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Consumer group flags high SPF ratings on sunscreen as misleading

Sunbathers headed to the beach this summer will find new sunscreen labels on store shelves that are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But despite those long-awaited changes, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous, according to a consumer watchdog group.A survey of 1,400 sunscreen products by the Environmental Working Group finds that most products meet new federal requirements put in place last December. The rules from the Food and Drug Administration ban terms like "waterproof," which regulators consider misleading, and require that sunscreens filter out both ultraviolet A and B rays. Previously some products only blocked UVB rays, which cause most sunburn, while providing little protection against UVA rays that pose the greatest risk of skin cancer and wrinkles.Despite that broader protection, one in seven products reviewed by the watchdog group boasted sun protection factor, or SPF, ...

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  1. Novartis drug Ilaris approved to treat childhood arthritis

    Novartis said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its drug Ilaris to treat a serious form of childhood arthritis.Ilaris inhibits inter...

  2. Whole Foods mixes up chicken, vegan salads

    Whole Foods Market Inc. said Thursday that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version of the salad were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Nor...

  3. Sex supplements often contain Viagra ingredients

    Herbal supplements aimed at improving men's sexual abilities often contain the active ingredients in erectile dysfunction pills such as Viagra, according to a new st...

  4. Small restaurants serving big calories, salt, studies find

    Despite public health progress in cutting calories, as well as salt and fat from fast foods and supermarket products, neighborhood restaurants are still packing big ...

  5. Lone Star lesson for President Obama?

    President Obama makes jobs push in Texas

  6. FDA approves labels with lower doses for sleep drugs like Ambien

    The Food and Drug Administration approved label changes incorporating lower dosages for sleep medications containing zolpidem, a drug that can continue to affect pat...

  7. New York judge refuses to suspend Plan B ruling

    A New York judge has refused to suspend his ruling giving women of all ages broad access to morning-after birth control. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman in Brookly...

  8. FDA recalls J&J's orthopedic device because of fracture potential

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall, the most serious type, of an orthopedic device mad...

  9. Antipsychotic use growing in US kids and teens

    Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed during almost one in three of all visits kids and teens make to psychiatrists in the United States, according to a new study, up f...

  10. Wrigley takes new caffeinated gum off market amid discussions with FDA

    A Food and Drug Administration investigation into the safety of caffeine-added foods has prompted Wrigley to take its new caffeinated gum off the market for the time...

  11. Gene test may help guide prostate cancer treatment

    A new genetic test to gauge the aggressiveness of prostate cancer may help tens of thousands of men each year decide whether they need to treat their cancer right aw...

  12. Judge Napolitano on the Plan B Legal Battle

    FNC senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano on the political and legal battle over the age limits for the Plan B pill.

  1. FDA approves new drug to fight prostate cancer

    German drugmaker Bayer and its development partner Algeta won approval from U.S. regulators for a prostate cancer drug that could eventually generate more than 1 bil...

  2. Ultra-low salt intake may not boost health, U.S. panel says

    Americans at high risk for heart problems who have been told for years to sharply cut salt from their diet may not actually benefit from ultra-low sodium diets and c...

  3. FDA approves new drug to treat ulcerative colitis

    The Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's drug Simponi for patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory disease affec...

  4. FDA panel recommends approval of obesity drug

    A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee recommended Thursday the agency approve a new drug to treat obesity, the second time this year agency adviser...

  5. FDA panel to discuss Arena obesity drug

    An FDA advisory committee will meet in the second quarter to discuss Arena Pharmaceutical Inc's experimental obesity drug following the company's recent resubmission...

  6. FDA advisory panel backs experimental lung drug

    An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recommended that the agency approve an experimental treatment for smoking-related lung damage made by ...

  7. FDA advisory panel to reconsider Avandia safety

    A federal health advisory panel in June will reconsider safety data on GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia diabetes drug, although the British drugmaker on Friday said it ...

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