Multi-center trial offers hope for millions of Americans with severe tinnitus Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014.  Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health are launching a clinical trial to test a device that uses nervous system stimuli to rewire parts of the brain, in hopes of significantly reducing or removing[Read More…]

NIH-funded scientists reveal how a genetic code variation results in devastating brain diseases Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014.  New findings reveal how a mutation, a change in the genetic code that causes neurodegeneration, alters the shape of DNA, making cells more vulnerable to stress and more likely to die. Nucleolin (green)[Read More…]

NIH study of couples implicates three common phthalates in delay Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–Mach 6, 2014.  Women whose male partners have high concentrations of three common forms of phthalates, chemicals found in a wide range of consumer products, take longer to become pregnant than women in couples in which the male does[Read More…]

Over 200,000 Petitions Delivered Asking USDA to Kill “Filthy Chicken Rule” Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014.  In a letter delivered today to the White House, over 100 farm, consumer, environmental and multi-issue advocacy groups and businesses across the country denounced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to deregulate poultry inspections[Read More…]

My Side of the Sky Highlights truth as Skate Contest Partner Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014 – With the Winter Olympics piquing interest in snow sports like snowboarding and extreme skiing, the nation’s largest youth smoking prevention campaign is helping extend important health-related messages among teens with My Side of the[Read More…]

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014.   More than 230,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year in the United States, but determining their course of treatment remains a source of considerable debate. A new study by researchers from Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and[Read More…]

Findings Suggest Need for Caution in Use of Chemotherapy Among Advanced Cancer Patients NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2014 — Terminal cancer patients who receive chemotherapy in the last months of their lives are less likely to die where they want and are more likely to undergo invasive medical procedures than those[Read More…]

Phoenix, AZ –(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2014. Planned Parenthood Arizona is in court to protect the health and safety of Arizona women. In papers filed yesterday afternoon with the U.S. District Court for Arizona, Planned Parenthood asks the court to declare unconstitutional a provision that may ban medication abortion entirely in Arizona,[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 5, 2014. By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is “doubling down” in his advocacy for patients to have legal access to cannabis as a therapeutic agent. In a commentary featured on the CNN website today, Gupta writes: “I am more convinced[Read More…]

Finding highlights important role physicians can play in reducing prescription drug overdoses Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 4, 2014. Most people who abuse prescription opioid drugs get them for free from a friend or relative – but those at highest risk of overdose are as likely to get them from a doctor’s prescription,[Read More…]