Naples, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabinoid cannabigerol (CBG) possesses potent anti-colon cancer activities and inhibits cancerous tumor growth, according to preclinical data published online ahead of print in the journal Carcinogenesis. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common[Read More…]
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Marijuana Use Is Associated With Increased Survival In Brain Injury Patients
Torrance, CA–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with a history of cannabis use possess increased survival rates compared to non-users, according to data published this month in the journal The American Surgeon. UCLA Medical Center investigators conducted a three-year retrospective review of brain trauma patients. Data from 446[Read More…]
CDC Confirms Healthcare Worker Who Provided Care for First Patient Positive for Ebola
Patient isolated and public health investigation ongoing Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed test results reported late last night by the Texas Department of State Health Services’ public health laboratory showing that a healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital is positive for[Read More…]
Texas Reports Positive Test for Ebola in a Health Care Worker
CDC doing confirmation testing today Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 12, 2014. A healthcare worker at Texas Presbyterian Hospital who provided care for the index patient has tested positive for Ebola according to preliminary tests by the Texas Department of State Health Services’ laboratory. The patient was isolated after the initial report of[Read More…]
Global Movement to Ban Fracking Urges Ban Ki-moon to Reject Controversial Process
Global Frackdown Connects Communities Around the World to Call for a Global Ban on Fracking Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—October 11, 2014. Just two weeks after the largest climate march in history, over 250 groups from nearly 40 countries urged United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, to reject fracking as a part[Read More…]
‘We are Late, But Not Too Late to Fight and Win this Battle,’ Against Ebola – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–10 October 2014 – Declaring that the world has never seen anything like current Ebola outbreak ravaging West Africa, senior United Nations officials today warned that the virus is “far ahead” of the global response as it is morphing from a local to an international crisis requiring all countries[Read More…]
Remarks by Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a General Assembly Session on Ebola, October 10, 2014
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership, for convening this extremely timely meeting. And thank you to Deputy Secretary General Eliasson, Special Envoy Nabarro, and Special Representative Banbury for your work, for your briefings, for your clear call to action, and above all, for the dedicated[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Designation of the San Gabriel Mountains as a National Monument
San Dimas, California–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014 – 1:24 P.M. PDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody! Have a seat. Have a seat. Well, thank you, Secretary Vilsack, for that introduction — more importantly, all the work that you do every single day to make sure that rural America and all our natural[Read More…]
FDA Approves First Combination Pill to Treat Hepatitis C
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Harvoni (ledipasvir and sofosbuvir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection. Harvoni is the first combination pill approved to treat chronic HCV genotype 1 infection. It is also the first approved regimen that does[Read More…]
NASA’s Hubble Maps the Temperature and Water Vapor on an Extreme Exoplanet
This is a temperature map of the “hot Jupiter” class exoplanet WASP 43b. The white-colored region on the daytime side is 2,800 degrees Fahrenheit. The nighttime side temperatures drop to under 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Image Credit: NASA/ESA Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 10, 2014. A team of scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope[Read More…]
