Vibrating computer games should carry health warnings
...there should be consideration for statutory health warnings to advise users and parents. We encourage paediatricians encountering health related effects of using these devices to report their findings," they conclude....Scientists warn against anti-aging hype
...ave any influence on aging, these products have no warnings about side effects that may result when taken either with or without approved medications. The authors warn that hormone supplements being sold at anti-aging clinics are potentially dangerous and should not be used except by people with rare medical ...Passive smoking increases the risk of heart disease
... of the links between smoking and heart disease as warnings such as "smoking causes heart disease" are emblazoned across cigarette packaging across the world. The effects of second hand smoke or passive smoking is less clear because it is difficult to measure the exposure of non-smokers to cigarette smoke. Re...Less smoke, longer life for Poles
...d smoking, cigarette packs with the biggest health warnings in Europe, protection of smoke-free workplaces and since December 2001 a total ban on tobacco advertising. From the beginning of the 1980's until the turn of the century smoking among Polish men has decreased from 65 to 40 per cent. Among women the p...Depression and exposure to other smokers linked to alternative tobacco product use among teens
...-tobacco messages targeted to youth should include warnings about the risks of using these products."...Experts highlight cardiovascular and drug interaction risks in elderly patients
... he added. Granisetron carries no cardiovascular warnings or limitations in patients with cardiac dysfunction. Recent trials have shown that granisetron at doses up to 160 ug/kg in cancer patients (n=51) receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy had no clinically important effects on ECG, pulse, blood press...VHA to measure impact of Bridge barcode patient safety system
...ications and medication administration. Alerts and warnings are given as needed, and potential errors are identified immediately. Easily integrated into clinician workflow to encourage caregiver acceptance and compliance, MedPoint makes use of an intuitive user interface deployed on portable bedside computing...Two major food allergy firsts in North America
...rying to find their way amidst the wide variety of warnings like "May contain traces of (peanut, milk, egg, et...mers are so exasperated that they prefer to ignore warnings and eat products that may put their lives in danger." Dufresne believes that a serious and rigorous...Kids' backpacks may not cause back pain after all
...d 11.4 percent of their body weight. Also, despite warnings against carrying backpacks on one shoulder, most children did not sling their backpack straps over both arms. With this kind of normal usage, the study found no link to back pain. More than one-third of the children said they had at least one indicat...First quarter prescription drug spending: Generic drugs slow upward trend
...arnings The study of physician response to safety warnings involved two regional health plans serving about 1...ween April 1 and August 31, 2002. The majority of warnings were for probable drug-drug interactions. The top ten drug-related problems for which physicians rec...Post-Sept. 11 study results published by U. of Colorado Center
... can take in response to terrorism, so that proper warnings and instructions can be formulated. A consistent policy is needed that balances the public's and the research community's need to know versus the need to keep information and databases about critical infrastructure systems secure. "Lessons learn...HFES Annual Meeting papers feature work on critical health and safety issues
...erts/warnings, and came to some agreement that the warnings should be aggressive and continue until they were acknowledged. A functional prototype that incorporates the drivers' preferences has been integrated into a product by Attention Technology Inc. that was released in May 2003. MEDICAL ERROR Barrie...Medical school deans and state medical society executives see physician shortages
...meet future needs. This conclusion is supported by warnings of physician shortages by some medical specialty organizations and state medical societies as well as by signals from the marketplace, which indicate that young physicians are in greater demand and that patients are having greater difficulty in acces...'Survival sex' and substance abuse may hinder HIV prevention efforts
...ctive way." Dr. McGowan also noted that monotonous warnings can lead to patient "fatigue," in which risky behavior increases as the message wears off. "We need to develop some motivational interviewing skills and techniques which include the patient in the process to set achievable goals," Dr. McGowan said. "...Heavy drinkers use narcotics to relieve back pain, despite possible interactions, UMHS study finds
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Despite warnings about interactions between alcohol and narcotic pa... their doctors are not heeding drug manufacturers' warnings against mixing alcohol and narcotics. "Most doctors probably do ask their patients in general terms...One in five asthmatics are highly sensitive to aspirin
...ors. They recommend including simple, standardised warnings on packs of aspirin and NSAIDs, alerting asthmatic patients to the potential risks....Minors able to buy nicotine replacement therapy products
...ned by a minor buyer without proof of age, despite warnings printed on the product," the authors write. "Given these findings, we conclude that the FDA-approved product labeling has little effect on actual sales practice. However, health practitioners recommending NRT to adolescent smokers attempting to qui...... clinics and more novel, varied, and specific pack warnings of the impact of smoking on eyesight....Microwave ovens should warn of exploding eggs
Microwave ovens should display clear warnings about exploding eggs, suggest researchers in this ...ess of injury from exploding microwaved eggs, such warnings should be made more obvious, possibly being displayed on the microwave oven itself, they conclude.......family. But we may also have to think about health warnings on foods and advertising.' In the morning, Professor Jane Wardle of University College London will give a presentation on changing individuals' weights. She will examine the relative effectiveness of systematic behaviour programmes such as Weight Wat...