NIH-funded study shows early intervention is more cost-effective than typical care. The RAISE project was designed to study the best ways to intervene after a person begins to experience psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions, or disorganized speech. Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 1, 2016. New analysis from a mental health care study[Read More…]
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Senator Kirk Applauds 26.3 Million Fewer Opioid Prescriptions
Opiod Rx is the Gateway to Heroin Addiction WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today applauded the news that 1.1 billion fewer opioid tablets, 26.3 million opioid prescriptions, were dispensed in the one year period since hydrocodone products were rescheduled. The study was reported this week in[Read More…]
NOAA Ranks January 2016 Blizzard Category 4 on the Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016 Total snowfall during 2016 blizzard from January 22-24, 2016. (Credit: NOAA) The January 22-24 blizzard, which dumped heavy snow from the Mid-Atlantic to southern New England has been rated as a Category 4 or “Crippling” winter storm on NOAA’s Northeast Snowfall Impact Scale, also known as[Read More…]
FDA Approves Zepatier for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 1 and 4
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Zepatier (elbasvir and grazoprevir) with or without ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 and 4 infections in adult patients. Hepatitis C is a viral disease that causes inflammation of the liver[Read More…]
Cancer Drug Target Visualized at Atomic Resolution
New study using cryo-electron microscopy shows how potential drugs could inhibit cancer Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. A new study shows that it is possible to use an imaging technique called cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) to view, in atomic detail, the binding of a potential small molecule drug to a key protein[Read More…]
Court Orders Environmental Protection Agency to Finalize Rules so Polluters Pay for Their Own Toxic Messes
Victory: After decades of delay “financial assurance” regs will prevent polluters from leaving staggering cleanup cost to the public The Gowanus Canal Superfund site in Brooklyn, New York, is bounded by several communities, including Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook. The EPA has estimated that one in[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: Cities, Utilities, and Businesses Commit to Unlocking Access to Energy Data for Building Owners and Improving Energy Efficiency
Local Government, private sector, and utility actions spur access to energy data and accelerate energy efficiency investment & innovation in buildings and homes Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 29, 2016. Making businesses and homes more energy efficient is a win for jobs and economic growth, operating costs and bottom lines, and the President’s[Read More…]
Senate Approves Kirk-Sponsored Nuclear Energy Amendment
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. The U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly approved an amendment, introduced by Senators Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), that would increase collaboration among private industry, universities and national laboratories, such as Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Ill., to facilitate the development of advanced nuclear technologies. The amendment, approved[Read More…]
Study: CBD Oil ‘Highly Promising’ In Pediatric Epilepsy Treatment
ISRAEL–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. The administration of cannabis oil extracts high in cannabidiol reduces seizure frequency in children with intractable epilepsy, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Seizure. Israeli researchers retrospectively evaluated the effects of CBD oil in a multicenter cohort of 74 patients with[Read More…]
Study: THC Inhibits Weight Gain
Calgary, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–January 28, 2016. THC administration prevents weight gain in mice fed a high fat diet, according to preclinical trials data published in the journal PLOS ONE. Investigators at the University of Calgary and at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Ontario assessed the impact of small, daily[Read More…]
