Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contacts: Steve Holmer, American Bird Conservancy, Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, Gwen Dobbs, Defenders of Wildlife, Jim Murphy, National Wildlife Federation, Lisa Hardaway, National Audubon Society, and Josh Mogerman, Natural Resources Defense Council A coalition of national environmental groups, including the National Audubon Society, the[Read More…]
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Survey: Oncologists Believe Medical Cannabis To Be Equally Or More Effective Than Conventional Treatments
Boston, MA—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The majority of oncologists believe that the use of medical cannabis is either as effective or more effective than conventional treatments for managing symptoms of cancer, according to survey data published in The Journal of Clinical Oncology. A team of[Read More…]
Study: CBD Extracts Safe And Effective In Treating Rare Form Of Pediatric Epilepsy
New York, NY—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The daily administration of a proprietary CBD extract (Epidiolex) is safe and effective in the treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome, a severe form of pediatric epilepsy, according to clinical data published in The New England Journal of Medicine. An international[Read More…]
Study: THC/CBD Administration Not Associated With Driving Impairment
Oslo, Norway—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director The administration of an oral spray containing equal ratios of THC and CBD is not associated with either driving impairment or an increased risk of motor vehicle accident, according to a literature review published in the journal Brain and Behavior.[Read More…]
Forecasters Predict a Near- or Above-Normal 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season
New satellite data and model upgrades to give forecasts a boost Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Lauren Gaches NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75-percent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near- or above-normal. Forecasters predict a 35 percent chance of an above-normal season, a 40[Read More…]
NIH Summit Delivers Recommendations to Accelerate Therapy Development for Alzheimer’s Disease
Call for transformative research agenda, open and collaborative science, to enable precision medicine. Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Joe Balintfy Experts from government, academia, industry, and non-profit organizations put forward recommendations that provide a roadmap for an integrated, multidisciplinary research agenda necessary to inform priorities for Alzheimer’s disease and related[Read More…]
African Americans and Latinos are More Likely to be at Risk for Depression than Whites
Bethesda, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2018 Contact: Rebecca Newton A new study published in the May 2018 issue of Preventive Medicine (link is external) shows that African Americans and Latinos are significantly more likely to experience serious depression than Whites, but chronic stress does not seem to explain these differences. Dr. Eliseo[Read More…]
Trump-Pence Domestic Gag Rule Would Deny Millions of Women Access to Health Care and the Ability to Make Medically Informed Decisions
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Jamila Taylor Last night, the Trump administration issued a proposed rule that viciously targets Title X providers, including Planned Parenthood and the millions of women served by the program. Jamila Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement[Read More…]
FDA Takes Action Against the Use of Over-the-counter Benzocaine Teething Products
Agency urges companies to discontinue teething products, include new warnings for other OTC benzocaine products and revise warnings for approved prescription local anesthetic drugs Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 Contact: Sandy Walsh The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that over-the-counter (OTC) teething products containing benzocaine pose a[Read More…]
Keep Food Safety in Mind as Summer Grilling Season Begins
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 24, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser For many of us, the summer grilling and travel season begins this Memorial Day weekend. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) wants to make sure you and your family avoid food poisoning this summer. An estimated 128,000[Read More…]
