Secondhand (and Third-Hand) Smoke May Be Making Your Pet Sick
Secondhand and third-hand smoke may be making your pet dog, bird, cat, guinea pig, or fish sick.
Is My Dog or Cat a Healthy Weight? Important Questions to Ask the Vet
Just as obesity has become a serious problem in people, it’s also a growing problem in pets, one that can…
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Get the Facts
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) devices only considered safe and effective for certain conditions. The FDA recommends you use a HBOT…
Grapefruit Juice and Some Drugs Don’t Mix
Grapefruit juice and grapefruit can affect the way your medicines work, and that food and drug interaction can cause problems.…
How to Report Problems with Flea and Tick Products
Fleas and ticks can be more than just an itchy annoyance to your pets—they can cause serious harm. So it’s…
Medication Errors Happen to Pets, Too
With pets, as with people, medication errors can happen throughout the treatment process, and your animal’s health can be harmed.…
FDA 101: How to Use the Consumer Complaint System and MedWatch
If you have a complaint about a product regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the agency wants to…
Avoid Dangerous HCG Diet Products
FDA advises consumers to avoid human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) weight-loss products.
Treating and Preventing Head Lice
Head lice affect millions of children every year. Although head lice are a year-round problem, cases usually peak during back-to-school…
A Recipe for Danger: Social Media Challenges Involving Medicines
Social media trends and peer pressure can be a dangerous combination to children, especially when involving misusing medicines. Nonprescription drugs…