Sydney, Australia–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2015. Cannabis is often administered as an analgesic agent by chronic pain patients, many of whom report that it augments the pain-relieving properties of opiods, according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence. An international team of investigators from Australia[Read More…]
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FDA Approves Anti-clotting Drug Savaysa
Drug approved to treat atrial fibrillation, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the anti-clotting drug Savaysa (edoxaban tablets) to reduce the risk of stroke and dangerous blood clots (systemic embolism) in patients with atrial fibrillation that is not[Read More…]
Plaquemines Parish Council Votes to Protect Coast, Says No to Coal
Dozens of residents speak out against proposed RAM coal export terminal at meeting Plaquemines Parish, LA –(ENEWSPF)—January 9, 2015. The Plaquemines Parish council voted 8-0 against issuing a construction permit for the RAM coal export terminal. Dozens of residents from area communities spoke at the meeting to ask the Council[Read More…]
U.S. and EU Trade Proposal Threatens Human Health and Environment
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 9, 2015. New closed-door international trade agreement proposals between the U.S. and EU could weaken pesticide standards and threaten the U.S. organic food industry. Set forth by European and U.S. trade associations, the proposals were met with strong disapproval by numerous non-governmental organizations (NGO) and non-profits. Beyond Pesticides and[Read More…]
Ebola: Vaccine Trials Can Offer ‘Signs of Hope’ Says UN Health Chief
WHO mobile lab scientists at the crossing point between Guinea and Sierra Leone, two of the countries affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Photo: WHO/Saffea Gborie GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–8 January 2015 – The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today convened in Geneva its second ever high-level meeting on Ebola[Read More…]
New Study: Deadly Disease Threatens North America’s Largest Salamander
Fungus Widespread in Eastern Hellbenders of North Carolina CHARLOTTE, N.C.—(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2015. A recently published study provides the first report of a deadly fungal disease in eastern hellbenders in western North Carolina. Once found in streams across the eastern United States, this fully aquatic salamander, which can grow more than[Read More…]
Lawsuit Seeks Federal Documents Revealing Extent of Offshore Fracking in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2015. The Center for Biological Diversity sued the federal government today for failing to release public documents revealing the extent and risks of offshore fracking in the Gulf of Mexico. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, D.C., argues that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and[Read More…]
As Panel Takes up Pipeline Bill, Bernie Sanders Asks Senators to Think of their Grandchildren
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2015 – As a Senate panel today took up a proposal to build a controversial oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, Sen. Bernie Sanders warned that drilling more of the dirtiest oil on the planet would fuel global warming. “The Keystone XL pipeline is not[Read More…]
List Of Qualifying Conditions For Illinois Medical Marijuana Program Could Expand
OREGON–(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2015. A medical marijuana program’s success is directly tied to the amount and type of qualifying conditions the program accepts. My home state (Oregon) has a fairly expansive list, which is why we have such a large patient base per capita. Compare that to New Jersey, which has[Read More…]
Reuse of Spent Foundry Sands Yields Environmental Benefits
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 8, 2015. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Ohio State University, today released a risk assessment concluding that silica-based spent foundry sands from iron, steel and aluminum foundries, when used in certain soil-related applications, are protective of[Read More…]
