Current Lung Drug Warnings OK for Youth - Panel
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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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A U.S. advisory panel  will recommend on Friday if over-the-counter cough and cold  medicines should still be sold for children up to age 12 amid  complaints the drugs can be dangerous and do not work.
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- The nation's leading group of pediatricians has strengthened its stand on the dangers that air pollution poses to children, and offers new recommendations on how to help solve the problem.
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TORONTO (CP) - 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 Thursday. While current health warnings -in place since 2000 -are "working well," officials say they are not as effective at reaching adults with low literacy skills.
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Description: An advisory committee recommends the FDA issue stronger warnings about the use of antidepressants called SSRIs in children and teenagers.
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The US Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths, according to documents released on Friday.
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WASHINGTON -- Cold and cough medicines recently pulled from sale for infants and toddlers shouldn't be given to children as old as 5, either, pediatricians told government health advisers Thursday.
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A pair of federal advisory committees recommended Tuesday that drug companies apply stricter warnings to a host of popular antidepressants to alert doctors and patients about the increased risk of suicidal behavior in children and adolescents that take
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NEW YORK  - Living near a hazardous waste   site containing persistent pollutants such as dioxins,   polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorinated pesticides,   seems to increase the risk of hospitalization for respiratory   infections and asthma in children, a study suggests.
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Over-the-counter cough and cold medications should not be used in children younger than age 6, a special panel of federal advisers concluded yesterday after an exhaustive review of the products' safety and effectiveness.
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A US advisory panel concluded Tuesday that antidepressants such as Prozac, Zoloft and Paxil should come with stronger warnings because they appear to increase suicidal behavior in children and teenagers.
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Tough warning labels for antidepressants ordered by the Food and Drug Administration on Friday could save children&#39;s lives, experts say, but others warn that the move could backfire
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A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has recommended putting a &quot;black box&quot; warning on antidepressants to indicate they might raise the risk of suicidal behavior in children and teens.
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Following a two-day hearing on the safety and efficacy of antidepressants in children, an FDA advisory panel on Tuesday voted 15 to 8 to recommend that all antidepressants carry a black box warning -- the strongest warning issued by the government -- to
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Antidepressants such as Paxil and Prozac should come with strong warnings that they raise the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. advisory panel urged  regulators on Tuesday to require a "black box" warning on  antidepressant labels about the increased risk of suicidal  behavior in youth who take the drugs.
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Children under 2 years old should  not be given over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because  they are too dangerous for that age group, U.S. health  authorities advised on Thursday.