Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2012. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease, destroying memory and the ability to carry out the simplest tasks of daily living, and ultimately causing death. It can be devastating to the people living with Alzheimer’s as well as the family and friends devoted to them. We[Read More…]

New Mexico Department of Health’s Medical Cannabis Medical Advisory Board Will Hear the Petition, Tomorrow, in Santa Fe Psychiatrists, Military Veterans and Other Patients Scheduled to Testify at the Hearing, Asking the Governor and the Secretary of Health Not to Take Away Their Medicine Santa Fe, NM–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2012.  [Read More…]

Screening with low dose computed tomography proves important in detecting lung cancer CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2012.  November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States. It has a five-year survival rate of only 15 percent. Often,[Read More…]

False claims include “benefits for fungal meningitis, concussions, and other diseases” Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2012. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a Warning Letter to The Avalon Effect Inc., a company based in Franklin, Tenn., for its marketing of a light therapy product that claims to cure[Read More…]

Medical and Psychological Care Provided in Shelters and Residential Areas in New York City Boroughs of Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Hoboken, New Jersey NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2012 — Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams, working alongside local community groups, are providing medical and mental health care to Hurricane[Read More…]

Doctors Across Arkansas Support Issue 5 ARKANSAS–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2012.  The listed endorsing physicians signed statements of support containing the following language: Licensed medical practitioners should not be punished for recommending the medical use of marijuana to seriously ill people, and seriously ill people should not be subject to criminal sanctions[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2012 – 2:00 PM EST At-A-Glance Status: Ongoing Investigation Infection: Fungal Facility Type: Outpatient Setting Case Count: 419 States: 19 Deaths: 30 NOTICE: Next update will be Wednesday, Nov. 7 Laboratory Results Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak – Current Case Count November 5, 2012 2:00 PM EST Previous[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2012. Adults with diabetes and multi-vessel coronary heart disease who underwent cardiac bypass surgery had better overall heart-related outcomes than those who underwent an artery-opening procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle, according to the results from an international study. The research was supported by[Read More…]

Teams Supporting Local Responders in Queens, Staten Island, Manhattan Boroughs NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2012 — Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has mobilized local medical and mental health teams to meet some of the humanitarian needs of those affected by Hurricane Sandy. A team of doctors, nurses, mental health specialists,[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 2, 2012 2:00 PM EDT At-A-Glance Status: Ongoing Investigation Infection: Fungal Facility Type: Outpatient Setting Case Count: 404 States: 19 Deaths: 29 NOTICE: Next update will be Monday Nov. 5. Laboratory Results Multistate Fungal Meningitis Outbreak – Current Case Count November 2, 2012 2:00 PM EDT Previous Case[Read More…]