Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 19, 2011. Scientists have made an unanticipated discovery in mice that interferon-gamma, a type of protein primarily used by the immune system for intercellular communication, acts as a promoter for the deadly form of skin cancer known as melanoma. This finding resulted from a series of experiments designed[Read More…]

TORONTO, ON–(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2011. The amount and intensity of exercise that a woman engages in during her lifetime could affect her mental acuity later in life, according to a University of Toronto family medicine researcher. Dr. Mary Tierney, a Professor and Research Scholar in the Department of Family and Community[Read More…]

Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2011.  We have a major pandemic of diabetes in the United States.  Type II Diabetes has tripled in the last 10 years.  One out of 3 children born after the year 2000 will get diabetes.  Diabetes costs the nation $174 billion a year, about as much[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 14, 2011.  NORML made available this week the Fourth Edition of its popular and comprehensive booklet “Emerging Clinical Applications for Cannabis & Cannabinoids: A Review of the Recent Scientific Literature. Updated and revised for 2011, this report reviews approximately 200 newly published scientific studies assessing the safety and efficacy[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. Based on growth and aging of the U.S. population, medical expenditures for cancer in the year 2020 are projected to reach at least $158 billion (in 2010 dollars) — an increase of 27 percent over 2010, according to a National Institutes of Health analysis. If newly[Read More…]

Agency strategy caps maximum at 325 milligrams to reduce risk of liver toxicity Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking manufacturers of prescription combination products that contain acetaminophen to limit the amount of acetaminophen to no more than 325 milligrams (mg) in each tablet[Read More…]

Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2011. Attorney General Lisa Madigan has called on the national industry trade group overseeing manufacturers of crib bumpers to push for a halt to the production and sale of bumper pads across the country that pose serious risks of injury and death. The Attorney General sent a letter[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2011. NIH-funded researchers were able to eliminate tinnitus in a group of rats by stimulating a nerve in the neck while simultaneously playing a variety of sound tones over an extended period of time, says a study published today in the advance online publication of the journal[Read More…]

GREAT BRITAIN–(ENEWSPF)–11 January 2011. An Oxford University study suggests that people living in countries with ‘free market’ regimes are more likely to become obese due to the stress of being exposed to economic insecurity. The researchers believe that the stress of living in a competitive social system without a strong[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Abstral (fentanyl) transmucosal tablets to manage breakthrough pain for adults with cancer.  Fentanyl immediate-release transmucosal medications are administered on the soft surfaces of the mouth (inside of the cheek, gums, tongue), or the nasal passages or throat[Read More…]