U.S. Surgeon General has concluded that e-cigarette aerosol is not harmless Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 20, 2017. About one in four U.S. middle and high school students— nearly 6.5 million youths —report being exposed to secondhand aerosol from e-cigarettes at least once within the past 30 days, according to data from the[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Family Video In Park Forest Joins Forces To Find Cure For Lymphoma Cancer
Glenview, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Family Video in Park Forest, along with its parent company Highland Ventures, Ltd. and its family of brands, is joining forces again in 2017 with customers across the country to fund research aimed at finding a cure for lymphoma cancer. Uniting 950 retail locations under the Highland Ventures,[Read More…]
Wisconsin and Illinois Activists Brave Blizzard to Converge on House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Racine Office Demanding He Stop the Health Care Repeal Bill (Video)
RACINE, WI –(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. In the wake of a Congressional Budget Office analysis that the GOP health plan will cause 24 million Americans to lose their health coverage, 250 people from Illinois and Wisconsin braved a blizzard and bitter temperatures outside Speaker Paul Ryan’s office here Tuesday to demand[Read More…]
Southern Poverty Law Center Statement on Congressional Budget Office Report on American Health Care Act
ALABAMA–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. The recent analysis by the Congressional Budget Office confirms what we already knew: The plan to replace the Affordable Care Act will drastically reduce the number of people with health insurance in our country. This bill will have life-threatening consequences for the poor as it slashes $880[Read More…]
Study Identifies African-Specific Genomic Variant Associated with Obesity
Findings highlight the importance of genomic studies in diverse populations. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2017. An international team of researchers has conducted the first study of its kind to look at the genomic underpinnings of obesity in continental Africans and African-Americans. They discovered that approximately 1 percent of West Africans, African-Americans[Read More…]
Medical Marijuana Legalization Associated With Fewer Opioid-Related Hospitalizations
San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2017. The enactment of statewide legislation permitting medical cannabis access by qualified patients is associated with a reduction in opioid-related hospitalization, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. A researcher from the University of California at San Diego[Read More…]
Study: CBD-Dominant Cannabis Extracts Reduce Seizure Frequency
Falmouth, ME–(ENEWSPF)–March 10, 2017. The administration of whole-plant cannabis extracts rich in the cannabinoid cannabidol (CBD) is associated with reduced seizure frequency in patients with refractory epilepsy, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior. Researchers performed a retrospective chart review of the clinical[Read More…]
CDC Adds 4 Countries to Interim Travel Guidance Related to Zika Virus
Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—March 10, 2017. CDC is working with other public health officials to monitor for ongoing spread of Zika virus. Today, CDC posted a Zika virus travel notice for Angola, Guinea-Bissau, Maldives and Solomon Islands. CDC has issued travel notices (level 2, “practice enhanced precautions”) for people traveling to destinations with Zika. For a[Read More…]
Rep. Joe Kennedy III Slams Paul Ryan on ACA Repeal—Then Forces GOP Lawyer to Admit Mental Health Coverage is Excluded (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 9, 2017 By Leslie Salzillo Democratic U.S. House Representative Joe Kennedy III of Massachusetts added more good to the *Kennedy name and made many Americans proud on Wednesday, when he spoke out against the repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act proposed by Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan. The day before, Ryan[Read More…]
American Medical Association Says Republican’s American Health Care Act is Critically Flawed
CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–March 8, 2017. In a letter to congressional leaders, the American Medical Association (AMA) today outlined provisions of the American Health Care Act that would have an adverse impact on patients and the health of the nation. Largely due to the decline in health insurance coverage the bill would likely[Read More…]
