Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 6, 2012. The oral administration of the non-psychotropic cannabis plant constituent cannabidiol (CBD) is safe and well tolerated in humans, according to clinical trial data published online by the journal Current Pharmaceutical Design. Investigators at Kings College in London assessed the physiological and behavioral effects of CBD and[Read More…]
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Million Hearts Launches New Educational Program to Improve Americans’ Blood Pressure Control
Team Up. Pressure Down. encourages pharmacist-patient engagement Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 5, 2012. Customers at drugstores around the nation can get help to improve blood pressure control, through a collaboration among pharmacists, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and other partners. The program, “Team Up. Pressure Down.,” includes educational videos,[Read More…]
High Blood Pressure is Out of Control for Too Many Americans
Serious health risk needs more attention at every healthcare visit Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012. The majority of people with high blood pressure are being treated with medicine and have seen a doctor at least twice in the past year, yet their condition is still not under control, according to a[Read More…]
NIH Awards $100 Million for Autism Centers of Excellence Program
Nine grantees receive research funding over next five years Bethesa, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012. The National Institutes of Health has announced grant awards of $100 million over five years for the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) research program, which will feature projects investigating sex differences in autism spectrum disorders, or ASD,[Read More…]
Bayer Attempting To Block Affordable Patented Drugs In India
Geneva/New Delhi–(ENEWSPF)–September 3, 2012 – German pharmaceutical company Bayer today heads to India’s Intellectual Property Appellate Board in Chennai in a bid to overturn a compulsory licence that has allowed more affordable generic versions of sorafenib tosylate, a cancer drug patented by Bayer, to be produced in the interests of[Read More…]
Decision to Ban Hazardous-to-Farmworker Pesticide Stands
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 4, 2012, After considering comments from growers and other stakeholders, including over 2,000 emails generated from Beyond Pesticides’ supporters on the recent proposal to reverse a decision to end the use of the organophosphate insecticide azinphos-methyl (AZM), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has once again come[Read More…]
Organic Farms Not Necessarily Better for Environment
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–3 September 2012. Organic farming is generally good for wildlife but does not necessarily have lower overall environmental impacts than conventional farming, a new analysis led by Oxford University scientists has shown. The researchers analysed data from 71 studies published in peer-reviewed journals that compared organic and conventional farms[Read More…]
Advocates Argue Appeal for Clean Air at Kansas Supreme Court
Sunflower Electric Corporation’s proposed coal plant is financially and environmentally risky for Kansas Topeka, KS–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. Today, Earthjustice, representing the Kansas chapter of the Sierra Club, argued before the Kansas Supreme Court that the Court should overturn an air pollution permit the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE)[Read More…]
Federal Government Eliminates Protections for Wyoming Wolves
Political fix results in shoot-on-sight policy for wolves in most of Wyoming Bozeman, MT –(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. Today the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced that it is eliminating federal protections for Wyoming wolves, handing wolf management over to Wyoming, which will open almost all of the state to[Read More…]
Energy Department Advances Research on Methane Hydrates – the World’s Largest Untapped Fossil Energy Resource
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 31, 2012. The Energy Department today announced the selection of 14 new research projects across 11 states that will be a part of an expanding portfolio of projects designed to increase our understanding of methane hydrates’ potential as a future energy supply. Methane hydrates are 3D ice-lattice structures[Read More…]
