FDA weighs warning on all OTC drugs for pregnant women
The FDA is considering a requirement that all over the counter medicines carry a warning against use by pregnant women. Dr. James M. Bilstad notes no drug is 100 percent safe for the unborn and some risks may be undetectable in trials. The move follows concerns about teratogenic effects and limited premarket safety data.
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Food and Drug Administration
James M. Bilstad
Agency
Office of New Drug Evaluation
Drug Epidemiology Unit
Boston University School of Medicine
Boston University
Federal Agency
FDA
House Subcommittee On
Doris Haire
National Women’s Health Network
America
Kenneth J. Ryan
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Harvard Medical School
Ryan
Bilstad
Bereavement Support Groups Offered by Mercy Hospitals
Mercy Hospital Counseling Services and Hospice of Mercy sponsor two bereavement groups for those who have recently lost a loved one. One group meets on the first and third Wednesday each month from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The second meets on the second and fourth Wednesday at the same time. There is no charge. For more information call 398 6030.
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Mercy Hospital
Hospice of Mercy
Cancer Society Warns on Smokeless Tobacco Risks
The American Cancer Society urges awareness of health and social hazards of chewing tobacco and dipping snuff. In a new pamphlet aimed at young men, officials note smokeless products lack cigarette warnings but require caution.
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American Cancer Society
Society
Hospice of Mercy offers free evening classes starting Sept 20
People may join the Hospice of Mercy program to aid terminally ill individuals and their families. Information is available by calling for details on the free classes beginning September 20.
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Hospice of Mercy
Shot injections miss target in buttock study
A McMaster University study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine finds standard 1.4 inch needles fail to reach muscle in most buttock injections. CT measured fat depth in 213 adults, with women averaging 2.6 inches and men 1.5. only 5 percent of women and 15 percent of men had needles penetrate muscle.
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Boston
W. Peter Cockshott
McMaster University Medical Centre
Hamilton
Ontario
New England Journal of Medicine
Cockshott
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