Cannabis Committee of the American Herbal Products Association issues regulatory recommendations for state officials Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2013. The Cannabis Committee of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), the only national trade association that is focused primarily on herbs and botanicals and herbal products, issued recommendations this week to regulators[Read More…]

Tdap immunization expands to all junior and high school students SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–January 24, 2013. Although we’re just over half way through the current school year, it is not too early for parents to start making appointments to meet next year’s student immunization requirements. The Illinois State Board of Health recently approved[Read More…]

Weill Cornell Researchers Report Important Treatment Guidelines are Being Ignored in More Than Half of Patients Studied NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013 — A research study of more than 600 black patients with uncontrolled hypertension found that less than half were prescribed a diuretic drug with proven benefit that costs just[Read More…]

Urges further research to advance understanding and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 23, 2013. An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health has concluded that the name of a common hormone disorder in women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), causes confusion and is a barrier to research[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2013. OPERATOR:  Welcome and thank you for standing by. I’d like to say that your lines have been placed in the listen only mode until the question and answer session of today’s conference. Today’s conference is also being recorded. If you have any objections you may disconnect[Read More…]

Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study group will undertake four clinical trials over five years Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. With new research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the nation’s premier Alzheimer’s disease study network will undertake four major studies aimed at finding new treatments for the disease. The award supports[Read More…]

Reminds Public It’s Not Too Late to Get a Flu Shot CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2013. With Illinois and the nation facing a severe flu season and hospitals treating a surge of patients, Governor Pat Quinn and public health officials today urged the public to obtain a vaccination shot, the best protection[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2013.  UPDATED January 14, 2013 at 3:15 PM (CST) Editor’s Note: What follows is the final transcript of the CDC phone briefing which took place on Friday, January 11, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. ET.  OPERATOR:  Please stand by today for today’s call.  It will begin momentarily.  Please stand[Read More…]

Elk Grove Village, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2013. A study has found that mental health problems of expectant fathers are associated with behavioral and emotional problems in their children as toddlers. The study, “Paternal Mental Health and Socioemotional and Behavioral Development in Their Children,” published in the February 2013 Pediatrics (released online[Read More…]

Americans for Safe Access will hold its first compulsory training course on February 1st Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2013. The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access (ASA) was awarded a permit by the D.C. Department of Health last week to implement its compulsory training for cultivators and[Read More…]