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What's New: Consumer Health Info
Sep 04
Over the next 15 months, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigators will team up with state and local partners to visit about 600 egg producers—those with 50,000 or more laying hens—to determine if their facilities are in compliance with an egg safety rule that went into effect in July as part of an effort to prevent future outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis.
Aug 31
Consumer Update Analytics (Aug. 16 - Aug. 31, 2010)
Aug 24
Pregnancy registries help cut the risk of birth defects by identifying drugs that are dangerous to women and babies.
Aug 22
A nationwide recall has consumers checking the source of their eggs.
Aug 20
FDA warns about a number of products, including a “Miracle Mineral Supplement” that acts like an industrial-strength bleach—causing severe side effects—when consumed as directed.
Aug 19
Consumer Update Analytics (August 1 - August 13)
Jul 29
FDA advises that children and pets be kept from making contact with skin where Evamist has been applied.
Jul 28
The director of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Controlled Substance Staff talks about the causes and prevalence of misuse and abuse of prescription drugs, and what government agencies such as FDA are doing to prevent it.
Jul 21
FDA says U.S. women who unknowingly had unapproved IUDs inserted could end up with an unplanned pregnancy.
Jul 16
As seasonal allergies have some asthma sufferers reaching for inhalers, FDA issues warning on stolen medicine.
Jul 08
Life-threatening side effects have been reported with the use of a malaria drug to treat leg cramps.
Jul 02
FDA warns about potentially dangerous products sold online including an instant coffee and a phony flu treatment. Other alerts include an overdose risk with vitamin D supplements for infants, a recall of some Benadryl and Tylenol products, and new recommendations for using inhaled asthma drugs safely.
Jun 24
Consumers drink billions of gallons of bottled water each year. Find out about FDA's role in ensuring that bottled water products are safe.
Jun 22
Magic Power Coffee, an instant coffee marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, can cause dangerously low blood pressure.
Jun 17
As consumers look ahead to the fall flu season, the FDA issued a warning that unapproved Tamiflu being sold by illegal, Internet drugstores is a hot commodity—and a significant health risk.
Jun 15
FDA is warning that some liquid Vitamin D supplement products are sold with droppers that could accidentally allow harmful amounts of the vitamin to be given to infants.
Jun 11
Outdoor barbecues are a great summer treat, but they also present a food safety challenge. Here are some food safety precautions for eating outdoors.
Jun 07
In this Consumer Update video, FDA Dermatologist Jane Liedtka, M.D., and FDA Opthamologist Wiley Chambers, M.D., provide tips on protecting yourself from harmful exposure to the sun’s UV rays—including avoiding exposure, applying sunscreens, and wearing proper eye protection.
Jun 02
FDA has issued recent safety alerts on a potentially poisonous “medicated” oil, a dietary supplement that can cause lead poisoning, and several prescription and over-the-counter drugs.
May 26
People who take Xenical or Alli need to be aware of the rare occurrence of severe liver injury reported in some individuals who take these weight-loss drugs.
What's New: Consumer Health Info