Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 12, 2017 By: U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared the first seven tesla (7T) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, more than doubling the static magnetic field strength available for use in the United States. The Magnetom Terra is the[Read More…]
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Ovarian Reserve Tests Fail to Predict Fertility, NIH-funded Study Suggests
Hormones linked to onset of menopause not associated with chances of conception. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 10, 2017 Authored By: National Institutes of Health Tests that estimate ovarian reserve, or the number of a woman’s remaining eggs, before menopause, do not appear to predict short-term chances of conception, according to a National[Read More…]
FDA Approves Implantable Device to Treat Moderate to Severe Central Sleep Apnea
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 9, 2017 By U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment option for patients who have been diagnosed with moderate to severe central sleep apnea. The Remedē System is an implantable device that stimulates a nerve located in the[Read More…]
Madigan & Attorneys General of 13 States Pledge Lawsuit Against EPA for Ignoring Key Clean Air Deadline
Chicago –(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: Office of Attorney General Madigan Attorney General Lisa Madigan and 13 other attorneys general today file a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to meet the Clean Air Act’s statutory deadline for designating areas of the country[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Enrollees Reduce Their Prescription Drug Use
Chicago, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 By: NORML Patients enrolled in a statewide medical cannabis program are likely to reduce their use of conventional prescription drugs over time, according to data published online ahead of print in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Care. Investigators from DePaul University and Rush University, College[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Test for Screening Zika Virus in Blood Donations
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored By: U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the cobas Zika test, a qualitative nucleic acid test for the detection of Zika virus RNA in individual plasma specimens obtained from volunteer donors of whole blood and blood[Read More…]
Americans in Rural Areas More Likely to Die by Suicide
Suicide rates for rural counties consistently higher than urban counties from 2001-2015 Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 5, 2017 Authored by: The Center for Disease Control (CDC) Rural counties consistently had higher suicide rates than metropolitan counties from 2001-2015, according to data released today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[Read More…]
Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States
More than 630,000 in the U.S. affected Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 Authored by: Center for Disease Control (CDC) Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers account for about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2014, according to[Read More…]
Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug More Readily Available in Illinois
IDPH Issues Illinois Naloxone Standing Order SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017. By: Illinois Department of Public Health Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. today announced the release of the Illinois Naloxone Standing Order (Standing Order). This Standing Order makes a drug that is able to[Read More…]
Infant Sleep Positioners: FDA Warning – Risk of Suffocation
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017 Authored by: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) The FDA is reminding parents and caregivers not to put babies in sleep positioners. These products—sometimes also called “nests” or “anti-roll” products—can cause suffocation (a struggle to breathe) that can lead to death. Each year, about 4,000 infants[Read More…]
