Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 442 K) On this page: If you can literally write your name in pollen on the windshield of your car, you know it’s allergy season again. When your body comes into contact with …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 213 K) On this page: The last two inhalers in the United States that contain ozone-damaging chloroflurocarbons (CFCs) will both be taken off the market by the end of this year …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 363 K) On this page: More women die from heart disease than from any other cause. In fact, one in four women in the United States dies from heart disease, according to the …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed On This Page: After products approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are on the market, the agency continues to monitor them for problems. FDA encourages health care professionals and …
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Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Foods from genetically engineered organisms, also known as biotech foods and referred to by some as food from genetically modified organisms (GMOs), have been in our food supply for about 20 years. …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 219 K) While it may seem obvious, pregnant women should be particularly careful about weighing the risks and benefits of taking medicines. Not all medicines are safe to take …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Listeria Podcast Share copies of this article (236 KB) On This Page: If you eat food contaminated with bacteria called Listeria, you could get so sick that you have to be hospitalized. And for …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed On this page: Using ultraviolet (UV) tanning lamps, like those used in indoor tanning beds, increases the risk of skin damage, skin cancer and eye injury, according to the Food and Drug …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Michael R. Taylor, deputy commissioner for foods and veterinary medicine at FDAConsumer Updates RSS FeedThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that, in response to a trend in which caffeine is being added to a …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Edward Cox, M.D., M.P.H., is the director of FDA’s Office of Antimicrobial Products. David White, Ph.D., is the chief science officer in FDA’s Office of Food and Veterinary Medicine. Stuart Gaines, an FDA …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 213 K) On this page: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working to increase the participation of people in racial, ethnic and other minority groups in the clinical …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 242 K) On this page: Medical advances have provided Americans with the potential for longer, healthier lives—but not all Americans are benefitting equally. Health statistics …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Photo courtesy of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative A young child is given an oral polio vaccination in India. FDA is collaborating with other scientists around the world to improve polio vaccines and wipe out the …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed On This Page: After products approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are on the market, the agency continues to monitor them for problems. FDA encourages health care professionals and …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Watch the CD-3 Video Watch slideshow. Go to Flickr for captioned photos. Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 222 K) On this page: As nations and non-profits diligently work together to treat malaria patients …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 167 K) You may know that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for protecting your health by ensuring that the food you eat is safe, and that the drugs and …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail April is Minority Health Month FDA's Office of Minority Health (OMH) helps identify agency actions that can help reduce disparities in health and health care. There will be several Consumer Updates this month …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail The bottle on the left shows flavored milk as you would buy it in the store now. The words “reduced calorie” signal the presence of non-nutritive (artificial) sweeteners. The bottle on the right shows how the bottle would …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail FDA's efforts to get dietary supplements containing the stimulant DMAA off the market illustrates the agency's role in regulating dietary supplements and serves as a warning to consumers. Get this high resolution …
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