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The Department of Health and Human Services.
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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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Regulation of Smoking in Public Housing
TL;DR: The Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued a memorandum encouraging Public Housing Authorities to restrict smoking in public-housing units.
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Housing Affordability and Health: Evidence From New York City
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TL;DR: Results show that higher out-of-pocket rent burdens are associated with worse self-reported health conditions and a higher likelihood to postpone medical services for financial reasons, and that housing subsidies should target both renters' out- of-pocket costs and place-based repair and maintenance.
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Club drugs: reasons for and consequences of use.
Kathleen A. Parks,Cheryl Kennedy +1 more
TL;DR: Assessment of the reasons, primary contexts, and consequences of club drug use in a sample of young adults in a mid-size U.S. city corroborate descriptions of clubdrug use in other countries and provide additional information on perceived positive consequences that users experience withClub drug use.
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Population health: challenges for science and society.
TL;DR: Although education is associated with income, wealth, occupation, and other SES indicators and may not be the most important SES determinant, it offers strategic leverage for intervention because of social and political consensus on its value beyond health.
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Embracing telemedicine into your otolaryngology practice amid the COVID-19 crisis: An invited commentary.
TL;DR: The implementation of telemedicine, or virtual, services, will help the Otolaryngologists provide needed care to patients while mitigating the clinical and financial impact of the pandemic.
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An herbal supplement containing Ma Huang-Guarana for weight loss: a randomized, double-blind trial
TL;DR: This herbal mixture of Ma Huang and Guarana effectively promoted short-term weight and fat loss and safety with long-term use requires further investigation.
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Historical background of clinical trials involving women and minorities
TL;DR: A historical context for the difficult ethical and clinical issues associated with the inclusion of women and members of minority groups in clinical research is provided.
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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.