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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Reporting of safety results in published reports of randomized controlled trials.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Reports of clinical trials usually emphasize efficacy results, especially when results are statistically significant. Poor safety reporting can lead to misinterpretation and inadequate conclusions about the interventions assessed. Our ... Read more...

Focus group studies on food safety knowledge, perceptions, and practices of school-going adolescent girls in South India.

30 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To understand food safety knowledge, perceptions, and practices of adolescent girls. DESIGN: Focus group discussions (FGDs) with 32 groups selected using stratified random sampling. SETTING: Four South Indian states. PARTICIPANTS: ... Read more...

Pulmonary toxicity following exposure to waterproofing grout sealer.

30 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: We report a large number of cases of pulmonary toxicity from 6 regional poison control centers associated with the use of a waterproofing-grout sealer. The identification of this illness occurred by means of the poison control center ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Consumer Product Safety'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Reporting of safety results in published reports of randomized controlled trials. 24 Oct 2009
• Adverse events in randomized trials: neglected, restricted, distorted, and silenced. 24 Oct 2009
• American roulette--contaminated dietary supplements. 5 Oct 2009
• Further thoughts on future of animal medicine. 29 Sep 2009
• Modern starches are not safer than old ones. 29 Sep 2009
• Hydroxyethyl starch 130/0.4: does "modern" mean safe? 29 Sep 2009
• Safer toys coming, but not with Santa Claus. 13 Sep 2009
• Focus group studies on food safety knowledge, perceptions, and practices of school-going adolescent girls in South India. 30 Aug 2009
• Imaging: Reducing cardiac CT radiation through community outreach. 30 Aug 2009
• Case files of the medical toxicology fellowship at the New York City poison control: bromism: forgotten, but not gone. 30 Aug 2009
• Pulmonary toxicity following exposure to waterproofing grout sealer. 30 Aug 2009
• 1,4-Butanediol content of aqua dots children's craft toy beads. 30 Aug 2009
• Measurement of home-use laser and intense pulsed light systems for hair removal: preliminary report. 30 Aug 2009
• European Medicines Evaluation Agency bans dextropropoxyphene: a landmark decision for clinical toxicology? 30 Aug 2009
• Biological strategies to counteract the effects of mycotoxins. 30 Aug 2009
• Thermal inactivation of H5N2 high-pathogenicity avian influenza virus in dried egg white with 7.5% moisture. 30 Aug 2009
• Growth and survival of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104 in liquid egg products. 30 Aug 2009
• Detection of gram-negative histamine-producing bacteria in fish: a comparative study. 30 Aug 2009
• Comparison between the Vitek Immunodiagnostic Assay System and PCR for the detection of pathogenic microorganisms in an experimental dry sausage during its curing process. 30 Aug 2009
• A statistical approach to identifying the batch of origin of mixed-meat products using DNA profiles. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Consumer Product Safety'

Descriptor UI: D003257

Alternative terms: Consumer Product Safety; Safety, Consumer Product; Product Safety, Consumer; Product Approval; Approval, Product; Approvals, Product; Product Approvals;

Allowable Qualifiers: legislation & jurisprudence; standards;

Tree Number: N06.850.210;

History Note: 82