CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)—June 2, 2015. Sunday, July 26, 2015 is the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Rep. Jan Schakowsky released the following statement in recognition of the many impacts of this monumental legislation: “I am proud to join in the 25th anniversary celebration of the Americans with Disabilities[Read More…]
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An Unusual Presentation of Lyme Disease in Georgia
GEORGIA–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015 By: Dr. Andrew Pugliese A 15-year-old young lady came to see me last year with quite an interesting story. Six months prior to her visit, she was at summer camp, when she developed a fever, chills, myalgia and arthralgia. The patient also has a history of cranio-pharyngeal carcinoma[Read More…]
Medicare Part D Medication Prices Are Significantly Higher Than Medicaid, Veterans Health Administration and All Other Developed Countries, New Study Finds
Seniors Ration Medications; Authors Call for Congress to Reduce Prices Source: www.wikimedia.org WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. Because of congressional restrictions on the government’s ability to negotiate with the pharmaceutical industry, Medicare Part D drug prices are significantly higher than those in either Medicaid or the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)[Read More…]
NASA Hosts ‘Quest for Quakes’ Data Challenge
The “Quest for Quakes” algorithm challenge seeks to develop new software codes to search through data and identify electromagnetic pulses that may precede an earthquake. Credits: topcoder Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. A new NASA challenge is looking for evidence to support a theory that electromagnetic pulses (EMP) may precede an[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Treatment for Most Common Form of Advanced Skin Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Odomzo (sonidegib) to treat patients with locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that has recurred following surgery or radiation therapy, or who are not candidates for surgery or radiation therapy. Skin cancer is the most common cancer and[Read More…]
FDA Approves Technivie for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 4
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Technivie (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir) for use in combination with ribavirin for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 4 infections in patients without scarring and poor liver function (cirrhosis). Technivie in combination with ribavirin is[Read More…]
FDA Revises Proposed Nutrition Facts Label Rule to Include a Daily Value for Added Sugars
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 24, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed including the percent daily value (%DV) for added sugars on the Nutrition Facts label of packaged foods, giving consumers additional information for added sugars similar to information they have seen for decades with respect to nutrients such[Read More…]
FDA Approves Diagnostic Test to Differentiate Between Types of HIV Infection
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Bio-Rad BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab assay, the first FDA-approved diagnostic that differentiates between HIV-1 antibodies, HIV-2 antibodies, and HIV-1 p24 antigen in human serum or plasma specimens. Two major types of HIV have been identified: HIV-1[Read More…]
Low Birth Weight Combined with Unhealthy Adult Lifestyle May Increase Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Photo: iStockphoto.com Boston, MA —(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. People who are a low weight at birth and have unhealthy habits as adults, such as eating nutritionally poor diets or smoking, may have a greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes than people born at an average weight who live similar lifestyles,[Read More…]
Pesticides Found in Most Pollen Collected from Foraging Bees in Massachusetts
Source: Wikimedia Commons. Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–July 23, 2015. More than 70% of pollen and honey samples collected from foraging bees in Massachusetts contain at least one neonicotinoid, a class of pesticide that has been implicated in Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), in which adult bees abandon their hives during winter, according[Read More…]
