Advocates Hope Lawmakers Consider Cannabis as Strategy Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. Today, Americans for Safe Access (ASA) released the Medical Cannabis Access for Pain Treatment: A Viable Strategy to Address the Opioid Crisis report to educate legislators and health practitioners on the benefits of medical cannabis as a treatment option[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
Sia, Jessica Williams, Leslie Jones, and More, to Perform in All Access Concert Supporting Abortion Access for All
Abortion rights supporters will come together on September 10 in Cleveland, Miami, Chicago, Philadelphia and Atlanta for a night of music and comedy to call for abortion access for all. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. On September 10, 2016, the nation’s leading reproductive health, rights, and justice organizations will host free[Read More…]
Expanding and Strengthening Medicaid Will Improve Health Care Access for Low-Income LGBT Americans
Jennifer Parrott, a certified nurse practitioner, left, talks with a doctor about a patient at the Oklahoma Health Sciences Emergency Department, in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 13, 2016. Source: AP/Sue Ogrocki Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. As Medicaid turns 51 this year, many opportunities lie ahead for this vital program[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Analysis Shows Medicare Saving $2 Trillion Over the Next 10 Years Due to Bending Cost Curve
A doctor examines a patient at a clinic in Sacramento, California, on February 18, 2016. Source: AP/Rich Pedroncelli Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–August 9, 2016. A new analysis from the Center for American Progress looks at the dramatic decreases in long-term projections for Medicare spending. Using spending projections from the Congressional Budget Office,[Read More…]
Medicaid Expansion Under Affordable Care Act Linked with Better Health Care, Improved Health for Low-Income Adults
Study finds similar benefits between Medicaid expansion and ‘private option’ Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2016. Two years after Medicaid coverage was expanded under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in their states, low-income adults in Kentucky and Arkansas received more primary and preventive care, made fewer emergency departments visits, and reported[Read More…]
Study: Prevalence Of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Not Influencing Current Youth Use Patterns
San Diego, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The availability of medical marijuana dispensaries is not positively associated with an increase in the number of adolescents currently using cannabis, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Preventive Medicine. An investigator at the University of California, San Diego assessed the[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders, Democrats Urge Republican Leaders to Call Congress Back to Session to Fund Zika Fight
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Senate Democrats on Thursday sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan urging the Republican leaders to immediately call Congress back into session to pass emergency legislation to address the growing Zika crisis. “The[Read More…]
Growing Up On Amish Farms Protects Children Against Asthma
Substances in house dust help reprogram immune cells, study finds Researchers have found that aspects of the Amish environment are associated with changes to immune cells that appear to protect children from developing asthma. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016 By John Easton By probing the differences between two farming communities—the Amish of[Read More…]
National ALS Registry Releases Updated Prevalence Estimates
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry’s (ATSDR) National ALS Registry today released its second report on the prevalence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) in the United States for the years 2012 and 2013. The report shows the Registry[Read More…]
Some Racial, Ethnic Groups Continue Smoking Cigarettes at Higher Rates
Substantial disparities found among American Indians/Alaska Natives, Korean and Puerto Rican Americans Major disparities in adult cigarette smoking exist among and within racial and ethnic groups. Entire infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2016. Despite a significant decline in overall adult cigarette smoking since 1964, disparities in cigarette smoking remain among racial[Read More…]
