Urged to implement at least one core element immediately Antibiotic Stewardship in Nursing Homes. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2015. New recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advise all nursing homes to improve antibiotic prescribing practices and reduce their inappropriate use to protect residents from the[Read More…]
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Climate Coalition Calls on President Obama to Halt Fossil Fuel Leasing on Public Lands, Oceans
Hundreds of Organizations, Leaders Mobilize to Keep Publicly Owned Oil, Gas, Coal—and Up To Half of Potential Emissions from All Remaining U.S. Fossil Fuels—in the Ground Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. A coalition of more than 400 organizations and leaders will deliver a historic letter to the White House on[Read More…]
Landmark NIH Study Shows Intensive Blood Pressure Management May Save Lives
Lower blood pressure target greatly reduces cardiovascular complications and deaths in older adults Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. More intensive management of high blood pressure, below a commonly recommended blood pressure target, significantly reduces rates of cardiovascular disease, and lowers risk of death in a group of adults 50 years and[Read More…]
180+ Events Across the Country Will Highlight the Benefits of Driving an Electric Car
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. From Los Angeles to Oklahoma City to Ontario to Hong Kong, more than 100,000 people are expected to attend the more than 180 events planned in over 175 US cities, 41 states and four countries, to celebrate plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) from September 12th through[Read More…]
Illinois Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Conditions Remain Unaltered
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Nirav D. Shah, M.D., J.D. today announced that new medical conditions and diseases will not be added to the Illinois Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act at this time. The pilot program will continue with the 39 conditions[Read More…]
New Pluto Images from NASA’s New Horizons: It’s Complicated
This synthetic perspective view of Pluto, based on the latest high-resolution images to be downlinked from NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, shows what you would see if you were approximately 1,100 miles (1,800 kilometers) above Pluto’s equatorial area, looking northeast over the dark, cratered, informally named Cthulhu Regio toward the bright,[Read More…]
Senator Sanders, Rep. Cummings Introduce Comprehensive Legislation to Lower Soaring Drug Prices
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Ranking Member Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) today introduced legislation to address skyrocketing increases in prescription drug prices. Americans, who already pay the highest prices for prescription drugs in the world, saw prices jump more than[Read More…]
Study: Patients Replace Prescription Drugs With Cannabis
Mesa, AZ–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2015. Patients with legal access to medical marijuana reduce their consumption of conventional pharmaceuticals, according to a demographic review of patient characteristics published online in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. Investigators affiliated with the Medical Marijuana Research Institute in Mesa surveyed responses from 367 state-qualified patients recruited[Read More…]
FDA Takes Important Steps in Modernizing the Food Safety System
Moves to implement FDA Food Safety Modernization Act to further protect consumers from foodborne illness Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today took one of the most significant steps in decades to prevent foodborne illness by finalizing the first two of seven major rules[Read More…]
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease Launches New Spanish-language Website
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 10, 2015. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health, has launched a new Spanish-language website that provides free health information on conditions of the bones, joints, muscles and skin. The site is being launched to coincide with[Read More…]
