Mayor’s Claim that Medical Marijuana is “Hoax” Comes One Day after 600 New York Physicians Pledge Support for NY Medical Marijuana Bill New York –(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  Mayor Bloomberg ran afoul of medical science and the opinions of more than 600 New York physicians when he called medical marijuana “one[Read More…]

Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award demonstrates a commitment to quality care for stroke patients CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  The Northwestern Medicine® Stroke Program has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association (AHA). The award recognizes Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s[Read More…]

UK–(ENEWSPF)–31 May 2013.  Giving double doses of the antiviral drug Tamiflu to patients admitted to hospital with severe flu offers no clinical advantage over the standard dose, according to a randomised trial involving Oxford University researchers based in South East Asia. This is the first study to look at the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  The Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees met this afternoon to complete their annual financial review of the programs and to transmit their Reports to Congress.  I’d like to welcome my fellow Trustees. I also want to acknowledge the chief actuaries, Stephen Goss and Paul Spitalnic,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  Today the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees issued their annual financial review of the programs. Social Security’s retirement and disability programs have dedicated resources sufficient to cover benefits for the next 20 years, until 2033.  After 2033, it is expected that the income from the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 31, 2013.  The Medicare Trustees today projected that the trust fund that finances Medicare’s hospital insurance coverage will remain solvent until 2026, two years beyond what was projected in last year’s report. “The Medicare Hospital Insurance trust fund is projected to be solvent for longer, which is good[Read More…]

If Signed by the Governor, Oregon will become the 4th State in the Nation to Recognize PTSD as an Eligible Condition Bi-Partisan Cooperation was Key the Bill’s Passage SALEM, OR–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  Today, the Oregon House passed Senate Bill 281 with a vote of 36-21 to allow people suffering from[Read More…]

May 31 is World No Tobacco Day Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  Awareness of anti-smoking messages on television, radio, or billboards, or in newspapers or magazines, significantly increased the odds that current smokers intend to quit in 14 of 17 countries surveyed, according to a study released in this week’s Morbidity[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  In 2011, 20 percent of U.S. adults reported at least one emergency room visit in the past year, and 7 percent reported two or more visits, according to Health, United States, 2012, the government’s annual, comprehensive report on American’s health.  The 36th annual report is now[Read More…]

Bloodstream infections cut by more than 40 percent in study of over 74,000 patients Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 30, 2013.  Using germ-killing soap and ointment on all intensive-care unit (ICU) patients can reduce bloodstream infections by up to 44 percent and significantly reduce the presence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in ICUs.[Read More…]