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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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American Adults' Knowledge of Exercise Recommendations
James R. Morrow,Jeanette A. Krzewinski-Malone,Allen W. Jackson,Timothy J. Bungum,Shannon J. FitzGerald +4 more
TL;DR: The data suggest that physical activity knowledge alone is not sufficient to elicit a behavior; however, it provides educators with an understanding of the public'sPhysical activity knowledge that could be helpful in developing health promotion and physical activity interventions.
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Physical activity promotion as a strategic corporate priority to improve worker health and business performance
TL;DR: Constant principles, recommendations for action, and considerations for the prioritization of initiatives are provided based on essential elements for comprehensive programs and health policy initiatives and in the context of a social-ecological model and supportive research.
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Inhibition of hERG K+ currents by antimalarial drugs in stably transfected HEK293 cells
Martin Traebert,Berengere Dumotier,Lothar Meister,Peter Hoffmann,Manuel Dominguez-Estevez,Willi Suter +5 more
TL;DR: Investigation of the influence of lumefantrine and its major metabolite desbutyl-lumefanrine on wild type hERG K+ channels in stably transfected human embryonic kidney cells suggests that lumefants have a weaker proarrhythmic potential than their comparator compounds.
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A consensus action agenda for achieving the national health information infrastructure.
William A. Yasnoff,Betsy L. Humphreys,J. Marc Overhage,Don E. Detmer,Patricia Flatley Brennan,Richard W Morris,Blackford Middleton,David W. Bates,John P. Fanning +8 more
TL;DR: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services sponsored a national consensus conference in 2003 to define the action steps needed to achieve an NHII, and participants identified financial incentives, health information standards, and overcoming a few important legal obstacles as key NHII enablers as discussed by the authors.
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The association of physical activity and physical function with clinical outcomes in adults with chronic kidney disease.
TL;DR: The strength of the evidence presented should strongly motivate a focus of treatment on assessing and improving physical activity and physical function as part of routine patient-centered management of persons with CKD.
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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
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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
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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.