Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2011.  NIH-funded scientists have developed a strain of mice with a built-in off switch that can selectively shut down the animals’ serotonin-producing cells, which make up a brain network controlling breathing, temperature regulation, and mood. The switch controls only the serotonin-producing cells, and does not affect any[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to ensure health insurance benefit equality between oral and injectable cancer drugs, allowing cancer patients more affordable treatment options and protecting them from significantly high out-of-pocket costs. House Bill 1825 requires private health insurance plans that provide coverage for oral and[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011.  With record high temperatures nationwide and reports of 21 hyperthermia-related child deaths already this summer, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) convened a first of its kind roundtable with key stakeholders today to help step up efforts to prevent these needless deaths. Children left alone in[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011.  The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting 17 cases of Salmonella Agona in Illinois, which are linked to a multistate outbreak believed to be associated with papayas from Mexico. Of the 17 cases in Illinois, eight hospitalizations have been reported. Cases have been reported in[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011.  Researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health have developed a new statistical technique to forecast changes in fertility rates. The new method mathematically compensates for uncertainty and is expected to allow governments to plan more reliably for the infrastructure and social services needed to accommodate[Read More…]

Washington,  DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 26, 2011.  The following statement is attributed to Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Today, I join my fellow Americans in celebrating the anniversary of the passage of a great civil rights achievement, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As we look[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 25, 2011.   Generations of Americans with disabilities have improved our country in countless ways. Refusing to accept the world as it was, they have torn down the barriers that prohibited them from fully realizing the American dream. Their tireless efforts led to the enactment of the Americans[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011.  Only fourteen researchers in the United States are legally permitted to conduct research assessing the effect of inhaled cannabis in human subjects, according to data included in the White House’s 2011 National Drug Control Strategy, released last week. In a section of the report entitled ‘Medical[Read More…]

Madrid, Spain–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011.  Cannabis’ active components show promise in halting the progression of certain neurodegerative disorders and should be evaluated in clinical trials, according to a review published online in the British Journal of Pharmacology. An international team of researchers from Spain and Israel assessed the potential of cannabinoids[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 21, 2011.  The country’s leading medical marijuana advocacy group, Americans for Safe Access (ASA), with the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC), today appealed a recent decision by the federal government to keep marijuana classified as a dangerous drug with no medical value. The appeal to the D.C. Circuit[Read More…]