SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed the first human West Nile virus case reported in Illinois for 2012. The Cook County Health Department reported a female in her 60s became ill earlier this month. “We are seeing are large increase in West Nile virus[Read More…]
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NIH to Test Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention in Women
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Researchers will launch a large, multinational clinical trial this month to test the effectiveness and extended safety of a vaginal ring containing an experimental antiretroviral drug to prevent HIV infection in women. With a projected 3,476 participants in five countries, the MTN 020 study, otherwise known[Read More…]
DARPA and NIH to Fund ‘Human Body on a Chip’ Research
MIT-led team to receive up to $32 million from DARPA and NIH to develop technology that could accelerate pace and efficiency of pharmaceutical testing. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Researchers in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT will receive up to $32 million over the next five years from the[Read More…]
Marijuana And Gastrointestinal Disorders
Does Cannabis Help Treat Gastrointestinal Disorders? OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2012. Below is information about marijuana and gastrointestinal disorders, courtesy of the great people at Americans for Safe Access: The effectiveness of cannabis for treating symptoms related to gastrointestinal disorders is widely recognized. Its value as an anti-emetic and analgesic has been[Read More…]
New Model of Disease Contagion Ranks U.S. Airports in Terms of Their Spreading Influence
Airports in New York, Los Angeles and Honolulu are judged likeliest to play a significant role in the growth of a pandemic. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2012. Public health crises of the past decade — such as the 2003 SARS outbreak, which spread to 37 countries and caused about 1,000 deaths,[Read More…]
Gene Link to Multiple Sclerosis Explains Drug Side Effects
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–9 July 2012. The biological role of a gene variant implicated in multiple sclerosis (MS) has been determined by researchers at Oxford University. The finding explains why MS patients do badly on a set of drugs used successfully in other autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel[Read More…]
New Study: Leading U.S. Medical Marijuana Researcher Says Current Federal Classification ‘Not Tenable’
Director of cannabis research center says classification and political controversy are “obstacles to medical progress” San Diego, CA –(ENEWSPF)–July 9, 2012. Dr. Igor Grant, director of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), and two other investigators published a study in the most recent issue of The Open Neurology Journal,[Read More…]
A Reminder Of Why We Fight For Medical Marijuana For Suffering Patients
My Life. My Medicine. – Luke’s Story OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. Luke is an eighteen-year-old medical marijuana patient in California. He has been suffering from a rare genetic skin disorder his whole life that causes his skin can to blister and tear with just slight contact. He is required to have[Read More…]
Single Dose Radiation at Time of Surgery Helps Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer Forego 6-7 Week Radiation Regimen
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell First Hospital in NYC to offer Novel Breast Cancer Treatment NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012 — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is the first and only hospital in the five boroughs of New York City to offer women with early stage breast cancer INTRABEAM radiotherapy, an innovative radiation treatment[Read More…]
Patient-derived Stem Cells Could Improve Drug Research for Parkinson’s
NIH-funded study shows cells from different patients have unique drug responses Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2012. Researchers have taken a step toward personalized medicine for Parkinson’s disease, by investigating signs of the disease in patient-derived cells and testing how the cells respond to drug treatments. The study was funded by the[Read More…]
