Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 27, 2016 By: Sharda Sekaran Managing Director of Communications, Drug Policy Alliance Keith Lamont Scott is dead at the age of 43. A father of seven children with a wife of 20 years and a cognitive impairment from a motorcycle accident, Mr. Scott is gone from this earth[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Civil Rights, Faith, and Environmental Groups Urge Congress to Address Flint Lead Crisis before Recess
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. 86 national civil and human rights, faith, and environmental groups are urging Congress to include immediate aid for Flint, Michigan, in the Continuing Resolution to fund the government before the congressional recess. The people of Flint, a low-income and majority-minority community, have been suffering from over-exposure[Read More…]
NIH Study Links Morning Sickness to Lower Risk of Pregnancy Loss
Comprehensive study confirms earlier reports. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. A new analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health has provided the strongest evidence to date that nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of miscarriage in pregnant women. The study, appearing in JAMA Internal[Read More…]
‘Sixth Sense’ May be More than Just a Feeling (Video)
NIH study of rare genetic disorder reveals importance of touch and body awareness. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. With the help of two young patients with a unique neurological disorder, an initial study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health suggests that a gene called PIEZO2 controls specific aspects of[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Framework for Value-Based Drug Pricing Negotiation
A pharmacy technician poses for a picture with prescription medication at a pharmacy in Edmond, Oklahoma, August 2010. Source: AP/Sue Ogrocki Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2016. The Center for American Progress issued an updated policy proposal today to support value-based drug pricing negotiation. CAP’s drug pricing framework would empower[Read More…]
The Damage Done: How Illinois Is Unravelling Its Human Services
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois budget impasse has been a disaster for the state’s human service infrastructure. The most respected and prominent human service providers are being run out of our state. Entire human service programs – like homeless services and sexual assault prevention – are in danger of going extinct[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Use Linked To Lower BMI
Coral Gables, FL-(ENEWSPF)- Cannabis use is associated with lower body mass index (BMI) over time, according to data published in The Journal of Mental Health Policy and Economics. Investigators at the University of Miami assessed the relationship between marijuana use and BMI in a nationally representative longitudinal sample (The National Longitudinal[Read More…]
Third Annual Mental Health Conference at Prairie State College Sept. 29
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)-Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the Third Annual Mental Health Conference from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday Sept. 29, in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. Illinois Senator Michael E. Hastings of the 19th Legislative District[Read More…]
Court Orders Fish & Wildlife Service to Reexamine Lynx Critical Habitat
Feds Failed to Protect Key Habitat in Colorado MISSOULA, Mont. —(ENEWSPF)–September 7, 2016. Today the U.S. District Court for the District of Montana ordered the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to reconsider its decision to exclude the Canada lynx’s entire southern Rocky Mountain range, essential for the wildcat’s recovery,[Read More…]
Toxic Air Pollution Nanoparticles Discovered in the Human Brain (Video)
Tiny magnetic particles from air pollution have for the first time been discovered to be lodged in human brains– and researchers think they could be a possible cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Lancaster, UK–(ENEWSPF)–6 September 2016. Researchers at Lancaster University found abundant magnetite nanoparticles in the brain tissue from 37 individuals[Read More…]
