FDA: Tips for Talking with Your Pharmacist About Using Medicines Safely
Your pharmacist can help you learn how to use your prescription and nonprescription (over-the-counter) medicines safely and effectively. You can also use these tips when talking with your other healthcare providers. Tell your pharmacist Ask your pharmacist Before you leave the pharmacy after picking up your prescription Source: https://www.fda.gov/drugs/tips-seniors/stop-learn-go-tips-talking-your-pharmacist-learn-how-use-medicines-safely
CDC: How Lyme Disease Spreads
Key points How it spreads The bacteria that cause Lyme disease in the United States, Borrelia burgdorferi and, rarely, B. mayonii, are spread to people through the bites of infected ticks. The blacklegged tick (or deer tick, lxodes scapularis) transmits infection in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and north-central United States. The western blacklegged tick (lxodes pacificus) transmits infection in areas […]
FDA: Don’t Be Tempted to Use Expired Medicines
Taking expired (out-of-date) drugs carries certain risks Out with the old! Be it the fresh start of a new year or a spring cleaning, consumers are encouraged to take stock of what has surpassed its usefulness. Medicines are no exception. In 1979, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began requiring an expiration date on prescription […]
CDC: Foods and Drinks to Avoid or Limit in Infants
AT A GLANCE Healthy eating is all about balance. Infants can begin eating complementary foods around 6 months. For children 6 months and older, some foods and drinks are not safe. Some foods and drinks are less healthy choices. Foods to avoid or limit Honey before 12 months Honey given to children younger than 12 […]
FDA: Safely Using Sharps (Needles and Syringes) at Home, at Work and on Travel
Sharps is a medical term for devices with sharp points or edges that can puncture or cut skin. They may be used at home, at work, and while traveling to manage the medical conditions of people or their pets, including allergies, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, infertility, migraines, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, blood clotting disorders, and […]
CDC: Rethink Your Drinks
WHAT TO KNOW Sugary drinks are the leading source of added sugars in the American diet. People who often drink sugary drinks are more likely to experience health problems. These problems include weight gain, obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cavities, and gout, a type of arthritis. Learn how to rethink your drink. Sugar and […]
FDA: W.W. Industrial Group Recalls Pear Slices in Juice Due to Elevated Levels of Lead and Cadmium
Company Announcement W.W. Industrial Group, Inc., NY is recalling Parashore Pear Slices in juice, 15 oz, because they have the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead and cadmium. Lead and cadmium are toxic substances present in our environment in small amounts and everyone is exposed to some of these heavy metals from […]
CDC: Foods and Drinks to Encourage for Infants
AT A GLANCE Your child needs a variety of foods for proper growth and development. Healthy eating patterns that your child starts now will help promote healthy eating habits in the future. Foods to encourage Offer your child a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, proteins, and dairy products. Consider making a rainbow of different-colored […]
FDA: Microbiological Safety – The FDA’s Role in Preventing Foodborne Illness
Introduction The US food supply is one of the safest in the world, largely due to our emphasis on a proactive approach to food safety. The vision of the FDA Human Foods Program is that food is a source of wellness, and it is our mission to protect and promote the health of all people […]
CDC: Exposure to Tuberculosis
KEY POINTS Contact your health care provider if you have been exposed to TB You may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) germs if you spent time near someone with active TB disease. TB germs can get into the air when a person with active TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks, or sings. […]