Experimental vaccine targets mosquito saliva. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a Phase 1 clinical trial to test an investigational vaccine intended to provide broad protection against a range of mosquito-transmitted diseases, such as[Read More…]
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NIH-Supported Trials of Testosterone Therapy in Older Men Report Mixed Results
Hormone treatment improved bone strength and hemoglobin levels; may increase cardiovascular risk; had no effect on cognition. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. In older men with low testosterone, one year of testosterone treatment improved bone density and corrected anemia of both known and unknown causes, but also increased the volume of[Read More…]
Single-Payer Reform is ‘the Only Way to Fulfill the President’s Pledge’ on Health Care: Annals of Internal Medicine Commentary
Researchers estimate administrative savings at $504 billion annually CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. Proposals floated by Republican leaders won’t achieve President Trump’s campaign promises of more coverage, better benefits, and lower costs, but a single-payer reform would, according to a commentary published today [Tuesday, Feb. 21] in Annals of Internal Medicine, one[Read More…]
Treatment Gaps Persist Between Low- And High-Income Workers, Even With Insurance
Low-wage workers were less likely to get preventive care even though many of those services are available without cost-sharing under the 2010 health law. MINNESOTA–(ENEWSPF)–February 21, 2017. This article first appeared February 17, 2017 on Kaiser Health News. By Michelle Andrews Low-wage workers with job-based health insurance were significantly more[Read More…]
Physicians’ Opioid Prescribing Patterns Linked to Patients’ Risk for Long-Term Drug Use
Photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Emergency room patients treated by physicians who prescribe opioids more often are at greater risk for long-term opioid use even after a single prescription than those who see less-frequent prescribers, according to the findings of a study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of[Read More…]
Legal Protest Targets Federal Fracking Plan Threatening Dams, Wildlife in Texas, Oklahoma
Oil Industry-induced Earthquakes Could Disrupt Water Supply for 440,000 Texans CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. Conservation groups filed an administrative protest late Thursday challenging a Bureau of Land Management plan to auction off 4,300 acres of federal public land in Texas and Oklahoma for drilling and fracking. The protest, which[Read More…]
Florida Supreme Court Upholds Block of State’s 24-Hour Mandatory Delay for Abortion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2017. In a victory for abortion access, the Florida Supreme Court yesterday blocked a law that prevents a woman who has decided to have an abortion from obtaining the procedure for at least 24 hours after meeting with her doctor and forces her to make an[Read More…]
Study: Medical Cannabis Patients Reduce Their Use Of Opioids
Victoria, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. Patients with legal access to medical cannabis reduce their use of opioids, benzodiazepines, and other prescription drugs, according to data published online ahead of print in The International Journal of Drug Policy. Researchers at the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia assessed the[Read More…]
Bi-Partisan Congressional Cannabis Caucus Holds Press Conference, Feb. 16, 2017 (Video)
U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) has championed efforts to reform marijuana laws since 1973 Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 16, 2017. At the U.S. Capitol today, Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (CA-48), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Don Young (AK-At Large), and Jared Polis (CO-02) launched the Congressional Cannabis Caucus – the first of its kind. Watch the[Read More…]
High-Risk Pools Are Not a Feasible Alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s Pre-Existing Conditions Protection
A young patient who uses a special program funded by the Affordable Care Act embraces his medical specialist, on December 16, 2016. AP/Charles Krupa Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 16, 2017. As the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the Trump administration rolls out rules designed solely to benefit the insurance[Read More…]
