Hyland's Discontinues Homeopathic Teething Products, FDA Investigation Continues
While the FDA has yet to establish a causal relationship between homeopathic teething products and 10 infant deaths over the last six years, one maker is discontinuing its product line. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 1, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David Kroll, Contributor Tags: NYSE:CHD Source Type: news
MHRA press release: Parents advised on homeopathic teething products
MHRA press release: Parents advised not to use unlicensed homeopathic teething products in infants and children
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a press relea (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - October 10, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA Warning: Use of Homeopathic Teething Tablets and Gels
FDA warns homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose risk to infants and children and recommends consumers stop using these products (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - October 6, 2016 Category: Disability Tags: Warnings - Alerts & Advisories Source Type: news
Millions wasted?
Nick Triggle answers a reader's question on why the NHS continues to fund homeopathy in the UK. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wasted money?
Nick Triggle answers a reader's question on why the NHS continues to fund homeopathy in the UK. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Homeopathic Teething Gels May Pose Risks
Throw away any homeopathic teething tablets and gels you may be using, the Food and Drug Administration is advising. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: NICHOLAS BAKALAR Tags: Teeth and Dentistry Alternative and Complementary Medicine Children and Childhood Babies and Infants Source Type: news
Wirral health chiefs scrap homeopathy funding
Wirral health bosses are stopping funding for homeopathy after "overwhelming consensus" to end the practice. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Cochrane in the news: October 2016
A round-up of selected recent coverage citing, discussing, and presenting health evidence - updated throughout the month.Cochrane contributor Hilda Bastianblogs onPLoS in memory of longtime Cochrane contributor Andrew Herxheimer and shares the untold story of his father, Herbert Herxheimer.En route, Air Canada ’s in-flight magazine,spotlight frequent flyer Peter Tugwell, Coordinating Editor of Cochrane Musculoskeletal.Sexually Transmitted Infections BMJblog post focuses on recent Cochrane Review on chlamydia.Professor Edzard Ernst draws on Cochrane Evidence in hispost on homeopathy in his post inSpector Health. Tuesday,...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - October 4, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: mumoquit at cochrane.org Source Type: news
Kids Who Get Alternative Medicine May Be Less Likely To Get Flu Shot
(Reuters Health) - Children that visit alternative medical practitioners like acupuncturists and chiropractors may be less likely to receive flu shots than their peers, a U.S. study suggests.
Roughly 33 percent of kids who saw providers of so-called non-Western medicine for services like acupuncture or homeopathic care got vaccinations for influenza, the analysis of national survey data on about 9,000 kids found. About 35 percent of kids who went to practitioners of what’s known as manipulative and body-based therapies such as chiropractic care or massage got flu vaccinations.
In comparison, 43 percent of children wh...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The 6 Medications You Should Never Take When Driving
It’s a given that safe driving needs concentration, alertness and an ability to react in a coordinated and timely fashion. But what may not occur to you is that the medications you’re taking can seriously impact all of these things. And it’s not just prescription medications, but over-the-counter products as well.
“While laws differ from state to state, you can be charged with a DUI if caught driving hazardously while taking prescription or OTC meds, even if your doctor wrote you that prescription,” adds C. Michael White, Pharm.D., FCP, FCCP, Professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacy Pr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA to parents: Avoid homeopathic teething products
The agency warns that these teething tablets and gels have been linked to adverse effects in children (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Homeopathic teething remedies cause SEIZURES in babies, FDA warns
Fresh data suggests a correlation between the herbal remedies and life-threatening reactions, according to the US Food and Drug Administration. CVS has now pulled the tablets from its shelves. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
