NEW YORK, NY —(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015. Today, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that in most U.S. states, fewer than half of high schools and just one in five middle schools teach all the essential sex education topics recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The number[Read More…]
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FDA Approves First Emergency Treatment for Overdose of Certain Types of Chemotherapy
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Vistogard (uridine triacetate) for the emergency treatment of adults and children who receive an overdose of the cancer treatment fluorouracil or capecitabine, or who develop certain severe or life-threatening toxicities within four days of receiving these cancer[Read More…]
Increased Risk of Parkinson’s Disease Linked to Consumption of Heptachlor Contaminated Milk
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. Milk contaminated with the long-banned and toxic organochlorine pesticide heptachlor in Hawaii has been found in the brains of men that were more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study. This study adds to a large body of evidence linking pesticide exposure to Parkinson’s[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Cut Carbon Emissions 80 Percent
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015 – Expanding on his ambitious plan to combat climate change, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced the Climate Protection and Justice Act today to establish a price on carbon pollution. The legislation would cut total emissions 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, fund historic investments in energy[Read More…]
Minnesota: Patients With Intractable Pain Eligible For Medical Cannabis
St. Paul, MN–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. State health officials have announced plans to expand the state’s medical marijuana program to permit physicians to recommend cannabis therapy to those with intractable pain. Under the 2014-enacted law, which took effect this summer, physicians may only recommend non-smoked preparations of cannabinoids to patients with[Read More…]
Rep. Jan Schakowsky Introduces Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. Today, Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) released the following statement after introducing H.R. 4207, the Medicare Fair Drug Pricing Act: “Over the past few years, many breakthrough drugs have come to market, providing hope to many Americans living with diseases that currently have little or no[Read More…]
FDA Allows Marketing of Cooling Cap to Reduce Hair Loss During Chemotherapy
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared for marketing in the United States the first cooling cap to reduce hair loss (alopecia) in female breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Hair loss is a common side effect of certain types of chemotherapy, commonly associated with the[Read More…]
First-Ever ‘Unjust Transition’ Award Goes to Renault-Nissan
First-Ever “Unjust Transition” Award Goes to Renault-Nissan; Coalition of Environmental Groups Presents French Automaker With Award For Violation of U.S. Worker’s Rights PARIS, FRANCE — (ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2015. As the COP21 climate negotiations head into their final days, a coalition of prominent international climate action voices — including the Sierra[Read More…]
In New Ad, Hillary Clinton Pledges to ‘Fight Back’ Against Rising Prescription Drug Costs
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—December 10, 2015. As part of Hillary Clinton’s commitment to helping middle-class families deal with rising costs, Hillary for America’s latest TV ad, “Doubled”, highlights Clinton’s plan to lower out-of-pocket expenses related to prescription drugs. At a time when, as the ad notes, seven out of ten Americans are[Read More…]
ACLU Challenges Arizona Abortion Law that Discriminates Against Black and Asian American Women
Ban on So-called Race and Sex Selection Abortions Forces Providers to Racially Profile Patients SAN FRANCISCO —(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2015. The American Civil Liberties Union will appear in a federal appeals court today to argue that Arizona’s ban on so-called race and sex selection abortions intentionally targets and stigmatizes women of color. The ACLU[Read More…]
