Tar measurements on cigarette packets are misleading
...atic lowering of tar delivery. Tar measurement and labelling has served the tobacco industry well, say the authors. It has underpinned claims that cigarettes were light or ultralight and has seemingly, and falsely reassured many smokers who might otherwise have quit the habit. They believe that machine measure...FDA approves new labelling for Seroquel in bioplar mania
...inistration (FDA) has approved additional efficacy labelling information based on 12-week data for SEROQUEL (quetiapine), a psychotropic medication indicated for the treatment of acute manic episodes associated with bipolar I disorder. The data 1, part of the large scale effort to examine SEROQUEL's use in bi......race amounts of nuts could make more accurate food labelling a real possibility. Proteins and glutelin In previous studies, the team identified specific proteins relevant to human allergies: almond major protein (AMP), cashew major protein (CMP) and walnut glutelin (WG). They then tried to change these prote...Weight loss drug Xenical effective and safe in overweight teenagers
...e U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved labelling for use of Xenical in the management of obese adolescents aged 12 to 16 years. This was the first approval of its kind for a prescription weight-loss treatment. This new study further complements the outstanding bank of data illustrating Xenical's ef...Concern over billion dollar alternative medicine bill
...edicines should face the same rigorous testing and labelling requirements as standard pharmaceuticals. "Our study shows that 93% of people who use alternative medicines would like product information on the packaging to the same standard as pharmaceuticals - such as the dosage, contents, potential side-effects...Unlicensed and off-label prescribing in children must improve
...esulting in high rates of off-label use. Therefore labelling for children needs to be improved. Although unlicensed and off-label prescribed drugs do not necessarily carry an actual threat to the health of a child, the risk of adverse drug reactions is high, as adequate dosing schemes have often not been asses...Undercooked meat is chief cause of parasite infection in pregnancy
...of information available to pregnant women, better labelling of meat according to farming and processing methods and improved farm hygiene to reduce infection in animals. In an accompanying commentary, Richard Holliman of St George's Hospital and Medical School in London reinforces the need for preventative st...