Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final guidance to assist industry in developing opioid drug products with potentially abuse-deterrent properties. Opioid drugs provide significant benefit for patients when used properly; however opioids also carry a risk of misuse, abuse and death. To[Read More…]
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Yemen: Medical Supplies and Personnel Unable to Reach Conflict Areas
MSF has been receiving hundreds of wounded at its hospital in Aden. Source: MSF SANA’A/PARIS—(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. More medical supplies and trained health personnel are urgently needed in Yemen as the violence there escalates, but with air and sea transport obstructed, it is currently impossible to bring in this essential[Read More…]
First Lady Michelle Obama Teams up with Pbs and Wgbh Boston to Launch Fourth Annual Nationwide Healthy Recipe Challenge
The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Invites Kids to Submit Healthy Lunch Recipes for a Chance to Win a Trip to Washington, D.C. and Attend the Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. First Lady Michelle Obama is teaming up with PBS flagship station WGBH Boston, the[Read More…]
Eating Fruits and Vegetables with High Pesticide Residues Linked with Poor Semen Quality
Boston, MA – (ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. Men who ate fruits and vegetables with higher levels of pesticide residues—such as strawberries, spinach, and peppers—had lower sperm count and a lower percentage of normal sperm than those who ate produce with lower residue levels, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard[Read More…]
Herschel and Planck Find Missing Clue to Galaxy Cluster Formation
Proto-cluster candidates EU–(ENEWSPF)–31 March 2015. By combining observations of the distant Universe made with ESA’s Herschel and Planck space observatories, cosmologists have discovered what could be the precursors of the vast clusters of galaxies that we see today. Galaxies like our Milky Way with its 100 billion stars are usually[Read More…]
HHS Contracts to Develop New Ebola Drug
Work will prepare for large-scale drug manufacturing Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) awarded approximately $12 million today to BioCryst Pharmaceuticals of Durham, North Carolina, for the advanced development of a promising experimental drug[Read More…]
Repurposed Experimental Cancer Drug Restores Brain Function in Mouse Models of Alzheimer’s Disease
NIH-supported research enables clinical trial to explore treatment for most common form of dementia Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. Scientists have found that a compound originally developed as a cancer therapy potentially could be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease. The team demonstrated that the drug, saracatinib, restores memory loss and reverses[Read More…]
Health, Firefighter, Consumer and Science Groups Seek Ban on Household Products With Toxic Chemical Flame Retardants
97% of U.S. residents at risk from toxic organohalogen flame retardants in their bodies Children are especially at-risk because they come into greater contact with household dust than adults. The most effective solution is to ban products containing this entire class of chemicals. Cacaye / Flickr Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 31,[Read More…]
Illinois Department of Human Service Monitoring Program Helps Control Prescription Drug Abuse
Program has more than 26,000 registered users SPRINGFIELD, Illinois –(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) continues to be an important tool in combating the misuse of prescription drugs. The PMP collects information on controlled substance prescriptions dispensed in Illinois. The PMP web[Read More…]
White House Fact Sheet: U.S. Reports its 2025 Emissions Target to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
State Department Submits President Obama’s Ambitious 2025 Target to Cut U.S. Climate Pollution by 26-28 Percent from 2005 Levels Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 31, 2015. To view the INDC submission, click HERE. Building on the strong progress made under President Obama to curb the emissions that are driving climate change and lead on[Read More…]
