Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  For the second time in recent months, a scientific paper published in a peer-reviewed journal has thoroughly rebutted the present Schedule I status of cannabis under US federal law, which states that the plant and its organic constituents possess a “high potential for abuse,” and[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9 at 1:00 PM ET Operator: Welcome.  I’d like to thank you all for holding.  An inform you that your lines are in listen-only for the conference until the question-and-answer session.  After that you will press star-1 on your touch tone phone.  I would like to turn to[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 10, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME), a sight-threatening eye disease that occurs in people with diabetes. An injection administered once a month by a health care professional, Lucentis is intended to be[Read More…]

Impaired decision-making traced to “salience network” — NIH-funded study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012.  In patients with hoarding disorder, parts of a decision-making brain circuit under-activated when dealing with others’ possessions, but over-activated when deciding whether to keep or discard their own things, a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded study[Read More…]

 Glen Oaks, NY–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012.  Bipolar patients with a history of cannabis use demonstrate superior neurocogitive performance compared to patients with no history of use, according to clinical data published online in the journal Psychiatry Research. Investigators at The Zucker Hillside Hospital in Long Island, NY, along with researchers at[Read More…]

Orphan drug approved under agency’s accelerated approval program   Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Marqibo (vincristine sulfate liposome injection) to treat adults with a rare type of leukemia called Philadelphia chromosome negative (Ph-) acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).   ALL is a rapidly[Read More…]

Surgeon General’s Report outlines key steps to further reducing tobacco use among youth Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012.  Tobacco use among American middle school and high school students showed a slow decline from 2000 to 2011, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  But when compared[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012 — Researchers have successfully developed and tested a new prostate cancer screening method that uses the combined power of a novel drug therapy and changes in PSA levels over time to identify men with a high PSA who are more likely to have aggressive prostate cancer[Read More…]

State Website Updated With Comprehensive Information Including Interactive Map for Finding Doctors — Patients, Families and Advocates Celebrate Long-Awaited Milestone Trenton, New Jersey–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012.  The New Jersey Compassionate Use Medical Marijuana Act reaches a major milestone today when the New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services opens the patient[Read More…]

Common flu precautions recommended SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2012.  The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) laboratory has confirmed one case of what is known as the H3N2v influenza virus, which has now been reported in four states this year – Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.  IDPH is working with local, state[Read More…]