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FDA to investigate caffeine-laced products

FDA to investigate caffeine-laced products

Caffeine is being added to jelly beans, marshmallows, sunflower seeds and other snacks for its stimulant effect. An instant oatmeal on the market boasts that one serving has as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. One brand of gum is like having four cups of coffee in your pocket.

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May 3, 2013 | By | Reply More
FDA launches new consumer outreach website

FDA launches new consumer outreach website

This week the FDA launches its Patient Network website through which the agency says it seeks to engage patients and consumers as partners, and encourage them to share ideas and concerns about the medical product development process.

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April 23, 2013 | By | Reply More
FDA wants your opinion on dairy-product labels

FDA wants your opinion on dairy-product labels

If you’re a lover of chocolate milk, but want to watch your weight, you might reach for the carton labeled “reduced calorie.” But dairy manufacturers would rather that the carton simply say “chocolate milk.”

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April 16, 2013 | By | Reply More
FDA approves migraine patch

FDA approves migraine patch

The “transdermal” system delivers the migraine drug sumatriptan through the skin from a patch that can be wrapped around a patient’s upper arm or thigh.

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March 21, 2013 | By | Reply More
Know the active ingredients in your child’s meds – FDA

Know the active ingredients in your child’s meds – FDA

If your child is taking more than one medication at the same time, there could be dangerous health consequences if those medicines have the same active ingredient, warns the US Food and Drug Administration.

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March 12, 2013 | By | Reply More
6 Tip-offs to rip-offs: Don’t fall for health fraud scams

6 Tip-offs to rip-offs: Don’t fall for health fraud scams

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 claims like “miracle cure,” “revolutionary scientific breakthrough,” or “alternative to drugs or surgery.”

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March 4, 2013 | By | Reply More
FDA Updates Safety Recommendations for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

FDA Updates Safety Recommendations for Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants

If you develop new or worsening problems, such as pain, swelling, numbness, noise (popping, grinding, clicking or squeaking of your hip) or a change in your ability to walk, contact your orthopedic surgeon right away. If you experience changes in your general health, including new or worsening symptoms outside your hip, let your doctor or other health care professional know you have a metal-on-metal hip implant.

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February 27, 2013 | By | Reply More
5 things to know about breast implants

5 things to know about breast implants

Researching breast implants can be overwhelming and confusing. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has online tools available to help women sort through the information and provides questions to consider before making the decision.

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February 21, 2013 | By | Reply More
FDA urges that oysters, clams, mussels, and some scallops products from Korea should be removed from the market

FDA urges that oysters, clams, mussels, and some scallops products from Korea should be removed from the market

These products and any products made with them may have been exposed to human fecal waste and are potentially contaminated with norovirus, the FDA says.

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June 15, 2012 | By | Reply More
FDA issues warnings on popular cholesterol drugs

FDA issues warnings on popular cholesterol drugs

“Statins”, the commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, can cause impaired memory, diabetes, muscle and liver damage and other problems, but the benefits of the drugs still outweigh the risks, FDA says.

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February 29, 2012 | By | Reply More
Beware of stem-cell scams, says FDA

Beware of stem-cell scams, says FDA

The FDA has approved only one stem cell product, but desperate patients are often vulnerable to unscrupulous providers of unproven, potentially harmful stem-cell treatments.

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January 8, 2012 | By | Reply More
FDA targets gastric band weight-loss claims

FDA targets gastric band weight-loss claims

“I lost 90 pounds with the Lap-Band!,” read the billboards. Sounds tempting, doesn’t it? But there are serious risks with the weight-loss surgery promoted by these ads.

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December 26, 2011 | By | Reply More
FDA warns dieters to ‘steer clear’ of HCG weight-loss products

FDA warns dieters to ‘steer clear’ of HCG weight-loss products

FDA warns consumers to steer clear of “homeopathic” human chorionic gonadotropin weight-loss products, which are typically marketed with dangerously low-calorie diets.

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December 6, 2011 | By | Reply More
The snake oil salesman is still alive — and on the Internet

The snake oil salesman is still alive — and on the Internet

The FDA has created a new online resource to help consumers recognize and protect themselves from health scams, fraud and bogus health products:

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December 4, 2011 | By | 1 Reply More
Do baby products prevent SIDS? FDA says ‘No”

Do baby products prevent SIDS? FDA says ‘No”

The best thing you can do to lower the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is to place your baby on his or her back to sleep, with nothing else in the crib or bassinet.

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October 17, 2011 | By | 2 Replies More