New York–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011 – Access to affordable lifesaving medicines will be threatened where they are needed most—in parts of the developing world—if the U.S. insists on implementing restrictive intellectual property policies in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)[Read More…]

Fewer heavy smokers while light smokers on the rise, but even occasional smoking can cause harm Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes, according to a new Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Also, daily smokers are smoking fewer cigarettes each day,[Read More…]

NIH-supported population analysis examined records of 5 million California women Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  Pregnant women who are assaulted by an intimate partner are at increased risk of giving birth to infants of reduced weight, according to a population-level analysis of domestic violence supported by the National Institutes of Health.[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  Patients at a high risk for a second stroke who received intensive medical treatment had fewer strokes and deaths than patients who received a brain stent in addition to the medical treatment, a large nationwide clinical trial has shown. The investigators published the results in the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today the appointment of members to the World Trade Center Health Program’s Scientific/Technical Advisory Committee. The committee will review scientific and medical evidence and make recommendations to the WTC Health Program administrator on eligibility criteria and on[Read More…]

 WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 8, 2011.  Attorney General Eric Holder and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced yesterday that a nationwide takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force operations in eight cities has resulted in charges against 91 defendants, including doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in[Read More…]

Medical Marijuana Inc. Patent Pending Extraction Method Is Used To Isolate Cannabidiol From Marijuana Without Any Other Psychoactive Properties. SAN DIEGO, CA–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2011.  Medical Marijuana Inc (OTC: MJNA) is pleased to announce that studies have shown Cannabidiol (CBD) as a possible prevention and treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Medical Marijuana[Read More…]

NEW DELHI–(ENEWSPF)–SEPTEMBER 6, 2011 – Novartis will go before the Indian Supreme Court tomorrow in the latest attempt by the Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company to undermine a key public health safeguard in Indian patent law specifically designed to prevent drug companies from abusively patenting known medicines. If successful, the move[Read More…]

To reduce risk, Babesia test is needed to screen blood donors Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2011.  Babesia, a tickborne parasite of red blood cells, is being transmitted through blood transfusions, according to results of a collaborative study, led by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, of data from the past[Read More…]

More than 2,900 newborns screened & diagnosed with sickle cell disease Under Illinois Program SPRINGFIELD, ILL.—(ENEWSPF)—September 6, 2011.  September is National Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Public Health is reminding families that newborn screening, parental education and comprehensive care can markedly reduce this debilitating illness.[Read More…]