Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Copaxone (glatiramer acetate injection), used to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Sandoz has received FDA approval to market generic glatiramer acetate in a 20 mg/1 ml daily injection.[Read More…]
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Groups Deliver 220K Petition Signatures Urging Senate to Reject Abortion Restrictions in Human Trafficking Bill
WASHINGTON, DC —(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. More than 220,000 petition signatures have been delivered to members of Congress, urging them to reject the most recent attacks on safe, legal abortion being pushed forward by Senator John Cornyn and his allies as part of an otherwise bipartisan effort to support survivors of[Read More…]
Puerto Rico Has Lower Rates of New Cases of Lung and Breast Cancer Than the Rest of US
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. Puerto Rico has the lowest incidence rate of new lung cancer compared with all other races and ethnic groups in the United States, according to a study published today in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. The report also shows[Read More…]
E-cigarette Use Triples Among Middle and High School Students in Just One Year
Hookah use doubles; no decline seen in overall tobacco use among middle or high school students Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. In 2014, the products most commonly used by high school students were e-cigarettes (13.4 percent), hookah (9.4 percent), cigarettes (9.2 percent), cigars (8.2 percent), smokeless tobacco (5.5 percent), snus (1.9[Read More…]
Jackson Park Hospital RNs Send Years’ Worth of Unsafe Staffing Complaints to Regulatory Agencies
Administration’s lack of response could impact hospital licensure. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. The registered nurses of Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center (JPH), on Chicago’s South Side, are taking a stand for their patients on Thursday, at a press conference announcing that years’ worth of forms documenting unsafe staffing and dangerous[Read More…]
NASA Spacecraft Achieves Unprecedented Success Studying Mercury
NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging (MESSENGER) spacecraft traveled more than six and a half years before it was inserted into orbit around Mercury on March 18, 2011. Image Credit: NASA/JHU APL/Carnegie Institution of Washington Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA[Read More…]
Center for Food Safety and Allies Challenge Organic Loophole for Pesticides in Compost
Second Case Filed in Two Weeks to Safeguard Organic Integrity Portland, Oregon—(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. The Center for Food Safety (CFS), Center for Environmental Health, and Beyond Pesticides filed a new federal lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Organic Program’s (NOP) failure to follow the law in making[Read More…]
NIH Study Finds Genetic Link for Rare Intestinal Cancer
Researchers recommend screening for people with family history Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. Heredity accounts for up to 35 percent of small intestinal carcinoid, a rare digestive cancer, according to findings from a team at the National Institutes of Health. The researchers examined families with a history of the disease. Because[Read More…]
NIH Launches Largest Clinical Trial Focused on HIV-related Cardiovascular Disease
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. Researchers have begun enrolling participants in a multicenter international clinical trial to test whether statin administration can reduce the risk for major adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks, strokes, and heart disease, in people with HIV infection. The trial is supported by the National Institutes[Read More…]
BP Oil Disaster 5 Years Later, Lessons Unheeded
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 16, 2015. At an event on Capitol Hill today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), joined offshore drilling experts, scientists and affected locals to highlight the lingering effects of the Gulf oil spill and the looming risks posed by a lack of new safety regulations, plans for new offshore[Read More…]
