Mother’s Day is a special time for new moms, but this can also be a stressful time for new parents—moms and dads—facing the responsibility of caring for a newborn or infant. Your health care provider can be a great resource. A good time to check in is during preventive “well-child” health visits...

[FDA] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a public education campaign—”This Free Life”—aimed at preventing and reducing tobacco use among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young adults. LGBT young adults are nearly twice as likely to use tobacco as other young adults,...

Many community-based drug “take-back” programs offer the best option. Otherwise, almost all medicines can be thrown in the household trash, but consumers should take the precautions. Is your medicine cabinet full of expired drugs or medications you no longer use? How should you dispose of them? A...

CVS Pharmacy® announced today that it has voluntarily recalled select cases of Gold Emblem Abound™ Organic Spiced Herbal Tea following notification from the manufacturer that the product is potentially contaminated with Salmonella. An ingredient produced by the manufacturer’s raw material supplier...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to expand its award-winning “The Real Cost” campaign to educate rural, white male teenagers about the negative health consequences associated with smokeless tobacco use. For the first time, messages on the dangers of smokeless tobacco use – including...

S. Martinelli & Co. of Watsonville announced a voluntary nationwide recall Friday of certain lots of Martinelli’s 8.4 oz. mini glass bottles of Gold Medal Sparkling Cider, Sparkling Cider Northwest Blend, Sparkling White Grape, and Sparkling Red Grape, due to the possibility of small glass chips...

The FDA has issued a notice in the Federal Register announcing a 30-day extension to the comment period for the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Nicotine Exposure Warnings and Child-Resistant Packaging for Liquid Nicotine, Nicotine-Containing E-Liquid(s), and Other Tobacco Products. This...

Fast Facts: * The FDA is alerting tattoo artists and consumers that they should not use tattoo inks marketed and distributed by A Thousand Virgins, in grey wash shades labeled G1, G2, and G3 (Lot #129 exp 1/16). * Through testing, the agency has found bacterial contamination, including Mycobacterium...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Bio-Rad BioPlex 2200 HIV Ag-Ab assay, the first FDA-approved diagnostic that differentiates between HIV-1 antibodies, HIV-2 antibodies, and HIV-1 p24 antigen in human serum or plasma specimens. Two major types of HIV have been identified: HIV-1...

[FDA] – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating the possible risks of using codeine-containing medicines to treat coughs and colds in children under 18 years because of the potential for serious side effects, including slowed or difficult breathing. We are evaluating all available...