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FDA Warns Migraine Medicine Makers

...the FDA said those unapproved drugs most likely to pose a risk to public health would be the highest priority for enforcement action. Source-Bio-Bio Technology SR...

Vaccine Promising Against Hepatitis E

..., the disease can cause nasty stomach symptoms and pose special danger to pregnant women. It's not yet clear how long this vaccine's protection might last or whether its benefits would justify its cost. Also, other side effects might be apparent in larger populations. The study was funded by the U.S. ...

Computer Tool Helps Pinpoint Risky Gene Mutations

...nselors and physicians identify the mutations that pose the greatest health risks, researchers at four institutions, including Johns Hopkins, have developed and validated a new computer tool. The system, described in the issue of Public Library of Science Computational Biology, evaluates 16 “predictive ...

Garden Trampoline can Pose Great Risk to Kids: Study

...mpoline is a fun form of exercise and play but can pose a greater injury risk for children and youths// than traffic, according to a new Swedish study. The increase of trampoline-related injuries was of concern "especially due to neck and head injuries" that could occur, Ulf Bjornstig of the Umea Univer...

Car Airbags Will Cause Permanent Hearing Loss in 17 Percent

...bags sold in other parts of the world would likely pose less auditory danger when tested under identical circumstances, Price said. The analysis was done using the Auditory Hazard Assessment Algorithm for the Human (AHAAH) model, which utilizes anatomical components of the ear’s structure to predict hea...

Concerns About Working Overtime May Be Misplaced

...urs to no more than 48 per week. Such policies may pose a challenge for private sector employers—especially those whose operations are structured in ways that are maximized when employees work overtime. "Although work hours are a factor, they should be considered alongside previous health and other fact...

FDA Warns of Deadly Results of Skin-numbing Creams

...es used in ways not approved and at doses that may pose a risk for serious harm to consumers. The FDA cites two cases where women, aged 22 and 25 years old, applied topical anesthetics to their legs to lessen the pain of laser hair removal. They then wrapped their legs in plastic wrap, as they were in...

Children’s Behavioral Problems Not Linked to Marital Discor

...artner is passed on to their children and this may pose a threat of causing behavioral problems in children like lying, shoplifting, bullying etc. These findings have been published in the journal, ‘Child Development’. The chief scientist K Paige Harden who led this research said that their research cou...

Environmental Toxicants Target Stem Cells

...valuate compounds to determine whether or not they pose a potential health threat. "One of the obstacles in the analysis of new chemicals is the difficulty in developing a system that is sensitive enough and can make predictions that are true for both individual cells and the entire organism," said Nob...

Mercury can Kill

...r checking body temperature is most lethal and can pose serious health problems if accidentally spilt.// Mercury is a neurotoxin, meaning it attacks the nervous system and brain. In small children, mercury poisoning has been linked to birth defects, learning disabilities, walking and talking delays and ...

Potential Threats of Bioterrorism

...sages measurably raise anxiety levels, which could pose adverse health effects. In their findings reported in the current issue of the International Quarterly of Community Health Education, the researchers suggest that a comprehensive independent review of such messages is long overdue. “Unlike publi...

Baby Teether Beads Recalled

...ts Teether Beads are being recalled// because they pose a choking hazard. The flexible plastic ring that holds the teether beads in place can crack or break, causing the beads to detach. The distributor, Kids II Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., had received around 24 reports, stating that the cracking or breaki...

Downsizing Affects All Workers

...hould recognize that organizational downsizing may pose mental health risks among employees,' Kivimaki said. The findings confirm that layoffs affect everyone in the workplace. 'This is an important study that supports the negative impact downsizing has on survivors who keep their jobs, as well as on ...

Stock of Adrenaline Runs Out, in New Zealand Hospitals

...is not a registered drug in New Zealand, which may pose a problem during emergency situations. Blaming the government for not having enough fall-back options, for life-saving supplies and services, Medical Association Chairman Ross Boswell said, "We should have a considerable margin of safety for patie...

A Shot at the Gun

...omicide rates, proved by the research is bound to pose some tough questions to those who lobby for firearm posession. AN...

Magic Potion Creator Held

...ple who flout the laws under the Medicines Act and pose a threat to public health.’ says Mike Deats of MHRA. ANN...

NRI Doctor's R&D Model in India to Slash Cost of Drugs

...t to drastically lower the cost of medicines //and pose a challenge to the monopoly of multinational drug companies. Sunil Shaunak, professor of infectious diseases at Imperial College, London, and Steve Brocchini from the London School of Pharmacy are leading clinical trials in India for a drug for hepa...

Surgery, the Best Option for Kids With High Blood Pressure

... in adults//, uncontrolled high blood pressure can pose serious risks to children's hearts, brains and lives. While medications may help some children with high blood pressure, surgery is the best option for those with renal artery obstructions, causing a rare but especially dangerous form of hypertensi...

For Kids With High BP, Surgery Can Help When Medicines Fail

...as in adults, uncontrolled high blood pressure can pose serious risks to children’s hearts, brains and lives. While medications may help some children with high blood pressure, surgery is the best option for those with renal artery obstructions, causing a rare but especially dangerous form of hypertensi...

Health Risks Abound Among Lazy Teens

...ears ago. They have very sedentary lifestyles that pose a grave danger of developing obesity and related chronic illnesses. One –fifths of the children were frankly obese. British Journal of Sports Medicine published the results of this study. The data collected proves that the physical activity among ...

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