Six major Hollywood film studios joined in the agreement to include antismoking public service announcements produced by the California Health and Human Services Agency on millions of DVDs of motion pictures that include scenes with tobacco use.The antismoking public service announcements will appear on all new movies rated G, PG or...
Pfizer Inc., the world's biggest drugmaker, is planning an advertising and public-relations campaign, as a response to announcements about its antismoking drug Chantix and its already known negative effects on the users' health.Alarm signals were pulled as regards this drug, after studies have revealed its potentially dangerous...
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it is
likely that the well-known anti-smoking drug Chantix may be linked to some
serious psychiatric problems. The FDA alert comes two weeks after the drug-making
company Pfizer added stronger warnings on the drug’s label regarding behavioral
changes, mood swings and suicide...
Childhood Infections Need to be Better Tracked
The federal officials have asked doctors and state health agencies to be more careful when they diagnose children because many of the kids aged under 5 can now be...