Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. Patients and their supporters rallied at the Justice Department in Washington, DC yesterday to protest increased federal interference in medical marijuana states. More than 200 supporters also rallied today in Sacramento for medical marijuana patients Dr. Mollie Fry and her husband Dale Schafer as they surrendered[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. People diagnosed with asthma in the United States grew by 4.3 million between 2001 and 2009, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In 2009, nearly 1 in 12 Americans were diagnosed with asthma. In addition[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today announced a joint effort to remove products from the market that make unproven claims to treat, cure, and prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Among the products targeted in today’s action are[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011.  Today, the National Institutes of Health joins with public health officials, health organizations, and patient groups around the world to recognize World Asthma Day. As NIH’s leading supporters of asthma research, we at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Heart, Lung, and[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 3, 2011.  Exposure to secondhand smoke, such as a person can get by riding in an enclosed car while someone else smokes, has a direct, measurable impact on the brain — and the effect is similar to what happens in the brain of the person doing the smoking.[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Tradjenta (linagliptin) tablets, used with diet and exercise, to improve blood glucose control in adults with Type 2 diabetes. People with Type 2 diabetes do not produce or respond normally to insulin, a hormone that regulates the[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–May 2, 2011.  We observe Food Allergy Awareness Week this year acknowledging those who live every day with the concern that their exposure to certain foods may have the potential to trigger a life-threatening allergic reaction. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that food allergy affects 5[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. A group of teens at Glenwood High School in Chatham are helping spread the message about radon’s health hazards across Illinois through a 60-second YouTube video they produced and submitted to the “2011 Illinois High School Radon Video Contest.”  On Thursday, the students learned their video won[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011. In conjunction with Arson Awareness Week 2011, the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) is focusing attention on serial arsonists and is aiding law enforcement, fire departments, and communities with tools and tactics to help prevent arson. “A serial arsonist can devastate a community and[Read More…]

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2011.  Young people with diabetes face substantially higher medical costs than children and teens without the disease, according to a CDC study published in the May issue of the journal Diabetes Care. The study found annual medical expenses for youth with diabetes are $9,061, compared to $1,468[Read More…]