Year: 2017

Blumenauer and Rohrabacher

Congress Extends Critical Medical Marijuana Protections Through January 19

Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017 By: Rosemary Piser Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) announced today that Congress voted to extend protections for state medical marijuana programs through January 19, 2018. The provision, known as the amendment, prohibits the Department of Justice from spending federal funds to interfere with the implementation of[Read More…]

IL Veterans Home

Preliminary Environmental Results Show 47 Negative and One Positive Test For Legionella at Veterans’ Home in Quincy

SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has notified the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) that 47 of 48 environmental samples taken at the Illinois Veterans’ Home in Quincy (IVHQ) tested negative for Legionella bacteria.  The single positive water sample was collected prior to[Read More…]

Robin Kelly

Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Connected Government Act Passes Congress

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017 By: James Lewis Yesterday, the U.S. Senate passed Congresswoman Robin Kelly’s Connected Government Act (H.R. 2331). The bill now heads to the President’s desk for his signature. “Quite simply, this bill will put nearly all government services in your pocket,” said Congresswoman Kelly. The legislation mandates[Read More…]

GammaPod System

FDA Clears Stereotactic Radiotherapy System for Use in Treating Breast Cancer

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 22, 2017 By: Deborah Kotz Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration cleared a new noninvasive stereotactic radiotherapy system intended for use in treating cancer in breast tissue. “With today’s clearance, patients will have access to a treatment option that provides greater accuracy in delivering radiation therapy[Read More…]

cannabis and HIV

Study: Cannabis Use Likely Associated With Reduced Mental Decline In HIV Patients

East Lansing, Michigan—(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2017 By: Paul Armentano Cannabis use is associated with reduced neuro-inflammation in HIV patients – a result that likely reduces cognitive declines typically associated with the disease, according to clinical data published ahead of print in the journal AIDS. Investigators at Michigan State University evaluated the[Read More…]

Veterans and Marijuana

Federal Policy Continues To Forbid V.A. Docs From Explicitly Recommending Marijuana To Patients

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2017 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director A policy guidance update issued by the US Department of Veterans Affairs encourages greater communication about cannabis between doctors and veterans, but continues to forbid physicians from explicitly recommending it as a therapeutic option in states where the substance is[Read More…]

UN Jerusalem vote

General Assembly Demands All Member States Comply with UN Resolutions Regarding Status of Jerusalem

NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)–21 December 2017 – By an overwhelming majority, Member States in the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday “demanded” that all countries comply with Security Council resolutions regarding the status of Jerusalem, following an earlier decision by the United States to recognize the Holy City as the capital of[Read More…]

Giapreza

FDA Approves Drug to Treat Dangerously Low Blood Pressure

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—December 21, 2017 By: Sandy Walsh The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Giapreza (angiotensin II) injection for intravenous infusion to increase blood pressure in adults with septic or other distributive shock. “Shock, the inability to maintain blood flow to vital tissues, can result in organ failure[Read More…]

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