Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a very rare type of cancer. Data reviewed by the FDA suggest that patients with breast implants may have a very[Read More…]
Health and Fitness
All-New Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping Guide Released by Cecelia’s Marketplace
Kalamazoo, MI (PRWEB)- This new and exciting guide has been hailed as “The Gluten-Free Bible” due to its thorough coverage of all gluten-free products on the market. In fact, previous editions of The Gluten-Free Grocery Shopping Guide have been designated as “Best Sellers” for 5 years in a row on[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Signs Landmark Medicaid Reform Legislation
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 25, 2011. Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation establishing comprehensive Medicaid reform in Illinois. House Bill 5420 was crafted by bi-partisan legislative committees and passed both houses of the General Assembly with bi-partisan support. The law will enable the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) to improve efficiency[Read More…]
Marijuana Compound Induces Cell Death In Hard-To-Treat Brain Cancer
Madrid, Spain–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2011. The combined administration of THC and the pharmaceutical agent temozolomide (TMZ) demonstrates strong anti-cancer activity in brain tumors resistant to conventional anti-cancer treatments, according to preclinical data published online in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. Investigators at Complutense University in Spain assessed the anti-tumor activity of the[Read More…]
Cannabinoid Compound Exerts Anticonvulsant Effects In Animal Models Of Epilepsy
Reading, United Kingdom–(ENEWSPF)–21 January 2011. The administration of the nonpsychotropic cannabinoid CBD (cannabidiol) significantly reduces the incidences and severity of seizures, according to preclinical data published online in Seizure: The Journal of the British Epilepsy Association. Investigators at the University of Reading, School of Pharmacy, in the United Kingdom assessed the[Read More…]
IDPH 2011 Sports Fish Consumption Advisory
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2011. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced the 2011 consumption advisories for sport fish caught in Illinois waters. This year, new advisories are being issued for the following lakes and rivers: Big Muddy River and tributaries in Washington, Jefferson, Perry, Franklin, Jackson and Williamson[Read More…]
Important Information for Betaseron® Consumers Regarding Triad Group’s Alcohol Prep Products
Wayne, NJ–(ENEWSPF)–January 21, 2011 – Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals has become aware of a broad United States market recall of alcohol prep pads, swabs and swabsticks manufactured by the Triad Group and marketed under various brand names. In the interest of patient safety, Bayer wants to ensure that U.S. patients and[Read More…]
First Lady Michelle Obama Announces Collaboration with Walmart in Support of Let’s Move! Campaign
Wahington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—January 20, 2011. First Lady Michelle Obama joined Walmart executives today to help launch the company’s Nutrition Charter, a groundbreaking new initiative that has the potential to have a transformative impact on the market place and help families across America put healthier, more affordable food on their tables. The[Read More…]
Roche Personalized Investigational Medicine Shows Survival Benefit in Advanced Skin Cancer
Basel, Switzerland–(ENEWSPF)–January 20, 2011. Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced yesterday that BRIM3, a Phase III clinical study of RG7204 (PLX4032), met its co-primary endpoints showing a significant survival benefit in people with previously untreated BRAF V600 mutation-positive metastatic melanoma. Study participants who received RG7204 lived longer (overall survival)[Read More…]
Everyone Can Help Make Breastfeeding Easier, Surgeon General Says in ‘Call to Action’
WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 20, 2011 – Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin today issued a “Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding,” outlining steps that can be taken to remove some of the obstacles faced by women who want to breastfeed their babies. “Many barriers exist for mothers who want to breastfeed,” Dr.[Read More…]