Oxford, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–June 22, 2017. Oral CBD administration is associated with reduced blood pressure in healthy volunteers, according to clinical trial data published online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Investigators from the University of Nottingham assessed the effects of a single oral dose of 600 mg of CBD extract[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Drug Policy Alliance: McConnell’s Draft of Healthcare Bill Confirms Dramatic Rollback of Opioid Treatment Access for Millions of People
Draft Includes Opioid Funds to Lure Republicans Concerned About Loss of Medicaid-Funded Treatment Advocates: Pulling Medicaid Expansion Will Worsen Opioid Crisis; Opioid Funding Is No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2017. A discussion draft of healthcare legislation released this morning confirms plans by Senate Republican leadership to pursue[Read More…]
Senate Republicans Rushing Secret Healthcare Bill That Would Cut Access to Opioid Treatment for Millions
Reports: Republican Senators Concerned About Millions Losing Treatment Coverage Make Push for Emergency Opioid Funds to Offset Lost Coverage Advocates: Emergency Opioid Funding Is No Substitute for Medicaid Expansion Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—June 21, 2017. Healthcare legislation drafted in secret by a small group of Senate Republicans would strip access to opioid[Read More…]
Hundreds of Illinois Voters Rallying Today, June 22, to Save the Affordable Care Act & Stop TrumpCare
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 22, 2017. Illinois voters will rally today, Thursday, June 22 to help save the Affordable Care Act and stop TrumpCare. The rally will be held in the Federal Plaza, 230 South Dearborn Street in Downtown Chicago beginning at 2:30 p.m. Today’s rally in Federal Plaza caps off statewide “Healthcare[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Arkansas Abortion Restrictions
Provisions of Law Would Put Abortion Out of Reach for Many Women in the State LITTLE ROCK, Ark. —(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Arkansas, and the Center for Reproductive Rights today filed suit to block four Arkansas laws that would heavily restrict or outright[Read More…]
CDC Surveys Find Substantial Increase in Number of U.S. Counties with Virus-carrying Mosquitoes
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. The Southern United States shows a substantial increase in the number of counties that reported evidence of the mosquitoes that can spread chikungunya, dengue, and Zika viruses, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published in the Journal of Medical[Read More…]
Constituents to Protest TrumpCare in Chicago with Rally and Mobile Billboard on June 22
The Illinois Healthcare Truth Tour seeks to protect the Affordable Care Act CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—June 20, 2017. Chicago is the last stop in a series of rallies across Illinois to save the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The events are complete with mobile billboards that include facts about how TrumpCare would affect Illinois[Read More…]
ACLU, Advocates Raise Alarm About Impact of American Health Care Act on People With Disabilities
WASHINGTON —(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union, more than a dozen disability rights organizations, and several senators will sponsor a congressional briefing today that will examine the devastating impact of Medicaid per capita caps on people with disabilities. The American Health Care Act (AHCA), adopted by the House[Read More…]
Republican Senate Health Care Bill Submitted to CBO. It’s Even More Severe Than the House Bill
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 19, 2017 By First Amendment According to Andy Slavitt, via Twitter, the Senate health care Trumpcare bill is even more severe than the House bill. “Mean” per Donald Trump, who’ll sign it into law. I didn’t think it was possible, but Senate Republicans have outdone their radical House[Read More…]
Emergency Rally Calls on City Hall to Increase Funding & Political Action Toward a Public Health Approach to End Record Overdose Deaths in New York City
New data shows 1,347 overdose deaths in 2016, a 46% increase from 2015; 6th consecutive year of increases in overdose deaths. Data also shows disproportionate impacts among black New Yorkers, Staten Island and Bronx residents and those living in high-poverty neighborhoods. City Hall, NYC—(ENEWSPF)—June 16, 2017. Dozens gathered on the[Read More…]
