Agency issues draft guidance for abuse-deterrent generics Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a draft guidance intended to support industry in their development of generic versions of approved opioids with abuse-deterrent formulations (ADF) while ensuring that generic ADF opioids are no less abuse-deterrent[Read More…]
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Florida Governor Rick Scott Signs Syringe Access Legislation
New Law Will Create State’s First Syringe Access Programs; Harm Reduction Gone Mainstream: Florida Follows in Steps of Kentucky, Indiana and Republican-Led Congress in Passing Syringe Access Reforms FLORIDA–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2016. Today, Florida Governor Rick Scott signed the IDEA Act (“Miami-Dade Infectious Disease Elimination Act”), after it passed the Florida[Read More…]
Blizzard To Threaten Travel Shutdowns In Central US This Week
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a storm will deliver heavy snow from Colorado to Michigan, with the potential for blizzard conditions in part of the north-central United States, during Wednesday and Thursday. The storm will hit hard and fast from the eastern slopes of the Rockies to the[Read More…]
Interior Department Releases Report Underscoring Impacts of Climate Change on Western Water Resources
New, interactive basin-by-basin visualization tool also released following World Water Day White House Summit WASHINGTON – (ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Putting the national spotlight on the importance of water sustainability, the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation released a basin-by-basin report that characterizes the impacts of climate change[Read More…]
FDA Announces Enhanced Warnings for Immediate-release Opioid Pain Medications Related to Risks of Misuse, Abuse, Addiction, Overdose and Death
New safety warnings also added to all prescription opioid medications to inform prescribers and patients of additional risks related to opioid use Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. In a continuing effort to educate prescribers and patients about the potential risks related to opioid use, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration[Read More…]
Study Finds Mindfulness Meditation Offers Relief for Low-back Pain
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. Mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) and cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) may prove more effective than usual treatment in alleviating chronic low-back pain, according to a new study funded by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers from[Read More…]
Study: World’s Largest Monarch Population Could Disappear in 20 Years
84 Percent Decline Driven by Loss of Milkweed Due to Genetically Engineered Crops WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–March 22, 2016. The eastern migratory population of the monarch butterfly — which includes 99 percent of the world’s monarchs — is at high risk of extinction within two decades unless the population rebounds dramatically, according to[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Calls on Peabody Energy to Publicly Disclose Financial Information to Enure Reclamation of Illinois Mines
Attorney General Issues Demand Over Significant Concern That Peabody Cannot Fulfill $92 Million Financial Commitment to Reclaim Mines in Southern Illinois Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today sent a letter to Peabody Energy Corporation and Peabody Investments Corporation (collectively “Peabody”), calling on the companies to publicly disclose[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Statement on Passage of the Older Americans Act Reauthorization
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 21, 2016. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Older Americans Act reauthorization: “As co-chair of the Seniors Task Force and the former executive director of the Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens, I know how critical the Older Americans[Read More…]
Blizzard To Threaten Travel Shut Downs In Central US This Week
By Alex Sosnowski, Senior Meteorologist AccuWeather.com AccuWeather Global Weather Center-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a storm will spread a swath of snow from Colorado to Michigan with the potential for blizzard conditions in part of the north-central United States this week. As a storm pushes east of the Rockies, it will strengthen, gathering[Read More…]
