Food (Jan 11, 2023)
Timely articles and multimedia content about food and food-safety.
Allergic to Sesame? Food Labels Now Must List Sesame as an Allergen (Jan 10, 2023)
Sesame allergen labeling on food packages is required as of January 1, 2023. But you may not see ...
Salud Infantil (Jan 6, 2023)
Información para el consumidor sobre la seguridad de medicamentos y alimentos para los niños.
Should You Give Kids Medicine for Coughs and Colds? (Jan 5, 2023)
Although most colds in children don’t cause serious complications, they can cause stress and worr...
Have You Given Blood Lately? (Jan 5, 2023)
FDA works to ensure the safety of the more than 14 million units of blood and blood components do...
COVID-19 Test Basics (Jan 4, 2023)
Easy-to-understand information about the different types of coronavirus tests
Older Therapies Aren’t Necessarily Better for Thyroid Hormone Replacement (Jan 4, 2023)
Millions of people have thyroid glands that don’t make enough thyroid hormone to meet their body’...
Mercury Poisoning Linked to Skin Products (Dec 21, 2022)
Federal health officials are warning consumers not to use skin creams, beauty and antiseptic soap...
Drugs (Dec 13, 2022)
Consumer articles about over-the-counter and prescription drugs.
Cosmetics (Dec 13, 2022)
Consumer articles about cosmetics.
Protect Your Family From Fraudulent Flu Products (Dec 13, 2022)
Influenza season may bring out dishonest sellers hawking fraudulent products that claim to preven...
Tobacco Products (Dec 13, 2022)
Tobacco comes in many forms, from cigars and cigarettes to smokeless tobacco and dissolvable nico...
Radiation-Emitting Products (Dec 13, 2022)
From medical X-ray scanners used to see inside the body to surgical lasers used for cosmetic purp...
Medical Devices (Dec 13, 2022)
Consumer articles about medical devices.
Dietary Supplements (Dec 13, 2022)
Dietary supplements are regulated by the FDA as food, not as drugs. However, many dietary supplem...
Animal & Veterinary (Dec 13, 2022)
Consumer articles from FDA about animal health and veterinary medicine.
Vaccines, Blood & Biologics (Dec 13, 2022)
From blood to vaccines, FDA protects and advances the public health by ensuring that biological p...
Infant Formula Supply (Dec 2, 2022)
Information and resources from the FDA and government partners
Spring Lectures To Discuss New Approaches for Treating Mental Health and Pain (Mar 10, 2020)
We’re excited to tell you that NCCIH will host three lectures this spring by Center-funded invest...
Expanding Emotional Well-Being Research at NIH – Join Our Webinar on March 17 (Mar 10, 2020)
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses a recent NIH-sponsored roundtable discussion wh...
Coronavirus and “Alternative” Treatments (Mar 6, 2020)
Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses found in many different species of animals, including...
Yoga for Health (Mar 5, 2020)
Many people practice yoga for health-related reasons, such as for well-being and fitness, to help...
Public Health Alert Concerning Nopalina Flax Seed Powder and Nopalina Flax Seed Capsules and Salmonella Contamination (Jan 29, 2020)
The FDA advises consumers to stop using Nopalina Flax Seed Fiber (powder) and Nopalina Flax Seed ...
Low-Back Pain and Complementary Health Approaches: What You Need To Know (Jan 28, 2020)
What’s the Bottom Line? What do we know about the effectiveness of complementary health approache...
Sympathetic Nervous System Influences Development and Tissue Maintenance, Mouse Research Suggests (Jan 27, 2020)
New research funded in part by NCCIH suggests that stress-induced hair graying in mice may be an ...