The Keck Center of the National Academies in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine offers a rigorous review of scientific research published since 1999 about what is known about the health impacts of cannabis and cannabis-derived products –[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
National Academy of Sciences Finds Conclusive Evidence That Marijuana is an Effective Medicine
Landmark Report Calls Schedule I Classification a Barrier to Marijuana Research Drug Policy Alliance: Federal Government Must Stop Standing in Way of Marijuana Reform Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the National Academy of Sciences released a groundbreaking report, “The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids: The Current State of Evidence[Read More…]
Center for American Progress’ Topher Spiro on the Passage of Resolution Allowing Affordable Care Act Repeal to Move Forward
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Center for American Progress Vice President for Health Policy Topher Spiro issued the following statement after the Senate voted in the middle of the night to pass a budget resolution allowing the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act to begin. Despite last night’s procedural[Read More…]
First-Ever National Report on How Solitary Confinement Harms People With Physical Disabilities
Wheelchairs, Braille Materials, Hearing Aids, and Other Vital Devices Are Often Denied in Solitary NEW YORK —(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union published the first-ever nationwide report documenting the special dangers of solitary confinement for people who are blind or deaf, can’t walk without assistance, or have other[Read More…]
FDA Warns Cancer Patients Not to Use PNC-27 Products for Treatment
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to purchase or use PNC-27, a product promoted and sold through http://PNC27.com, as a treatment or cure for cancer. An FDA laboratory discovered the bacteria Variovorax paradoxus in a PNC-27 solution sample for inhalation. Consumers who[Read More…]
Sen. Cory Booker Introduces Budget Bill Amendments to Protect Medicaid Expansion, Increase Access to Care, and Hold Down Premium Costs
Over half a million New Jerseyans could lose health coverage if Medicaid expansion is repealed WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–January 11, 2017. As Senate Republicans continue efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, today U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced a series of amendments that would protect provisions under the landmark health[Read More…]
Warmer West Coast Ocean Conditions Linked to Increased Risk of Toxic Shellfish
NOAA, Oregon State University provide new tools to predict harmful algal blooms Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 10, 2017 Hazardous levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin that accumulates in shellfish, have been linked to warmer ocean conditions in waters off Oregon and Washington for the first time by a NOAA-supported research team,[Read More…]
ACLU Acts to Block Court Order That Permits Discrimination Against Women, Transgender People Seeking Health Care
FORT WORTH, Texas —(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017. The American Civil Liberties Union today filed a motion to stay a nationwide court order preventing the federal government from enforcing an Affordable Care Act regulation that protects transgender people and women from discrimination in healthcare. The ACLU also asked the court to issue[Read More…]
Biomarker in Blood May Help Predict Recovery Time for Sports Concussions
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2017. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health found that the blood protein tau could be an important new clinical biomarker to better identify athletes who need more recovery time before safely returning to play after a sports-related concussion. The study, supported by the National Institute of[Read More…]
In 2 Minutes, Cory Booker Shows the GOP What #Resistance Looks Like as He Defends Planned Parenthood
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 7, 2017 By Leslie Salzillo In response to the GOP’s plan to defund Planned Parenthood, New Jersey’s Senator Cory Booker knocked it out of the park this week during a press conference. Here is transcript followed by the short and stunning YouTube video of Booker demonstrating and explaining how a real[Read More…]
