WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today introduced legislation to make solar energy more accessible to low-income families. “While the cost of solar panels has gone down in recent years, it is still out of reach for millions of low-income families that need it the most,” said Sanders.[Read More…]
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UN Health Agency Recommends Taxing Tobacco Products to Curb Deadly Global Epidemic
A young woman smokes in Russia. WHO/Sergey Volkov GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–7 July 2015 – Only one in 10 of people now live in countries that levy taxes of more than 75 per cent on a pack of cigarettes despite the fact that raising taxes on tobacco products is one of the most[Read More…]
Public Citizen to FDA: Withdraw Approval of Seprafilm and Initiate Mandatory Recall
Medical Device Not Shown to Be Safe and Effective; Associated With Patient Death and Injury WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should remove the medical device Seprafilm from the market because it has not been shown to be safe and effective, and has been[Read More…]
Three Out of 4 American Adults Favor Making 21 the Minimum Age of Sale for Tobacco Products
Seven in 10 cigarette smokers favor raising age of sale Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2015. Three out of 4 American adults—including 7 in 10 cigarette smokers—favor raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products to 21, according to an article by CDC published in the http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379715002524 American Journal of[Read More…]
Governor Jerry Brown Signs the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Bill
Sacramento, CA –(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Yesterday Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act. AB 258 prohibits discrimination against medical cannabis patients in the organ transplant process, unless a doctor has determined that medical cannabis use is clinically significant to the transplant process. Medical cannabis patients in[Read More…]
New Research Reveals the Trends and Risk Factors Behind America’s Growing Heroin Epidemic
Heroin use seen increasingly in most demographic groups Heroin Use Has Increased Among Most Demographic Groups. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically[Read More…]
Advice for Older People on Staying Safe in Hot Weather
Risk of heat-related health problems increases with age Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. Summer weather can pose special health risks to older adults and people with chronic medical conditions. It is critically important that adults particularly susceptible to hyperthermia and other heat-related illnesses know how to safeguard against problems. The National[Read More…]
NIH-funded Vaccine for West Nile Virus Enters Human Clinical Trials
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. A clinical trial of a new investigational vaccine designed to protect against West Nile Virus infection will be sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. The experimental vaccine was discovered and developed by scientists at[Read More…]
Patients & Families Rally in Front of Cuomo’s Office to Demand Emergency Access to Medical Marijuana On One Year Anniversary of Medical Marijuana Bill Signing
Advocates: Not One Patient Has Yet Received Medical Marijuana; Cuomo Must Sign a Bill or Take Other Action to Provide Relief to Suffering Patients New York City –(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2015. On the one year anniversary of the signing of New York’s medical marijuana law, patients and families gathered in front of[Read More…]
New National Poll Finds 90 Percent of American Voters Support the Endangered Species Act
Overwhelming majority also more likely to vote for a member of Congress who votes to uphold environmental safeguards Grizzly and cubs in Yellowstone National Park. National Park Service Photo Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015. A robust majority of Americans supports the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and are more likely to[Read More…]
