WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. A bipartisan group of United States senators has sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting a report on the oversight of and quality of care provided to Medicaid enrollees at assisted living facilities. The letter was sent by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.),[Read More…]
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U.S. Senators Ask Federal Agencies About Efforts to Facilitate Medical Marijuana Research
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. A group of eight United States senators today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) requesting information about the agencies’ efforts to facilitate and coordinate[Read More…]
ADDIS: New UN-backed Report Details Ways to Boost Finance for Sustainable Energy
Geothermal energy is converted into electricity and used to heat the Gourmet Mokai glasshouse in New Zealand which grows tomatoes and peppers. UN Photo/Evan Schneider ADDIS ABABA–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015 – A new United Nations-backed report launched today at a conference in Addis Ababa details concrete ways to boost crucial investment[Read More…]
Cholera Cases Multiply as Cost of Clean Water Skyrockets in South Sudan Capital: Oxfam
LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015. Cholera cases are rapidly increasing in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, as the cost of clean water skyrockets amid a worsening economic crisis. 33 people have died in Juba alone including seven children under five, with 700 more people infected with the deadly and contagious disease. Zlatko Gegic,[Read More…]
Anti-GMO Labeling Bill Just Keeps Getting DARKer
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. This week the House Agriculture Committee is expected to mark up and vote on a bill that would take away the right of states to label food with genetically modified ingredients, or GMOs. According to EWG, the latest draft of the measure shows it to be[Read More…]
Rep. Givson: ‘We Need to do Better’ for Lyme Disease
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. The House of Representatives has passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a sweeping medical research bill that makes specific provisions for Lyme disease. New York Congressman Chris Gibson mentioned Lyme disease in his one-minute speech asking Congress to approve the measure. View the video at: http://www.c-span.org/video/?c4543892/rep-chris-gibson-speaks-support-hr-6-21st-century-cures-act[Read More…]
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Schizophrenia and as an Add on to an Antidepressant to Treat Major Depressive Disorder
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 13, 2015. On July 10, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Rexulti (brexpiprazole) tablets to treat adults with schizophrenia and as an add-on treatment to an antidepressant medication to treat adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder affecting[Read More…]
Rosetta: Preparing for Perihelion
Comet around perihelion EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 July 2015. Rosetta’s investigations of its comet are continuing as the mission teams count down the last month to perihelion – the closest point to the Sun along the comet’s orbit – when the comet’s activity is expected to be at its highest. Rosetta has been[Read More…]
Use of More Distinct, Temporary Names For Newborns Decreases Wrong Patient Errors
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2015. When babies are born, hospitals often assign generic, temporary first names to infants under their care such as Babyboy or Babygirl. These temporary names become especially problematic when newborns are admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), where a large number of patients may[Read More…]
Only Half of Children Receive Appropriate X-Ray to Detect Possible Child Abuse
Elk Grove Village, IL—(ENEWSPF)—July 13, 2015. In children who are being evaluated for possible child abuse, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that physicians order a skeletal survey – or radiographical examination of the entire skeleton – to look for fractures that require medical treatment, as well as to document[Read More…]
