of optimism, according to a new University of Michigan study. The[Read More…]
‘Chaperone’ Compounds Offer New Approach to Alzheimer’s Treatment
Compounds identified that stabilize retromer protein complex, which protects neurons from amyloid-beta NEW YORK, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014 — A team of researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), Weill Cornell Medical College, and Brandeis University has devised a wholly new approach to the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease involving the so-called[Read More…]
