Health
Teenagers put-off smoking by standardised tobacco packaging
(Medical Xpress)—A new survey adds further weight to the growing evidence that standardised tobacco packaging could help discourage teenagers from smoking.
Oct 8, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Cigarillo packaging can influence product perception, study finds
Text and pictorial warnings about the health effects of little cigars and cigarillos didn't fully curtail the appeal of bright colors and descriptions of flavors on packaging, a study by University of North Carolina Lineberger ...
Apr 23, 2018
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WIC program usage reviewed in new interim report
Women and children who participate in the WIC program have low or inadequate intakes of several key nutrients that could be addressed with changes to the program's food packages, says a new report from the National Academies ...
Nov 20, 2015
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Britain votes for plain cigarette packaging
British lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favour of forcing tobacco firms to sell cigarettes in plain packaging despite fierce opposition from the industry.
Mar 11, 2015
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Medications
Safety info for opioids found lacking
(HealthDay)—Information about safe storage and disposal of opioid painkillers on the drugs' package inserts is inconsistent, and even missing from some products, researchers report.
Apr 16, 2018
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Plain cigarette packs become law in UK, France (Update)
The days of branded cigarette packets in Britain and France are numbered as new plain packaging laws came into effect on Friday, hailed by anti-smoking campaigners despite resistance from tobacco firms.
May 20, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Helping people with spinal cord injury return to work
University of Adelaide researchers are calling for participants for a national study aimed at assisting Australians with a spinal cord injury to return to work.
Jul 5, 2016
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Health
FDA bans BPA from baby bottles, sippy cups
(HealthDay) -- The controversial plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) is now banned for use in baby bottles and sippy cups, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday.
Jul 17, 2012
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Health
Plain cigarette packs don't hurt small retailers or boost trade in illicit tobacco
Plain packs for tobacco products don't hurt small retailers, flood the market with very cheap cigarettes, or boost the trade in illicit tobacco, finds research on the early experience of the policy in Australia, and published ...
Aug 28, 2014
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Health
Americans frequent victims of 'seafood fraud', report says
Fish sold in the United States is often deliberately mislabeled, making American consumers the unwitting victims of "widespread seafood fraud," according to a report out Thursday.
Feb 21, 2013
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