Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—June 10, 2018 Contact: CDC Media Relations Comprehensive prevention goes beyond a focus on mental health concerns Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In 2016, nearly 45,000 Americans age 10[Read More…]
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Corporate Financed Clinical Trials Stifle Important Data
Washington, DC —(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 Contact: Karen Conner The current system of financing clinical trials for prescription drugs and medical devices, which relies primarily on corporate funding, makes little useful information available to researchers and practitioners. Limiting the availability of data on how various demographic groups performed in trials is denying[Read More…]
Shearer’s Foods, LLC Issues an Allergy Alert for Meijer Brand Dill Pickle Flavored Potato Chips
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 7, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Shearer’s Foods, LLC of Massillon, OH is recalling certain Meijer brand Dill Pickle Flavored Potato Chips. The recalled products may contain undeclared milk. People who are allergic to milk run the risk of serious[Read More…]
Trump’s War on Oceans Puts Coastal Communities, Wildlife at Risk
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 By: Margaret Cooney The Trump administration is accelerating its war on America’s oceans, rolling back safeguards and pollution controls with policies that put coastal communities and priceless wildlife at risk, according to a new column from the Center for American Progress. As we look ahead[Read More…]
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Dangerous and Illegal Pure and Highly Concentrated Caffeine Products
Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 Contact: Theresa Eisenman The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to the parties responsible for liquidcaffeine.com and Dual Health Body and Mind for illegally selling certain highly concentrated caffeine products. The FDA considers these products to be a threat to public health.[Read More…]
FDA Takes Action Against 53 Websites Marketing Unapproved Opioids
Actions are part of a comprehensive effort to target illegal online sales Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 5, 2018 Contact: Tara Rabin The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has warned nine online networks, operating a total of 53 websites, that they must stop illegally marketing potentially dangerous, unapproved[Read More…]
New Approach to Immunotherapy Leads to Complete Response in Breast Cancer Patient Unresponsive to Other Treatments
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 By: National Institutes of Health Communications A novel approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has led to the complete regression of breast cancer in a patient who was unresponsive to all other treatments. This patient received the treatment in a[Read More…]
Great Tree Giveaway of 2018 to be Held on Sunday, June 10
Richton Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser As part of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District’s ‘Restore the Canopy Project, the Southland Voice at the Benjamin O Davis VFW Post 311 will host the Great Tree Giveaway of 2018. The event will be held from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.[Read More…]
World Health Organization Finds Increased Cancer Risk for Chemical Found in Plastics
PENNSYLVANIA—(ENEWSPF)—June 4, 2018 Contacts: Alex Truelove, Kara Cook-Schultz After years of scientific research and evidence collection, the cancer agency at the World Health Organization (WHO) has now classified styrene as a “probable carcinogen.” Styrene is a chemical building block of polystyrene, the plastic material used to make styrofoam and many[Read More…]
Self-tuning Brain Implant Could Help Treat Patients with Parkinson’s Disease (Video)
NIH BRAIN Initiative-funded research a key first step to improving deep brain stimulation. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 29, 2018 Contact: Carl P. Wonders, Ph.D. Deep brain stimulation has been used to treat Parkinson’s disease symptoms for 25 years, but limitations have led researchers to look for ways to improve the technique. This[Read More…]
