Health

Animal Drug Shortages, Focus on Fish, Alternative Meat Animals
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The continued shortage of minor use drugs not only poses a serious threat to the health of animals - it also may set in motion a chain of events that could adversely affect nearly every American.

Abacavir, Acarbose

For over two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a consise, readable, aand easy-to-understand entry

Prescriptions for Healthier Animals : Informed Consent
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Much as they do in managing their own health-care, people need to weigh the benefits and risks of a drug prescribed for their pet. It's the veterinarian's responsibility to explain the risks and benefits of each drug to clients, and give them printed

The Politics of Food
The Ethical Gourmet
by Jay Weinstein
Pork is more than just the other white meat. Political pork is the driving force behind needless overproduction in agricultural states where congressional representatives bring home federal farm subsidies.

Home Diagnostic Tests : Popular Products, Buying Test Kits Online
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Complications of home testing may interfere with obtaining accurate results. Consumers may not be able to follow the instructions. Proper collection, storage and shipment of specimens are all critical for accuracy.

Getting Started: How to psych yourself up for success

Whether you're a couch potato, diet dropout, or heavy smoker, it's hard to change old habits. But with this step-by-step guide, you can do it! You'll learn how to set realistic goals and follow through on them, plus stick to your new healthful habits.

Life Support: Current Use
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Today, as many as 1.5 million Americans a year use ventilators, according to the June 1998 issue of Respiratory Care, a journal of the American Association for Respiratory Care.

Organ Transplants from Animals
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Organs from pigs, baboons, and possibly other animals may save human lives in the years ahead. For now, however, their use is experimental, and at times controversial. Xenotransplants are on the cutting edge of medical science, and some scientists think

Avoiding Fleas and Ticks
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Fleas and ticks can afflict not only pets but their owners as well. Some new products can help keep these tiny pests under control. Common household fleas don't usually transmit diseases to pets and people.

Medical Devices and Gender Differences, Studies of Both Sexe
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Men and women may also respond differently to certain medical devices and the procedures in which they are used. Several FDA studies have focused on identifying some of these differences.

Playing It Safe at Work : What About ELF? Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Rest occasionally during periods of intense concentration. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health recommends taking a 15-minute rest break every hour from highly demanding computer tasks.

Anesthesia: Going Under Safely
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The anesthesiologist is a second-year resident. Based on what she has learned about this patient and the planned operation, she has selected the anesthetic drugs and technique she plans to use and has gone over it all with her instructor.

Head Injuries : Prevention: The Sure Cure
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
'In a very real sense, head injury is a social disease,' says Russell Katz, M.D., deputy director of FDA's division of neuropharmacological drugs. 'People drive drunk, don't use seat belts, shoot each other, or don't protect themselves with headgear

Biologics Regulation : Polio Vaccine, Measles Vaccine
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Around the turn of the last century, diphtheria patients were routinely treated with antitoxin derived from the blood of horses. There were no central or uniform controls in place and the antitoxin was often manufactured in local plants.

The Hazards Of Medical Gases
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The popping sounds from the oxygen concentrator roused the elderly man from his sleep as fire engulfed his bed. With the help of his young granddaughter who was caring for him, the invalid managed to escape before two of the six high-pressure oxygen

Genetic Engineering Yields Disease - Fighting Hormones
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Many of the products described in this article have not yet gone through FDA's approval process. The therapeutic uses described should therefore be understood as investigational, not proven.

Genetic and Genomic Diagnostic Tests
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Genetic tests such as the Tag-It Cystic Fibrosis Kit involve DNA taken from a person's blood, saliva, or other body fluid that is examined for an abnormality and that flags a disease or disorder.

Pet Food Labels
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
U.S. consumers spend more than $11 billion a year on cat and dog food. Here are some tips to help you choose pet food that is nutritious and a good value. So how can pet owners choose the right food for their pets?

Pets : Psittacosis, BARF and Bacteria
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The bacterium Chlamydophila psittaci is the cause of a common bird disease, psittacosis. The disease is also called parrot fever because of its frequent occurrence in parrot-type birds - especially cockatiels and parakeets.

Antiperspirants Don't Cause Cancer
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Offensive body odor is against the law in libraries in San Luis Obispo County, Calif. A code of conduct, officials say, is necessary to ensure that one person's right to use a public library doesn't infringe on the rights of another and law enforcement