Rieti, Italy–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. The recent use of cannabis is associated with improved outcomes in patients hospitalized with intracerebral hemorrhaging (ICH aka bleeding in the brain), according to data published online ahead of print in the journal Cerebrovascular Diseases. An international team of investigators from Argentina, Italy, the Netherlands, and[Read More…]
Day: February 11, 2016
Review: Cannabinoids Reasonable Option For Chronic Pain Treatment
Montreal, Canada–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Cannabinoids are safe and effective in the treatment of chronic pain conditions, according to a review of recent clinical trials published online ahead of print in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia. Investigators at the University of Montreal, Department of Anesthesiology evaluated the results of 26 clinical[Read More…]
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Legislation to Combat Opioid & Heroin Abuse
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Prior to Senate Judiciary Committee approval of legislation to combat opioid and heroin abuse, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called for a committed, comprehensive response to the growing epidemic: “The industry has to step up and accept their share of the responsibility here. Drug companies[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Cosponsors Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Gun Trafficking and Straw Purchasing
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing legislation to combat the practice of straw purchasing and illegal trafficking in firearms. The Stop Illegal Trafficking in Firearms Act of 2016 – sponsored by Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member[Read More…]
Senator Durbin Asks Illinois VA to Act After For-Profit College is Cut Off By Department of Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) yesterday called on the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs – the State Approving Agency for GI Bill benefits in Illinois – to review the Department of Education’s finding about Skokie, Illinois based Computer Systems Institute (CSI) and take action[Read More…]
Durbin & Duckworth Seek EPA Review of Lead Rule and Urge Notification of Residents About Risks
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to review the effectiveness of a regulation that controls lead and copper in water and establish a limit for lead in drinking water that is consistent with its health[Read More…]
Senators Introduce Legislation to Repeal Federal Law Denying Higher Education Aid to Students for Drug Law Violations
More Than 200,000 Students Have Been Denied Financial Aid Under Policy That Punishes All But Most Privileged Students Unknown Number of Students Deterred from Applying for College Aid Because of 1990s Drug War Policy Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSFP)–February 11, 2016. Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) and U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch[Read More…]
CDC Highlights Programs that Reduce U.S. Health Disparities
Programs address wide range of disparities across different health conditions Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. A supplement to the CDC Health Disparities and Inequalities Report, published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, highlights programs that reduce disparities by race/ethnicity, geography, disability, and/or sexual orientation across a range of different health[Read More…]
Mother with DACA Deported from O’Hare by Border Patrol, Returns and Reunites with Family
Cases Raises Grave Concerns Regarding Relief Programs at DHS Chicago, IL –(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. What was supposed to be a long-awaited visit to family members in Mexico became a terrifying ordeal for Lesly Sophia Cortez-Martinez when Border Patrol at O’Hare airport refused to let her back into the country and[Read More…]
Union Street Gallery Asks ‘What is Your Definition of Reality?’
Silver Swamp by Jack Long CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 11, 2016. Union Street Gallery will be hosting a National Juried Exhibit ‘A Curious Reality’ which has works that portray alternate universes and realities. In an era of pop culture that feeds us both mythological creatures and the apocalypse, Union Street Gallery will[Read More…]
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