http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) imposes new graphic warning labels for tobacco products, they can survive a First Amendment challenge if they depict health consequences and their effectiveness is supported by adequate scientific evidence, says a Georgetown University Medical Center public health expert and attorney. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-fda-graphic-tobacco-amendment-legal.html Health Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:10:03 EST news290711190 Dylan Jerrell was having a tough time in kindergarten. The energetic, outgoing Bigfoot fan was easily frustrated, and he responded to challenges with disruptive meltdowns. He wouldn't hit anyone, but he'd break down and cry or yell at his teachers. For a week in mid-September, he was in the principal's office every single day. His mom, Jacqueline Fellows, considered home schooling. His pediatrician offered medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-diet-adhd-children.html Attention deficit disorders Thu, 30 May 2013 12:40:02 EST news289132278 (HealthDay)—New labeling laws for sunscreen will help American consumers choose the product that provides the best sun protection, experts say. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-sunscreen.html Health Fri, 10 May 2013 14:40:01 EST news287413993 (HealthDay News) —The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a tobacco industry challenge to a controversial 2009 federal law that mandates graphic warning labels on cigarettes. The high court refused to hear the case, essentially upholding a lower court ruling in favor of the government's labeling changes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-supreme-court-cigarette.html Health Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:50:01 EST news285871017 Australians are increasingly drinking alcohol to get drunk but just one in five believe they drink too much. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-australians-drunk-alcohol-reforms.html Health Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:40:07 EST news285492401 Physicians and parents must be aware of the growing danger of magnet ingestion by children because magnets can adhere to each other and cause life-threatening problems such as bowel perforations, a new case study illustrates in CMAJ. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-magnet-ingestion-young-children-problem.html Pediatrics Mon, 11 Mar 2013 12:00:01 EST news282221348 Quitting smoking is a common New Year's resolution for Americans each year, but research has repeatedly shown it is not an easy task. Some groups, such as racial/ethnic minorities, have an even harder time quitting. New research suggests hard-hitting graphic tobacco warnings may help smokers of diverse backgrounds who are struggling to quit. A new study by researchers at Legacy® and Harvard School of Public Health provides further evidence that bold pictorial cigarette warning labels that visually depict the health consequences of smoking—such as those required under the 2009 Family Smoking and Prevention Tobacco Control Act—play a life-saving role in highlighting the dangers of smoking and encouraging smokers to quit. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-graphic-cigarettes-effective-demographic-groups.html Health Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:00:02 EST news277404129 Despite U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations requiring generic medications to carry identical warnings to those on corresponding brand-name products, a study by Regenstrief Institute researchers has found that more than two-thirds of generic drugs have safety-warning labels that differ from the equivalent brand-name drug. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-regenstrief-drugs-incorrect-safety.html Medications Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:44:24 EST news274628656 (Medical Xpress)—At this time of year, most of us are busy planning the holiday experience for families and loved ones. For the kids, it's about the anticipation and the toys. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-safe-holiday-gift.html Health Thu, 22 Nov 2012 08:40:05 EST news272795994 (Medical Xpress)—Health warning labels have adorned cigarette packages since 1966, when they first appeared in the United States. And in the decades since, they have spread steadily around the world – in many instances, becoming more strongly worded, more prominently placed and more graphic over time. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-internal-tobacco-company-documents-reveal.html Addiction Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:21:16 EST news272532064 Health warning labels (HWLs) on cigarette packages that use pictures to show the health consequences of smoking are effective in reaching adult smokers, according to the results of a new study published in the December issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Although previous studies have demonstrated that HWLs with pictorial imagery are more effective than HWLs with only text in increasing knowledge about smoking dangers and promoting the benefits of quitting, this new research shows which kind of pictures appears to work best among adult smokers in the U.S., including smokers from disadvantaged groups where smoking rates are highest. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-pictures-effective-cigarette.html Health Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:00:01 EST news271955896 All-terrain vehicle (ATV) manufacturer warning labels aimed at children under age 16 are largely ineffective, and formal dealer-sponsored training is infrequently offered and deemed unnecessary by most young ATV users, according to new research presented at the Oct. 22 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans. The study of ATV crashes involving children also found less than 35 percent of children were wearing a helmet when injured in an ATV crash, and nearly 60 percent were riding again within six months. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-injuries-deter-atv-children-age.html Pediatrics Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:17:05 EST news270094614 With medication misuse resulting in more than one million adverse drug events per year in the United States, new standards released today by the U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) for the first time provide a universal approach to the format, appearance, content and language of instructions for medicines in containers dispensed by pharmacists. Wide variability in prescription container labels exists today across individual prescriptions, pharmacies, retail chains and states. The USP standards provide specific direction on how to organize labels in a "patient-centered" manner that best reflects how most patients seek out and understand medication instructions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-universal-standards-content-prescription.html Medications Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:30:19 EST news268997385 Warning labels may help curb binge drinking of "alcopops" or pre-mixed alcoholic drinks by high-risk young Australians, according to new research at The University of Western Australia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-curb-binge-high-risk-youth.html Health Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:18:19 EST news268643840 (Medical Xpress) -- Many patients seem to ignore prescription drug warning labels with instructions that are critical for safe and effective use, according to a study by a Kansas State University researcher working with scientists at Michigan State University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-drug-overhaul-capture-attention-effectively.html Medications Thu, 05 Jul 2012 07:09:06 EST news260690926 Each year, an estimated four million Americans experience adverse reactions to prescription medications. Many of these reactions, ranging from mild rashes and drowsiness to hospitalization and death, could be avoided if warning labels were more effective, according to a Michigan State University study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-oft-ignored-prescription.html Health Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:20:01 EST news258977186 In a first of its kind study in the U.S., researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that the addition of graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging can improve smokers' recall of the warning and health risks associated with smoking. The new findings are published online-first in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-graphic-smokers-recall-health.html Addiction Fri, 15 Jun 2012 00:00:03 EST news258913549 (AP) -- Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called "toxic trio" of chemicals actually have high levels of agents linked to birth defects, according to state chemical regulators. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-calif-toxins-non-toxic.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:04:03 EST news253278234 (HealthDay) -- A federal judge on Wednesday blocked implementation of an FDA mandate that would have forced tobacco companies to place graphic anti-smoking images on packages of cigarettes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-blocks-graphic-cigarette.html Health Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:20:03 EST news249825389 (Medical Xpress) -- They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but its worth might just be measurable in terms of lives, according to research by a University of South Carolina public health professor. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-graphic-images-smokers-attention.html Health Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:37:28 EST news243682634 Birth control drugs that were heavily promoted as having fewer side effects and the ability to clear up acne and other hormonal bothers are under new scrutiny from safety regulators. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-fda-revisits-safety-birth-drugs.html Medications Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:33:56 EST news242314427 Some birth control products, including contraceptive pills, rings and patches for women, carry a significantly higher risk of blood clot than low-dose medications, US regulators said Thursday. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-birth-higher-clot.html Medications Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:14:14 EST news238997635 Canada's tobacco manufacturers and importers on Tuesday were given until March 2012 to adopt new austere warning labels on cigarette packages featuring a woman dying of lung cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-canada-tougher-cigarette.html Health Tue, 27 Sep 2011 18:25:42 EST news236366732 Four tobacco companies filed a lawsuit against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday over what they say are unconstitutional requirements for warning labels on US cigarette packaging. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-tobacco-firms-sue-graphic-cigarette.html Health Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:47:00 EST news232775194 Will graphic cigarette package warning labels significantly reduce demand? A new study suggests it will. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-graphic-demand-cigarettes.html Health Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:01:06 EST news232034411