Conflict Coming to a Head as More States Pass and Implement Medical Marijuana Laws While Obama Administration Escalates Assault on Patients and Providers Drug Policy Alliance: Obama Will Continue to Suffer Politically for Ignoring Public Opinion on Medical Marijuana Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 9, 2012.  The U.S. House is expected to vote[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012.  Tell Congress to pass the Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr Amendment to the appropriations bill today. This important amendment will remove federal funding for medical cannabis enforcement. The vote may come at any time! Take a minute right now to call your Representative to support them Rohrabacher-Hinchey-Farr Amendment today.  ASA’s[Read More…]

Boston, MA–(ENEWSPF)–May 8, 2012.  A new study by Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found that a subclass of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, the so-called “good” cholesterol, may not protect against coronary heart disease (CHD) and in fact may be harmful. This is the first study to show[Read More…]

Company Maintained Specialized Sales Force to Market Drug for Off Label Purposes; Targeted Elderly Dementia Patients in Nursing Homes Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 7, 2012.  Global Health Care Company Abbott Laboratories Inc. has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2012 — A new analysis concludes that rituximab, a drug commonly used to treat blood cancers, leads to treatment responses lasting at least five years in approximately one quarter of patients with low platelet counts and a risk of bleeding due to chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP).[Read More…]

Blocking it stumps memory-guided decision-making in rats — NIH-funded study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2012.  Awake mental replay of past experiences is essential for making informed choices, suggests a study in rats. Without it, the animals’ memory-based decision-making faltered, say scientists funded by the National Institutes of Health. The researchers blocked[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 7, 2012.  Two new studies have found that large structural abnormalities in chromosomes, some of which have been associated with increased risk of cancer, can be detected in a small fraction of people without a prior history of cancer. The studies found that these alterations in chromosomes appear[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Just discovered this video on the Park Forest Health Department’s website. After the making of this video, the department’s inception date has been discovered to be March 17, 1952, and plans to celebrate the 60 years the are underway. Park Forest Health Department Nurses Plus offers health[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012. During National Nurses Week, we recognize the tremendous contributions that nurses make to keeping America healthy. As passionate advocates, leaders and innovators for better health, America’s nurses have demonstrated their commitment to meeting the public’s health care needs. The health initiatives called for by the new[Read More…]

Care coordination will improve health, achieve $11 billion in savings. Innovations mirror national reforms made possible by Affordable Care Act  Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–May 4, 2012.  Governor Kitzhaber and the Obama Administration today announced an agreement in principle to coordinate care for Medicaid beneficiaries in Oregon, through a new model of care that[Read More…]