UK–(ENEWSPF)–16 January 2014. Survivors of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are three times more likely to die prematurely than the general population, often from suicide or fatal injuries, finds an Oxford University-led study. A TBI is a blow to the head that leads to a skull fracture, internal bleeding, loss of[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Promising First Results in Gene Therapy Trial for Inherited Blindness
UK—(ENEWSPF)–16 January 2014. The first clinical trial of a gene therapy for an inherited cause of progressive blindness called choroideremia has shown very promising initial results which have surpassed expectations of the Oxford University researchers leading the study. The aim of the treatment in this study was to get the[Read More…]
NIH Study: Research-based Strategies Help Reduce Underage Drinking
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2014. Strategies recommended by the Surgeon General to reduce underage drinking have shown promise when put into practice, according to scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. These approaches include nighttime restrictions on young drivers and[Read More…]
Bill Introduced to Protect Patient Rights and Preserve Medical Cannabis Program in Washington State
Seattle–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. Patients, doctors and caregivers have formed a powerful coalition to keep medical cannabis from being eliminated in the face of Initiative 502 implementation — and to prove they mean business, the group has introduced a bill on the opening day of the 2014 Legislative session. House Bill[Read More…]
Patients, Families, Caregivers and Healthcare Providers Rally in Albany to Urge Senate and Governor Cuomo to Pass Comprehensive Medical Marijuana Legislation
Tuesday: Assembly Health Committee to Vote on “Compassionate Care Act;” Broad Coalition Unites Behind Comprehensive Bill Albany, NY–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. Today – the first full day of the 2014 New York State Senate session — dozens of patients, families, caregivers and healthcare providers gathered in Albany for a press conference and[Read More…]
Supreme Court Refuses to Review Arizona Abortion Ban
Blatantly unconstitutional law banning abortions at 20 weeks remains permanently blocked by appellate court NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2014. The United States Supreme Court today refused to review an Arizona law which would have banned all abortions at 20 weeks—allowing a ruling from an appellate court striking the measure as unconstitutional[Read More…]
Join Alicia Keys For A Watch Party & Twitter Conversation: “We Are Empowered,” An Intimate Conversation with Five Women Living with HIV in the U.S.
Sunday, January 19th at 8-9 pm EST / 5-6 pm PST Streaming on VH1.com and GreaterThanAIDS.org; Live Chat #WeAreEmpowered MENLO PARK, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2014 – Gather your girlfriends, your book club, your church group, your sorority sisters and claim the living room for a Girls’ Night In! Fourteen time Grammy[Read More…]
Governor’s Council on Health and Physical Fitness Helps Illinoisans Start a Healthy New Year
Healthy Worksite Annual Recognition Program and We Choose Health 365 launched CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2014. As part of the effort to improve the well-being of Illinois residents, the Governor’s Council on Health and Physical Fitness today hosted a kickoff event at the Gary Comer Youth Center in Chicago to encourage[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Journalist Arrested During Oakland DEA Raid to be Sentenced Friday in Federal Court
Jose Gutierrez was brutally arrested in April 2012 during peaceful protests, then convicted of assault himself Oakland, CA—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2014. A medical marijuana activist and journalist who was brutally arrested in April 2012 during federal raids on multiple licensed businesses in Oakland will be sentenced Friday. Despite video evidence of[Read More…]
Rates of New Lung Cancer Cases Drop in U.S. Men and Women
CDC report finds fastest drop in adults aged 35-44 years Rates of new lung cancer cases are dropping Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2014. Tobacco control efforts are having a major impact on Americans’ health, a new analysis of lung-cancer data suggests. The rate of new lung cancer cases[Read More…]
