Congressional Briefing Highlights New Data and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Strategies WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  At a Congressional Briefing sponsored by Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), experts from Planned Parenthood and the Guttmacher Institute highlighted the need for increased federal funding of comprehensive[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013. by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director In a recent presentation given at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research, investigators from the university of California, Los Angeles provided the latest data reaffirming that cannabis consumption is not associated with an elevated risk of[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013 – To help minimize the public health burden of listeriosis, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have conducted a major study to better understand the risk of foodborne illness associated with eating certain foods prepared in retail delicatessens[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  The Energy Department is pleased to announce that Dr. Paul D. Jablonski, Metallurgist at the National Energy Technology Laboratory, has been selected as a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal from the Partnership for Public Service, recognizing him for his revolutionary development of[Read More…]

The cells engorged with fats (blue) secrete aP2 at high levels resulting in development of diabetes. Photo: Ana Paula Arruda Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers have discovered that a particular type of protein (hormone) found in fat cells helps regulate how glucose (blood sugar)[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and vilanterol inhalation powder) for the long-term, once-daily, maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema. It is also approved to reduce exacerbations[Read More…]

Judge Korman denies stay of his April order, gives government until Monday to appeal to 2nd Circuit Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  Calling the Obama Administration’s appeal of a federal court order to make emergency contraception over-the-counter for all women “frivolous” and “taken for the purpose of delay,” U.S. District Court[Read More…]

Surgical procedure improves quality of life for patients with severe emphysema CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  July is a very significant month for Susan Fischer and her family. Her son is getting married and her daughter is expecting her second child. While Fischer can’t wait for all of the excitement to unfold,[Read More…]

Joining U.S. Senate Bill and Broad Statewide Campaigns Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  National Nurses United, the nation’s largest organization of nurses, yesterday greeted the re-introduction of a bill in the House of Representatives by Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois – appropriately during Nurses Week – that would set specific limits[Read More…]

Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, tularemia, ehrlichiosis SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–May 10, 2013.  As the weather warms up and people spend more time outdoors, it’s important to take precautions against tick bites and the illnesses they can carry, like Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, tularemia and ehrlichiosis. Tickborne diseases can cause[Read More…]