Advocates: To Alleviate Patient Suffering in New York, State Senate Must Immediately Bring Compassionate Care Act to Floor for a Vote Albany—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2014. On Saturday, Governor Cuomo, Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Senate Co-Presidents Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein announced that they had reach a budget agreement, but the deal[Read More…]

Clinical Trial for Veterans with PTSD Has Already Obtained Approval from U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U. Arizona Institutional Review Board, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Rally to be Held in Arizona on Wed., April 2 ARIZONA—(ENEWSPF)—March 31, 2014. After 22 years of hard-fought efforts, the non-profit pharmaceutical company[Read More…]

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2014.  Thousands of consumer products containing engineered nanoparticles — microscopic particles found in everyday items from cosmetics and clothing to building materials — enter the market every year. Concerns about possible environmental health and safety issues of these nano-enabled products continue to grow with scientists struggling to[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va.–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2014.  Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin vetoed a bill on Friday that would have banned abortions after 20 weeks. This bill, similar to one a federal appeals court struck down in Arizona last year, would have denied women basic health care. “The governor rightly saw this bill as[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 28, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Alprolix, Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), Fc Fusion Protein, for use in adults and children who have Hemophilia B. Alprolix is the first Hemophilia B treatment designed to require less frequent injections when used to prevent or reduce[Read More…]

First approved treatment for ages 12 to 17 Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2014.  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Topamax (topiramate) for prevention (prophylaxis) of migraine headaches in adolescents ages 12 to 17. This is the first FDA approval of a drug for migraine prevention in this age[Read More…]

UK–(ENEWSPF)–28 March 2014. Women who always or mostly eat organic foods have the same likelihood of developing cancer as women who eat conventionally produced foods, according to an Oxford University study. Kathryn Bradbury and colleagues in Oxford’s Cancer Epidemiology Unit found no evidence that regularly eating a diet that was[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014.  U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today commended six members of the House of Representatives, including U.S. Representatives Cheri Bustos (D-IL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), for introducing the Protecting Children from Electronic Cigarette Advertising Act to prohibit the marketing of e-cigarettes to children and teens. Durbin joined[Read More…]

Nearly 50 town hall meetings scheduled statewide to discuss risks of underage drinking SPRINGFIELD, Illinois–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014.  In honor of National Alcohol Awareness Month, 47 community organizations across Illinois are hosting town hall meetings in April and May to discuss underage drinking.  The town hall meetings, sponsored by the Substance[Read More…]

Illegally manufactured Mexican-style cheese causing foodborne illness SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 27, 2014.  Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck is warning people about the dangers of consuming illegally manufactured cheeses.  Health officials are reporting around 100 cases of salmonellosis in 13 counties believed to be linked to consumption of[Read More…]