Center for Reproductive Rights calls on House Judiciary Committee to reject this clear violation of women’s fundamental rights and Supreme Court precedent NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013.  Just two days after a U.S. Court of Appeals ruled a similar law in Arizona was clearly unconstitutional under 40 years of Supreme Court[Read More…]

ANN ARBOR–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. Health care spending is much higher for older Americans than for younger adults and children, on average, and analysts have said that increasing spending leads to longer life expectancy. But new research from the University of Michigan indicates that aging populations could view things differently. Conducted[Read More…]

Discovery of Origins of a Unique Form of Asthma May Lead to a Precision Medicine Approach to Treatment NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013 — Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director A Michigan traffic safety law that prohibits the operation of a motor vehicle by persons who possess any presence of THC in their blood, regardless of whether or not they are behaviorally impaired by the substance, may not be strictly[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Brain imaging research published this month in the journal Molecular Psychiatry provides physiological evidence as to why cannabis may mitigate certain symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Post-traumatic stress syndrome is an anxiety disorder that is estimated to impact some[Read More…]

UK–(ENEWSPF)–23 May 2013. New research has found a small increase in cancer risk following exposure to CT scans in children and young people. Researchers used anonymised medical records for 11 million young Australians, including 680,000 who were exposed to CT scans between 1985 and 2005. They found that for every[Read More…]

Quick Actions by Evanston Police Officer and Stockton Volunteer Firefighter Saved Lives of Illinois Residents SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 23, 2013.  Governor Pat Quinn yesterday recognized an Evanston Police officer and a volunteer firefighter from the community of Stockton in Jo Daviess County for their quick actions while off duty that saved the[Read More…]

Advocates call on city to use voluntary compliance or at most civil, not criminal enforcement against disqualified facilities Los Angeles, CA–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2013.   An overwhelming sixty-three percent of Los Angeles voters passed Measure D yesterday, bringing long-awaited regulations to the city’s medical marijuana dispensaries. Measure D, which was placed[Read More…]

Advice and help from doctors can more than double odds smoker will quit successfully Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 22, 2013.  Because a doctor’s advice  and assistance more than doubles the odds that a smoker will quit successfully, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is partnering with five national physician groups on[Read More…]

Ron W. Lee, MD Pediatric Care Award – Clinical Excellence PEORIA –(ENEWSPF)–May 21, 2013.  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program today honored Teresa Riech, MD with a special pediatric care award for her contributions to childhood care. The Ron[Read More…]