CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed two pieces of legislation strengthening access to healthcare for cancer patients in Illinois. House Bill 1191 prohibits insurance companies from excluding coverage for related medical costs for patients participating in clinical cancer trials, and Senate Bill 1279, extends the “Carolyn Adams Ticket[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011.  Researchers have long known that dopamine, a brain chemical that plays important roles in the control of normal movement, and in pleasure, reward and motivation, also plays a central role in substance abuse and addiction. In a new study conducted in animals, scientists found that a[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 11, 2011.  Three research teams focused on developing strategies that could help to rid the body of HIV are receiving grants totaling more than $14 million a year, for up to five years, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]

Petition’s Denial Maintains Status Quo, But Gives Advocates Chance to Appeal and Argue Marijuana’s Therapeutic Value Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—July 8, 2011. Less than two months after patient advocates filed a lawsuit compelling the federal government to answer a 9-year-old petition to reschedule medical marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today made[Read More…]

WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–July 7 – The release of the Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) regulatory agenda today reveals that the agency has failed to take any concrete steps since last year on limiting workers’ exposure to the toxic substance beryllium and has no plans to do so anytime soon. OSHA is[Read More…]

PHOENIX–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011.  The American Civil Liberties Union today asked a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed in May by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer that seeks to have her state’s medical marijuana law struck down. In a motion filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District[Read More…]

Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011.  Yesterday, the International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) began its 21st annual symposium in St. Charles, Illinois, just outside of Chicago . Notably, this year’s symposium is sponsored in part by an array of pharmaceutical companies, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and ElSohly Laboratories,[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011. The adolescent birth rate declined for the second consecutive year, preterm births declined for the third consecutive year, adolescent injury deaths declined, and fewer 12th graders binge drank, according to the federal government’s annual statistical report on the well-being of the nation’s children and youth. However,[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2011.  An NIH-funded network of researchers will evaluate potential harmful effects of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on reproduction and birth outcomes, the cardiorespiratory system, and behavior and mental health. The network of community and university partnerships, under the leadership of NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences[Read More…]

NAPERVILLE–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to increase the safety of infant and newborn children throughout Illinois. Under House Bill 2099, child care workers who care for newborns and infants will be required to complete regular training on how to prevent sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and[Read More…]