Topic: Food and Drug Administration

FDA takes aim at "unproven" HCG weight-loss brands

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Regulators have taken first steps to remove from the market over-the-counter products containing HCG hormone, saying the homeopathic formulations fraudulently claim to produce weight loss and may pose serious health risks.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the ...

Tracking Immunizations

See All Preferences My Communities My Discussions My Email Digests Post Now Discussion Tip Resource Last Reply: Do you know where your immunization record is? Do you know where your immunization record is? Your Reply Post my content anonymously (without my username) ...
As time passes, it?s becoming more and more clear that there are problems with our national food supply system. And what exactly does it mean when the FDA makes claims about our food supply without any evidence to support what it says? ...
There is no doubt that kid's today are eating differently than kids from 20 to 30 years ago. It's no wonder every kid today is hyperactive, many of whom are labeled with ADD or ADHD. It makes one wonder how many of ...
Thalidomide has one of the strangest histories of drugs in the 20th century. first as a treatment for morning sickness in pregnant women, after which it was banned for causing birth defects; second, as a surprisingly effective treatment for Hansen's disease, also ...

Side effects of Benicar

Angiotensin receptor blockers are examined by the FDA for increased cancer risk. Some patients can get dizzy and can have marked low blood pressure . The doctor may check your potassium levels in the blood before starting Benicar, because serum potassium levels ...

Side effects of Valsartan

This medication is examined by the FDA for increased cancer risk. This is characterized by wide spread hives, low blood pressure , shortness of breath and pallor. Some patients can get dizzy and can have marked low blood pressure . The doctor ...
The female sex steroid hormone progesterone has a key role to play CRINONE 8%, was the first natural progesterone treatment to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use as part of ART. In 2007, another treatment was approved ...
Sometimes the medicine you take during pregnancy can enter the fetus and cause damage or even birth defects. The drugs that a pregnant women takes can affect the fetus in several ways. Accutane (an anti-acne drug) Tegison (used to treat psoriasis) Coumadin ...

Acetaminophen dosage for kids

Your child has a fever, the first instinct you have is to give them a dose of acetaminophen. Read the labels of any other over the counter medicine your child is taking. If your child is also taking a cold or flu ...
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