Device is first to use adhesive to cut off blood supply Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 20, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the VenaSeal closure system (VenaSeal system) to permanently treat varicose veins of the legs by sealing the affected superficial veins using an adhesive agent. There are[Read More…]
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Senator Durbin Announces A More Than $13.4 Million Investment In Illinois Early Childhood Care
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded a $13,415,508 grant to the Illinois Department of Human Services to expand home visiting services to women during pregnancy and to parents with young children. The[Read More…]
Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated With Previously Reported Changes In Brain Morphology
Boulder, CO–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. Marijuana use is not associated with structural changes in the brain, according to imaging data published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Investigators from the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Louisville in Kentucky assessed brain morphology in both daily adult and adolescent cannabis[Read More…]
Illinois Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill Strengthening Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency Standards to Create Tens of Thousands of Jobs
Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition stands with lawmakers to urge passage of new legislation that also enables state to meet U.S. carbon pollution standards SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. Members of the recently-formed Illinois Clean Jobs Coalition stood with state lawmakers who introduced a bipartisan bill in Springfield today that would create 32,000[Read More…]
Federal Government Dismisses Charges Against Cancer-Stricken Defendant in Widely Watched Medical Marijuana Case
Trial set to proceed next week against remaining members of the so-called “Kettle Falls Five” Spokane, WA –(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Days before trial is scheduled to start in a widely watched federal medical marijuana case, the government dismissed charges yesterday against Larry Harvey, 71, a defendant recently diagnosed with Stage[Read More…]
Newly Found Genes Affecting Allergies and Asthma Could Provide New Drug Targets
Boston, MA –(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. Allergies affect 30% of people around the world and asthma afflicts 10% of all children. Now, a new study has uncovered more than 30 genes that have strong effects on allergies, asthma, and Immunoglobulin E (IgE)—an antibody that triggers allergic responses. Among these genes are[Read More…]
Global Failure to Reverse Obesity Epidemic Demands New Ways of Thinking
Boston, MA ─(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. To combat the failure of countries to reverse the global obesity epidemic, authors of a new paper are calling for “smart food policies” by governments, alongside joint efforts from industry and society, to improve food environments and make healthy eating easier. Lead author Christina Roberto,[Read More…]
Nurses Condemn Illinois Governor’s Rauner’s Austerity Budget Attack on Health Care
UCMC RN’s fighting for patient care standards ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. National Nurses United, the largest nurses organization in the nation and in Illinois, yesterday condemned Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal for draconian cuts in critical public services that nurses said could have a devastating effect, especially on retirees and low[Read More…]
Mars Hills Hide Icy Past
Phlegra Montes southern tip EU–(ENEWSPF)–19 February 2015. A complex network of isolated hills, ridges and small basins spanning 1400 km on Mars is thought to hide large quantities of water-ice. Phlegra Montes stretches from the Elysium volcanic region at about 30ºN and deep into the northern lowlands at about 50°N,[Read More…]
NIH-supported Clinical Trials to Evaluate Long-acting, Injectable Antiretroviral Drugs to Prevent HIV Infection
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–Februay 19, 2015. Two new clinical trials are examining the safety and acceptability of antiretroviral medicines administered via injection as a means of protecting against HIV infection. The studies are being funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health[Read More…]
