Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Zebrafish, like humans, have a backbone and many genes in common with humans. In one laboratory test, the addition of the chemical ketamine—a pediatric anesthetic—lowers the fish's heart rate and reduces the number of …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Patients should consult with their health care professional to select the most appropriate smoking cessation method to suit their needs, and to discuss any questions about the use of OTC nicotine replacement products. FDA has …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Temporary Tattoos Are Not Risk Free! A group of friends compare their temporary tattoos. The smallest hand (top right) belongs to a five-year-old who developed severe reddening (bottom) where the tattoo was placed. ( …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail This new FDA-approved treatment for migraines includes a computer chip and delivers a prescription drug through a patch that can be wrapped around a patient's upper arm or thigh. (Product photo courtesy of NuPathe) …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Skip those “Law and Order” reruns. Listen to the real thing when FDA Special Agent Daniel Burke talks about recent investigations in which criminals selling substandard or counterfeit drugs online …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mailConsumer 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 Read the Drug Facts Label: Active ingredients, which make a medicine effective against the illness it is treating, are listed first on the product's Drug Facts label. Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Marsha Henderson, M.C.R.P., is FDA's Assistant Commissioner for Women's Health in the Office of the Commissioner. For this and other FDA photos, go to Flickr. Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 231 K …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Natural rubber latex is used in the manufacture of various FDA-regulated medical products, such as condoms and medical gloves. Here, a physical science technician inspects medical gloves at an FDA laboratory in Irvine, CA. …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 244 K) On This Page: Bogus product! Danger! Health fraud alert! You’ll never see these warnings on health products, but that’s what you ought to be thinking when you see …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mailConsumer 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 Consumer Updates RSS FeedShare copies of this article (844 KB)On this page:For the Food and Drug Administration, prevention is at the heart of food safety.“Preventing problems before they cause harm is not only common sense, …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail For more detailed captions and the high-resolution photos, go to Flickr. Consumer Updates RSS Feed Share this article (PDF 287 K) On this page: The next time you stir black pepper, cumin, chili or cardamom into your stew, …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mailConsumer Updates RSS FeedShare this article (PDF 210 K)On this page:When you're walking down the aisles of a supermarket, it's not unusual to see fellow shoppers reading the information on the back of a food package, …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mailConsumer Updates RSS FeedShare this article (PDF 175 K)En EspañolThere is still time to protect your children and yourself from the flu in what remains of a severe influenza season.Everyone seems to know that the elderly are …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail Download this graphic from Flickr.Consumer Updates RSS FeedShare this article (295 KB) En EspañolOn this page:Many people take sedatives to help them sleep. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding consumers that …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail ’—’— Breast Pump Basics Breast shield: Cone-shaped cup that fits over the nipple and surrounding area. Pump: Creates the gentle vacuum that expresses milk. The pump may be attached to the breast-shield or have plastic …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mail ’’ Go to Flickr for this and other FDA photos.Consumer Updates RSS FeedShare this article (355 KB) En EspañolJonca Bull, M.D., an ophthalmologist, is the first permanent director of FDA's Office of Minority Health. After …
Get Consumer Updates by E-mailConsumer 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 An FDA laboratory worker injects an influenza virus into an egg, where it will grow before being harvested—one of the many complex steps involved in creating a traditional flu vaccine. Get this photo on Flickr. Consumer …
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