Health

Animal Health: Pet Medicines
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Nearly a century ago, farmers had a medicine chest of products to "cure" their animals, with names such as Lee's Gizzard Capsules, Liquid Hog Medicine, and Kow-Kure. The gizzard capsules, made with nicotine, were advertised to get rid of worms

Toxic Waste
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
In the stormy waters of the Atlantic Ocean off the New England coast, FDA, along with agents from other federal and state agencies, sampled fish from an area that served as a dumping ground for toxic and radioactive materials from 1953 to 1976.

Avoiding Fleas and Ticks : Preventing Tick-Borne Disease
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Pesticides and repellents to protect cats and dogs from fleas and ticks have risks as well as benefits. Concerned over recent reports of adverse effects from such products, the Environmental Protection Agency, in cooperation with industry, has developed

Summer Safety: Sunburn, Mosquitoes and Ticks Bites
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Experts say there's a lot people can do to minimize the risks of health problems related to summertime activities. 'While treatment with FDA-approved products is good, prevention is even better,' says Jonathan Wilkin, M.D.

Home Diagnostic Tests : Find a Reputable Source, Follow the Directions
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Those who rely on home tests also miss out on pre- and post-test counseling, which offer information, support, competence, interpretation, and follow-up advice to consumers that only a health-care professional can give.

Medical Errors : Lessons Learned
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Nineteenth-century essayist William Ellery Channing defined error as 'the discipline through which we advance.' Some medical institutions have turned tragic patient safety failures into life-saving lessons.

Working Through Images
The Language of Cells: A Doctor and His Patients
by Spencer Nadler, M.D.
As a surgical pathologist for more than twenty-five years, Spencer Nadler was not content with the distance between his lab and the patient. Meeting with those whose diseased cells he has diagnosed, he offers them a rare understanding.

Toxic Waste : Uncooperative Lobsters, Radiation and Rough Seas
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
FDA survey efforts were directed towards collecting important bottom-dwelling seafood. Setting traps for lobsters within the dump site for bottom-feeding lobsters was an important facet of the operation.

Gender Health Risks : Continuing Efforts, Men, Women, and Heart Disease
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
So far, a small number of differences have been found in the way men and women respond to drugs, says Temple. An FDA study reviewed gender-related labeling for 171 new drugs that were approved for both males and females from 1995 through 1999.

Leeches as a Medical Device
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
For thousands of years, leeches have been worming their way in and out of medicine as a questionable cure for anything from headaches to gangrene, reaching their height of medicinal use in the mid-1800s.

Prescriptions for Healthier Animals
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Increasingly, veterinarians treat animals with the same active ingredients found in drugs for people. Nearly 300 drugs currently on the market have been approved by FDA for dogs, cats, and horses - otherwise known as companion animals.

FDA Enforcement Activities Protect Public
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Many people know the Food and Drug Administration as the federal agency whose scientists approve the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices, safeguard the wholesomeness of the nation's food supply, and ensure the safety of cosmetics.

Preventing Medication Errors
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Since 1992, the Food and Drug Administration has received about 20,000 reports of medication errors. These are voluntary reports, so the number of medication errors that actually occur is thought to be much higher.

Having Surgery?
by US Department of Health and Human Services
Having Surgery? What You Need to Know is for patients who are facing surgery that is not an emergency. Some of the questions in this document may help you and your family understand more about your surgery, whether it has to be done right away or can

Human Gene Therapy
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
September marks the 10-year anniversary of the first human gene therapy experiment--and the one-year anniversary of the first death caused by this promising medical treatment.

What to Do After Your Diagnosis
by US Department of Health and Human Services
Your doctor gave you a diagnosis that could change your life. This document can help you take the next steps. Every person is different, of course, and every person's disease or condition will affect them differently.

Poison Ivy
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Prevention is the first line of defense against poison ivy, oak, and sumac. But if preventive measures fail, over-the-counter and prescription medications can help deal with the rash until it runs its course.

Computer Diagnosis
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Computer software is being used for more and more medical purposes, ranging from diagnosing exotic diseases to finding precancerous cells. FDA is looking at how best to regulate these programs when they function as medical devices.

Surgery: Procedures and Options
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Thousands of Americans face surgery each year, often with fear and doubts about whether the right step is being taken. And not knowing what's involved may mean putting yourself through as much grief as the procedure intends to do away with.

Public Affairs Specialists : Public Health Messages, Cultural Considerations
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Public affairs specialists must continually adapt to the ever-changing world of food and health and must stay current on the many kinds of products regulated by the FDA. Today, these include foods, drugs, cosmetics, radiation-emitting products, medical