Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were likely caused by bites of local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The cases are likely the first known occurrence of local mosquito-borne Zika virus[Read More…]
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Zika Infections Increasing Rapidly in Puerto Rico
Widespread Zika infections warrant urgent action to protect pregnant women Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. As of July 7, Zika has been diagnosed in 5,582* people, including 672 pregnant women, in Puerto Rico according to a new report published today in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). Positive tests for[Read More…]
ACLU Joins Lawsuit to Defend Confidential Medical Records from Warrantless Federal DEA Searches
SALT LAKE CITY—(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah and the national ACLU have filed a motion in federal court challenging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s authority to obtain Utahns’ private prescription records from the Utah Controlled Substance Database (UCSD) without a warrant. Last month, the DEA[Read More…]
Gov. Rick Scott: With Likely Mosquito-Borne Zika Cases, State Will Use Full Resources to Protect Floridians
ORLANDO, Fla. – (ENEWSPF)–July 29, 2016. Today, Governor Rick Scott announced that the Florida Department of Health (DOH) has concluded that four cases of the Zika virus are likely mosquito-borne. DOH knows that the four cases are in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. One of these cases involves a woman and[Read More…]
Survey: Military Veterans Strongly Support Medical Cannabis Access
New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. More than two in three military veterans say that medical cannabis should be legalized, and 75 percent believe that VA physicians should be able to recommend marijuana therapy to eligible patients, according to the results of the 7th annual membership survey of Iraq and Afghanistan[Read More…]
New Zealand: Five Percent Of Citizens Using Cannabis For Therapeutic Benefit
Wellington, New Zealand–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. One in 20 New Zealand citizens acknowledge having used cannabis for therapeutic purposes over the past year, according to an analysis of nationwide health survey data published in the New Zealand Medical Journal. Respondents were most likely to acknowledge using cannabis to mitigate symptoms of[Read More…]
NIH Funds Precision Medicine Research with a Focus on Health Disparities
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. he National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, has committed approximately $31 million over five years, pending available funding, to launch a new program for Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for health disparities research exploring the potential for[Read More…]
New Medication Shows Promise Against Liver Fibrosis in Animal Studies
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. A new drug developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health limits the progression of liver fibrosis in mice, a hopeful advance against a condition for which there is no current treatment and that often leads to serious liver disease in people with chronic alcoholism[Read More…]
NIH Launches Early-Stage Yellow Fever Vaccine Trial
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has begun an early-stage clinical trial of an investigational vaccine designed to protect against yellow fever virus. The Phase 1 study is evaluating whether an experimental vaccine developed by the[Read More…]
Two Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease Identified in Adams County, Illinois
New admissions to Quincy Veterans’ Home halted SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–July 28, 2016. The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs (IDVA) announced yesterday that two residents of the Quincy Veterans’ Home have been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. IDVA is working closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the Adams County Health[Read More…]
