Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2015. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers are calling upon police in all states to improve their reporting of crashes involving vehicles and bicycles, according to a new study. Currently, details on crashes are handwritten by police on paper and there are few bicycle-relevant[Read More…]
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Ask an Astronomer About the Shortest Lunar Eclipse of the Century on April 4
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2015. On Saturday morning, April 4, 2015 not long before sunrise, the bright full moon over North America should turn a lovely shade of celestial red during a total lunar eclipse. The lunar eclipse will be visible from all parts of the United States. Eastern North America[Read More…]
NIAAA Recognizes Alcohol Awareness Month 2015
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 3, 2015. April is Alcohol Awareness Month, a time to learn about alcohol and the health and social problems caused by drinking too much. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) encourages the public to dedicate this month to understanding how excessive drinking can affect health[Read More…]
Study: Plant-Derived Cannabinoid Extract More Efficacious Than Isolated Compound
Jerusalem, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The administration of plant-derived cannabidiol (CBD) extracts provide greater efficacy in the treatment of pain and inflammation than does the use of a purified CBD alternative, according to preclinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Pharmacology & Pharmacy. Investigators at the Hebrew University,[Read More…]
Study: CBD Administration Enhances Skeletal Healing
Jerusalem, Israel–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD) leads to improvement in bone fracture healing, according to preclinical data published online ahead of print in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Investigators at the Hebrew University Bone Laboratory assessed the ability of CBD administration to[Read More…]
Study: Parkinson’s Patients Report Subjective Relief From Cannabis
Aurora, CO–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. Patients with Parkinson’s self-report cannabis to be a highly efficacious alternative medicine in the treatment of the disease, according to survey data published online ahead of print in the journal Evidence-Based Complimentary and Alternative Medicine. Investigators reported that cannabis use remains comparatively uncommon among patients with[Read More…]
U.S. Justice Department Says It Will Ignore Federal Law and Prosecute People for Medical Marijuana Despite Congressional Spending Ban
Congress Passed One-Year Amendment in December Prohibiting Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws; Members of both Parties Sought to Stop Prosecutions and Let States Set Their Own Medical Marijuana Policies Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 2, 2015. A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told the Los Angeles Times[Read More…]
Multidrug-resistant Shigellosis Spreading in the United States
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. International travelers are bringing a multidrug-resistant intestinal illness to the United States and spreading it to others who have not traveled, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Shigella sonnei bacteria resistant to the antibiotic ciprofloxacin sickened 243[Read More…]
National Park Service and National Park Foundation Launch Find Your Park Virtual View Tour, Connecting People With Parks Across the Country
Virtual View Kiosks Enable Visitors to Explore America’s Natural, Historical and Cultural Treasures in Advance of National Park Service’s Centennial Celebration in 2016 NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015 – In advance of next year’s National Park Service Centennial, the Park Service and the National Park Foundation today kicked off a nationwide campaign[Read More…]
Labor Board Throws Out Sutter Memorial Election Citing Hospital’s Coercion, Trampling of RN Rights
CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 2, 2015. The federal board that oversees labor-management relations has thrown out the flawed union election last June at Sutter Memorial Medical Center in Modesto citing a pattern of coercion and other actions by hospital officials that violated the rights of registered nurses who were considering affiliation with the[Read More…]
