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This letter is in response to your two Citizen Petitions, requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) require a cancer warning on cosmetic talc products.Abstract:
This letter is in response to your two Citizen Petitions dated November 17, 1994 and May 13, 2008, requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) require a cancer warning on cosmetic talc products. Your 1994 Petition requests that all cosmetic talc bear labels with a warning such as \"Talcum powder causes cancer in laboratory animals. Frequent talc application in the female genital area increases the risk of ovarian cancer.\" Additionally, your 2008 Petition requests that cosmetic talcum powder products bear labels with a prominent warning such as: \"Frequent talc application in the female genital area is responsible for major risks of ovarian cancer.\" Further, both of your Petitions specifically request, pursuant to 21 CFR 1 0.30(h)(2), a hearing for you to present scientific evidence in support of this petition.read more
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Overlooked and Underserved: "Action Signs" for Identifying Children With Unmet Mental Health Needs abstractTheUSSurgeonGeneralhascalledfornewapproachesto
Peter S. Jensen,Eliot Goldman,David R. Offord,Elizabeth J. Costello,Barbara Huff,Maura Crowe,Lawrence Amsel,Kathryn Bennett,Rand D. Conger,Prudence W. Fisher,Kimberly Hoagwood,Ronald C. Kessler,Robert Roberts +12 more
TL;DR: Scientally robust symptom profiles that reflect severe but largely untreated mental health problems were identified that might help increase public awareness about children's mental health needs, facilitate communication and referral for specific children in need of evaluation, and narrow the child mental health services gap.
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Virtual reality among the elderly: a usefulness and acceptance study from Taiwan
Shabbir Syed-Abdul,Shwetambara Malwade,Aldilas Achmad Nursetyo,Mishika Sood,Madhu Bhatia,Diana Barsasella,Megan F. Liu,Chia Chi Chang,Kathiravan Srinivasan,M Raja,Yu-Chuan Jack Li +10 more
TL;DR: Older people have positive perceptions towards accepting and using VR to support active aging, implying positive attitudes toward adopting this new technology.
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Effect of Television on Obesity and Excess of Weight and Consequences of Health
Anna Rosiek,Natalia Frąckowiak Maciejewska,Krzysztof Leksowski,Aleksandra Rosiek-Kryszewska,Łukasz Leksowski +4 more
TL;DR: This work identifies numerous diseases which are a direct consequence of obesity due to bad eating habits and lack of physical exercise among Poles, forming grounds for further studies into ways of preventing the development of diseases due to obesity, both in Poland and in the world.
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Gender differences in victimization severity and outcomes among adolescents treated for substance abuse.
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A Fully Automated Conversational Artificial Intelligence for Weight Loss: Longitudinal Observational Study Among Overweight and Obese Adults.
Natalie J. Stein,Kevin Brooks +1 more
TL;DR: This study showed that use of an AI health coach is associated with weight loss comparable to in-person lifestyle interventions, and can also encourage behavior changes and have high user acceptability.
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An herbal supplement containing Ma Huang-Guarana for weight loss: a randomized, double-blind trial
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Historical background of clinical trials involving women and minorities
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Reported Complications of Silicone Gel Breast Implants: An Epidemiologic Review
Barbara G. Silverman,S. L. Brown,Roselie A. Bright,Ronald G. Kaczmarek,J B Arrowsmith-Lowe,D A Kessler +5 more
TL;DR: This review presents an overview of the most common adverse outcomes that have been reported with silicone gel breast implants and focuses on silicone breast implants rather than saline-filled implants, which have been the focus of the greatest health concerns.
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Serum levels of TCDD and dioxin-like chemicals in Rhesus monkeys chronically exposed to dioxin: correlation of increased serum PCB levels with endometriosis
Sherry E. Rier,Wayman E. Turner,Dan C. Martin,Richard W Morris,George W. Lucier,George C. Clark +5 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the serum levels of TCDD and specific dioxin-like PHAH congeners were increased in TCDd-treated animals with endometriosis 13 years after the T CDD exposure, and the severity of disease correlated with the serum concentration of 3,3',4,4'-TCB.
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Aiding troubled employees: The prevalence, cost, and characteristics of employee assistance programs in the United States
Tyler Hartwell,Paul D. Steele,Michael T. French,Frank J. Potter,Nathaniel F. Rodman,Gary A. Zarkin +5 more
TL;DR: EAPs are becoming a more prevalent point of access to health care for workers with personal problems such as substance abuse, family problems, or emotional distress by worksite size, industry, and census region.