HIV exposed children could benefit from early diagnosis, classroom intervention Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. Children exposed to HIV before birth are at risk for language impairments, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other institutions. Moreover, children exposed to HIV before birth may benefit[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2012. The Federal Trade Commission announced that an operation that marketed acai berry supplements, “colon cleansers,” and other products using allegedly fraudulent free trial offers and phony endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray will pay $1.5 million as part of a settlement. The money will be[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2012. ISSUE: FDA is advising healthcare professionals and patients of a potential problem with opiate products manufactured and packaged for Endo Pharmaceuticals by Novartis Consumer Health at its Lincoln, Nebraska manufacturing site. Due to problems that occurred when these products were packaged and labeled at the[Read More…]

Encourages Illinoisans to Walk 167 Miles in One Year for Better Health CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. Governor Pat Quinn today announced the “Walk Across Illinois Challenge,” an initiative to help improve the health and wellness of Illinois residents. The Governor walked 167 miles across Illinois 10 years ago to advocate on[Read More…]

“Physicians who treat neuropathic pain with opioids should evaluate their patients for a trial of cannabis and prescribe it when appropriate prior to using opioids” Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. Physicians who prescribe opioid drugs to patients with neuropathy (nerve pain) ought to consider recommending cannabis as an alternative therapy, according[Read More…]

Sacramento, CA–(ENEWSPF)–January 6, 2012. California Attorney General Kamala Harris is requesting lawmakers to “clarify” the state’s guidelines regarding the production and distribution of marijuana for medical purposes. In a December 21, 2011 letter from Harris to Assembly Speaker John A. Perez and Senate President Pro-Tempore Darrell Steinberg, the Attorney General[Read More…]

PHOENIX–(ENEWSPF)–January 5, 2012. A federal judge today granted an American Civil Liberties Union request and threw out a lawsuit filed by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer seeking to strike down the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law that would allow sick patients to access important medicine. Filed in May, Brewer argued in[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–January 4, 2012. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has begun awarding a total of almost $339 million to state and local health departments across the United States to fund HIV prevention activities this year. The awards are for the first year of a five-year funding cycle and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 3, 2012.  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that it has selected 73 individuals from 27 States and the District of Columbia for its Innovation Advisors program.  A list of Innovation Advisors can be found at http://www.cms.gov/apps/media/press/factsheet.asp?Counter=4240. The initiative, launched by the CMS Innovation[Read More…]

Radon is Second-Leading Cause of Lung Cancer SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2011. A new law set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2012, will help people who rent apartments, condominiums or houses access information about radon levels in their homes.  The Illinois Emergency Management Agency’s (IEMA) radon program is offering guidance[Read More…]