Atlanta Sleep Medicine Clinic Views Representative Henry Waxman's Denial of Restless Leg Syndrome as a Sign of General Lack of Awareness of the Sleep Disorder

...ample of the dismissive nature with which truly disabling sleep disorders have been treated all too often by the uninformed, leading to patients being mislabeled or ignored altogether, rather than receiving appropriate and effective treatment." Despite, an increase in the availability of sleep services...

Was SIDS the cause of infant deaths even 150 years ago?

...verlaying, by either a co-sleeper or bedding, were in all likelihood crib deaths, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). These deaths would have been mislabeled by lawmakers as neglect and even infanticide, because SIDS had not yet been identified, according to Dr. Ariane Kemkes, an independent researcher from...

Eye exercises help patients work out vision problems, UH optometrist says

...rather do anything but sit down and do their work," she said. "And I think that's why kids especially who have convergence insufficiency are sometimes mislabeled as having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, because they just don't want to sit down." While most eye care professionals treat convergence ...

Follow-Up Tests of Leading Personal Care and Household Cleaning Brands Reveal Improvements in Levels of Carcinogenic 1,4-dioxane

... But New Study Indicates Some Products mislabeled as "Natural" Should Have Cancer Warning ANAHEIM, Calif., March 6 /PRNe...e presence of 1,4-dioxane in baby, children's and adults products and those mislabeled as "organic" and "natural", this latest study shows the toxin is being sign...

Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits

...er watchdog group. "It's a terrific decision, because it understands both the importance of compensation for people who are harmed by defective or mislabeled drugs and also understands that the tort system is a complement to the federal regulatory system, that it is not an obstacle to that system," said Bri...

Follow-Up Tests of Leading Personal Care and Household Cleaning Brands Reveal Significant Improvements in Levels of Carcinogenic 1,4-dioxane

... But New Study Indicates Many Products mislabeled as 'Natural' and 'Organic' Should Still Have Cancer Warning ANAHEIM, Calif., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, March 6, 2009 a foll...

Natural Products Association Advocates Strength of Dietary Supplement Law

...ge, which the Natural Products Association (NPA) commends, has unfortunately also led to increased and unsubstantiated allegations that a "tainted" or mislabeled dietary supplement is to blame when an athlete tests positive for a banned substance. As the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994...

Enjoy Life Foods CEO Tells FDA Grocery Stores Remain A Dangerous Minefield for Food Allergic, Food Intolerant and Celiac Shoppers

...enforcement for manufacturers who do not comply fully with FALCPA regulations Recommends the development of a free, comprehensive consumer database of mislabeled or misleading food products Feels the FDA should consider implementation of a third-party allergy certification system to identify those manufacturers...

Allergy Alert on Undeclared Soy Ingredient in Bulk Cases of GFS Ultra-Pasteurized Non-Dairy Creamer

...ode dates or GFS products are involved in this recall. Some individuals with allergies to soy run the risk of a serious reaction if they consume the mislabeled cups. No allergic reactions have been reported. If you do not have a soy allergy, the product is safe to consume. The affected cases were distribute...

Mislabeled Supplement Spurred Prostate Cancer: Report

... Ingredients might have led to aggressive disease in 2 men taking the product FRIDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A mislabeled over-the-counter product described as a dietary supplement appears to have contributed to the development of aggressive prostate cancer in two men, re...

Mislabeled in Biological News

Amid spiralling government interest, world's top 350 DNA barcode scientists meet in Taipei

...ociated hazards, addressing economic fraud issues, and aiding in food-borne illness outbreak investigations. "Says Dr. Schindel: "Substituted, mislabeled fish offered fraudulently in supermarkets and restaurants may be endangered species or can result in health problems C toxic pufferfish sold as someth...

Amid spiralling government interest, world's top 350 DNA barcode scientists meet in Taipei

...ociated hazards, addressing economic fraud issues, and aiding in food-borne illness outbreak investigations. "Says Dr. Schindel: "Substituted, mislabeled fish offered fraudulently in supermarkets and restaurants may be endangered species or can result in health problems C toxic pufferfish sold as someth...