Better labels urged for sports creams
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Arielle Newman was a high school track star who suffered from the typical aches and pains that result from a grueling training regimen. For relief, she covered her legs with large amounts of muscle cream.
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ROCKVILLE, Md.  - A U.S. panel of medical experts  on Wednesday said the labels for certain allergy and asthma  drugs provided sufficient warnings about side effects in youth.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - A U.S. advisory panel on Friday was divided over whether current data warrant changes to drug-coated heart stent labels for their use in patients with more medical complications unapproved for the device.
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If you picture an Olympic team as athletes in tracksuits with a few blazer-clad types in the background to look after them, it is time for a radical rethink.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A hardline government stand on carbohydrate claims for new Canadian food labels has prompted a sharp retort from the purveyors of the Atkins low-carb diet.
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A European Commissioner and Italian minister led calls on Wednesday for the European Union to introduce obligatory &quot;Made in...&quot; labels for some products imported into the bloc.
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Muscle creams have drawn attention because toxicology tests reveal that the death of a 17-year-old in New York was caused by overusing such rubs.
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A recommendation from expert advisors to the US Food and Drug Administration that stronger warning labels be placed on antidepressants, due to potential
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A commercial comparing teaching to anti-ageing cream is being checked by the advertising authority.
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Natural Organics Inc. is recalling some bottles of children's chewable calcium because they may contain trace amounts of a milk derivative that poses a hazard for people allergic to milk. One allergic reaction has been reported.
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Toronto -- Health Canada is proposing substantial changes to current requirements for the labelling of tobacco products in an effort to reach more smokers, the federal department said yesterday.
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Some doctors are questioning a cancer society ad campaign on sunscreen because most skin cancer is not life-threatening.
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Advertising space is scarce. No wonder advertisers are innovative when it comes to taking advantage of under-utilized real estate - such as the human skin.
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Some want tighter control of ads, in part to stem overuse of pills.
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A cream containing a common ingredient in cattle feed could treat athletes foot, researchers believe.
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Federal health officials on Tuesday proposed sterner warning labels for acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen, again cautioning millions of Americans who take the nonprescription pain relievers regularly of potentially serious side effects.
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More and more foods bear a mishmash of warnings that they might accidentally contain ingredients that could seriously sicken people with food allergies. Yet there are signs that the labels are creating confusion among families that should heed them &#151; even as new testing shows there is a real, if probably small, chance that foods with even the most vaguely worded warnings truly pose a risk.