FDA Warns Purell To Stop Making Unproven Claims About Hand Sanitizers
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is giving the maker of Purell products a stern warning: Stop making unproven claims that over-the-counter hand sanitizers help eliminate Ebola, MRSA or the flu.
In a “warning letter” to Purell’s parent, Gojo Industries, the agency called out the company for making numerous marketing claims that potentially position its sanitizing products as a pharmaceutical drug rather than an over-the-counter topical antiseptic.
The letter from the agency’s director of compliance cited numerous examples of what the FDA says are unproven claims for Purell products m...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 27, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Boston News Health Syndicated CBSN Boston CNN Hand Sanitizer Source Type: news
170 people sickened at Yosemite National Park after likely norovirus outbreak
About 170 people who've gone to Yosemite National Park this month are suffering from gastrointestinal illness, including visitors and employees. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - January 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
170 Sick In Yosemite, It Looks Like Norovirus
When they say that Yosemite is a sick place to go, this is not what they usually mean. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 17, 2020 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Yosemite National Park says 170 people ill in possible norovirus outbreak
Some 170 people who have spent time in Yosemite National Park in recent weeks have suffered from a gastrointestinal ailment "consistent with norovirus" and two have been diagnosed with the illness, park officials said on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
170 sickened at Yosemite; park confirms 2 cases of norovirus
Yosemite National Park is investigating about 170 reports of gastrointestinal illnesses that officials say are consistent with norovirus (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - January 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
2 cases of norovirus confirmed at Yosemite National Park
"Most of the cases occurred on and around the first week of January 2020 ..." park officials said. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - January 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
NHS hospitals are FULLER than they have been all winter amid a surge in cases of norovirus
NHS statistics for England showed 95.1 per cent of all hospital beds were full last week, which is the second highest figure for the past three years - having fewer than 92 per cent full is the health service target. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How to get ahead of norovirus season
One of the most contagious viruses there is, norovirus, the winter vomiting bug, is spread so easily that a pea-sized amount could infect the world's population. And it could be coming your way. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - January 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Norovirus outbreak: Almost 3,000 cases reported in England - symptoms to look out for
NOROVIRUS has been causing havoc across much of the UK this winter, and the latest report has revealed the number of cases in the second half of 2019 is almost a quarter higher compared to the average for the same period over the last five years. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Betrayed by bile: bile acids help norovirus sneak into cells
(Baylor College of Medicine) Human noroviruses, the leading viral cause of foodborne illness and acute diarrhea around the world, infect cells of the small intestine by piggybacking on a normal cellular process called endocytosis that cells use to acquire materials from their environment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - December 31, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Social media campaign around norovirus, the winter vomiting bug
The campaign is designed to help people avoid catching the bug if possible, and recognise and deal with the symptoms of norovirus at home if they are unlucky enough to get infected. Hospitals in England have been forced to close more than 1,100 hospital beds over the last week due to norovirus. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 19, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Possible Norovirus Outbreak, Over A 100 Sick, Shuts Down Seattle School
Stay in school, kids. Except, of course, when there is projectile vomiting. And a suspected norovirus outbreak. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 13, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Possible Norovirus Outbreak, Over 100 Sick, Shuts Down Seattle School
Stay in school, kids. Except, of course, when there is projectile vomiting. And a suspected norovirus outbreak. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 13, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Contributor Source Type: news
Wisconsin school closes after 30% of students call out sick with norovirus
The 'winter vomiting bug' has struck Johnson Creek Elementary School hard this season. After 68 students - or 30% of the entire school - called out on Thursday, officials closed it for deep cleaning. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Chipotle has nurses to ensure workers are sick, not hungover
Restaurant chain's CEO touts improved-safety practices after health scares including a norovirus outbreak in 2017 (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)
Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - December 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
