When it comes to medicine, the majority of people say that they read and follow labels. Yet common dosing mistakes can cause people to take too much medicine. Taking more of a medicine than ...

However, because products intended for kids 4 and older remain on the market, Rothman and his research team decided to test parents' understanding of the information conveyed on labels.

Harvard medicine professor Ted Kaptchuk is at the ... People said I was nuts. The first open-label study we did was in irritable bowel syndrome. People on no treatment got about 30 percent better.

Health Minister Sussan Ley said all prescription medications will need to list the active ingredient in a prominent position on the label. "Regulations for medicine labels in Australia have not ...