New Tool That Will Give Consumers More Information about Vaccines and Immunizations and Help Them Make Informed Decisions About Preventive Health Washington, D.C.–(ENEWPF)–March 30, 2011.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled an innovative new website to help parents and other consumers learn about the most effective[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011.  Legislation that seeks to legalize the physician-supervised use of medical cannabis passed the House Healthcare Availability and Access Committee and is now waiting for a floor vote from the Illinois House of Representatives. House Bill 30, the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act, allows qualified[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 28, 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to stop using Soladek, a vitamin-solution product marketed by Indo Pharma, S.A., of the Dominican Republic, because the product may contain dangerously high levels of vitamins A and D. Soladek is marketed with claims that the[Read More…]

Vancouver, British Columbia–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011.  Cannabis inhalation is associated with spontaneous brain tumor regression in two subjects, according to a pair of case reports to be published in Child’s Nervous System, the official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. Investigators at the British Columbia Children’s Hospital in Vancouver[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—March 25, 2011.  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Yervoy (ipilimumab) to treat patients with late-stage (metastatic) melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. Melanoma is the leading cause of death from skin disease. An estimated 68,130 new cases of melanoma were diagnosed in the[Read More…]

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 25, 2011.  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved the use of Zostavax, a live attenuated virus vaccine, for the prevention of shingles in individuals 50 to 59 years of age. Zostavax is already approved for use in individuals 60 years of age and older. In[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2011.  NOAA continues to re-test seafood from the Gulf of Mexico to demonstrate to American and worldwide consumers that it is safe to eat, and announced today it will continue this re-testing into the summer. Before waters were opened to fishing, NOAA and FDA extensively tested seafood[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011.  Small, coin-sized batteries can be found in products in nearly every home in America. From the musical greeting card sitting on the table, to the remote control next to the TV, “button batteries” as they are commonly referred to, are in thousands of products used in[Read More…]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011.  In recognition of World Tuberculosis Day tomorrow, March 24, 2011, Dr. Damon T. Arnold, director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), announced an all time low for the number of new tuberculosis (TB) cases in Illinois. Illinois is joining the World Tuberculosis Day global campaign,[Read More…]

Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 23, 2011.  A new study of prostate tumors has shown that a gene, FOXO3, suppresses activation of cells related to immunity and thus leads to a reduced immune response against a growing cancer. One of the main problems in treating cancer by vaccine or immunotherapy is that tumors[Read More…]