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FDA Considers Regulating Wellness Technologies to Help Prevent Medical Device Defects
| January 20th, 2015
Advancements in technology have helped Americans live healthy lives, but developments in medical and health devices have raised several questions about the preventing defective medical products from reaching consumers. Most of us concede the importance of regulations placed on items like insulin pumps or dialysis machines, but what about heart monitors people wear on their
Read MoreAre You at Risk for a Testosterone Therapy Heart Attack?
| January 13th, 2015
As men become older, they can lose energy, body mass, and even their sex drive. Hormone replacement therapies have come onto the market in recent years, but it’s important that American men understand that certain versions of these products can present very serious health risks. One of the more common hazards being reported today is
Read MoreFDA Struggles to Control Workout Supplement Health Risks
| December 30th, 2014
Numerous products on the market claim to enhance your physical performance, but they may also be putting users’ safety in serious danger. One of the newest workout supplement health risks involves caffeine powders that can cause health complications—and even death. Despite these risks, there is little the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can do
Read MoreFDA Working to Families From Antidepressant Birth Defects
| December 23rd, 2014
It’s important for women to remember that while drugs may be safe for you to take under normal circumstances, taking certain medications while pregnant could unborn children at serious risk of drug injuries. Taking certain antidepressants during pregnancy can put children at risk of developing birth defects. One of the most common antidepressant birth defects
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