Beware of Illegally Marketed Diabetes Treatments, Fraudulent Pharmacies

Consumers with diabetes risk serious health complications by choosing illegally marketed diabetes products, which also may be dangerous in and…

Have You Given Blood Lately?

The FDA works to ensure the safety of millions of units of blood and blood components donated in the U.S.…

Infant Formula: Safety Do’s and Don’ts

The FDA advises parents and caregivers to not make or feed homemade infant formula to infants. Homemade infant formula recipes…

Eating Too Much Salt? Ways to Cut Back…Gradually

Reducing your salt intake is one way to improve your health. Here are four steps to help you cut back…

5 Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults

As we age, physical changes can affect the way our body handles medications and how medicines work, which can lead…

Fluorouracil and Pet Safety

Fluorouracil, used to treat a variety of conditions, is deadly if ingested by your pet. Store this common medication where…

FDA-Approved Devices That Help Keep the Heart Beating

Cardiovascular devices (or heart devices) such as pacemakers and defibrillators have extended and improved the lives of millions of people…

Always Tired? You May Have Sleep Apnea

If you feel tired and exhausted when you wake up every morning you may have sleep apnea. Find out more…

Colorectal Cancer: What You Should Know About Screening

Doctors recommend most people start screening for colorectal cancer at age 45, and before age 45 for some people at…

Ivermectin and COVID-19

There continues to be interest in a drug called ivermectin for the prevention or treatment of COVID-19 in humans. The…