FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Home-Use Diagnostic Kits Marketed by Globus Media
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use unapproved home-use diagnostic test kits that have been marketed nationwide via the Internet by Globus Media, Montreal, Canada. The use of these products could result in false results that could lead to significant adverse health consequences. The illegal kits are labeled as: Rapid HIV Test Kit. * Rapid Syphilis Te...Wireless carriers mislead consumers about USF reform
customers with access to high-tech communication services. Beginning with traditional wireline telephone service and now with high-speed broadband Internet service in...Are consumers confused by search engine ads?
Plaintiff JR Cigar is a discount cigar seller. GoTo.c...Consumer, business technologies face same challenges
Each DEMO event captures a moment in the wild ride that is this personal technology industry. Indeed, over this conference's 16 years, we've seen ups and downs and more recently ups again. We've seen moments that have defined a year, like the great last hurrah of the Internet...Cell-phone satisfaction stays low, says Consumer Reports
Less than half of cell-phone users really like the service they are getting, a Consumer Reports survey shows. The survey asked 50,000 people to recount experiences with static, "dead" zones, dropped calls and more, and ended up finding that cell-phone service is one of the lowest-ranked services nationwide in consumer's minds. And to top it off, almost a third of cell-phone users are ser...Consumer "engagement" stressed at e-Business seminar
Case in point: An Internet-based commercial for Angel Soft toilet paper by international tissue and paper manufacturer Georgia-Pacific. "The little boy is doing his business, a...Paracetamol May Cause Live Damage Warns Consumer Education and Research Centre
The Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC) in Ahmedabad has alerted the Drug Control General of India against the excessive use of paracetamol. CERC says that the commonly use drug might cause potential liver damage and might lead on to liver failure. CERC Secretary Ashwini Kumar warns that consumers must be aware of the potential hazards of paracetamol more so because it is bein...Iodex goes to SmithKline Beecham consumer Healthcare
Iodex is the market leader in the pain-balm segment, with a market share of 70 per cent-plus. Iodex faces challenges from local brands like Amrutanjan, Tiger Balm (locally manufactured by Elder Pharma), Zandu Balm and Sensur of Glenmark. // Glaxo SmithKline India (GSK) has decided to transfer its Iodex range of products to SmithKline Beecham Consumer Healthcare (SKBCH), a GSK subsidia...Consumer group seeks Sibutramine ban
A consumer group has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban the prescription diet drug sibutramine. Public Citizen says the drug, sold as Meridia, is associated with 29 deaths, including 19 from// cardiovascular causes such as heart attacks. But obesity experts say it's difficult to determine if people died because of Meridia or because they were obese, which put them at increased ris...Identifying What Consumers Look For On Food Stuff Labels
A recent online survey of more than 21,100 consumers in 38 markets it was seen that one in two Europeans// regularly check food packaging and labeling for fat content, while two in five people regularly check for calorie and sugar content. The consumers were asked how much they understood food labeling, when they would check nutritional information and labeling and what they check for a...Consumers Becoming More Health Conscious Than Calorie Conscious
The rising success of low-GI foods may be down to their promise of longer lasting satisfaction //compared with the deprivation associated with low-calorie or reduced fat foods. The glycaemic index, which ranks foods based on the speed at which the sugars are broken down and released into the body, is emerging as the basis for a healthy diet, and as a means of losing weight....