Medical Device Not Shown to Be Safe and Effective; Associated With Patient Death and Injury WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should remove the medical device Seprafilm from the market because it has not been shown to be safe and effective, and has been[Read More…]

Seven in 10 cigarette smokers favor raising age of sale Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—July 7, 2015. Three out of 4 American adults—including 7 in 10 cigarette smokers—favor raising the minimum age of sale for all tobacco products to 21, according to an article by CDC published in the http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749379715002524 American Journal of[Read More…]

Sacramento, CA –(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015.  Yesterday Governor Jerry Brown signed AB 258, the Medical Cannabis Organ Transplant Act.  AB 258 prohibits discrimination against medical cannabis patients in the organ transplant process, unless a doctor has determined that medical cannabis use is clinically significant to the transplant process. Medical cannabis patients in[Read More…]

Heroin use seen increasingly in most demographic groups Heroin Use Has Increased Among Most Demographic Groups. Entire Infographic Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 7, 2015.  Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically[Read More…]