FDA Offers Consumers A New Link
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Consumers have a new online source into the world of government-regulated food, drugs and medical devices. A Web page (http://www.fda.gov/consumer) developed by the Food and Drug Administration puts a variety of consumer health information — previously scattered throughout the agency’s site — onto one user-friendly page with direct links to referenced topics. Among the new Web page’s offerings are primers on preventing food poisoning while barbecuing, coping with memory loss and reading nutrition labels. It also links to reliable sources of health information, such as the National Institutes of Health’s popular MedlinePlus.gov, and includes a “Test Your Knowledge” section that quizzes people on medical matters. (For instance: Does memory loss from a blow to the head get better, worse or stay the same? Answer: It “typically stays the same or gradually gets better, but not worse,” the FDA reports.) |