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Basic InformationMore InformationLatest NewsData Support Basing Health Decisions on Both Benefit, CostAbout One in Four Uninsured Could Be Excluded From ACACardiologist Calls for Action on Added SugarsCOPD May Be Over-Diagnosed Among UninsuredDigital Divide Exists With Physician EHR AdoptionDSM-4 Task Force Chairman Advises Caution With DSM-5Latest Edition of Psychiatry's 'Bible' Launched Amid ControversyMost Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, CarsCognitive Health Info From Doctors Found to Be Lacking'Nonsmoking' Hotel Rooms May Not Fully Protect GuestsUser Satisfaction With Electronic Health Records DownLook for New, Improved Sunscreen LabelsApplication for Health Coverage Has Been Simplified, ShortenedHospital Bills Can Vary Widely, Even in Same CitiesMoney Motivates Weight Loss -- One Step at a TimeFDA Proposes Tougher Warnings for Tanning BedsPotentially Toxic Metals Present in Lip CosmeticsPatients Most Annoyed by Long Waits, Unclear Test ResultsWhite House to Challenge Ruling on Unlimited Access to 'Morning-After' PillLipsticks, Glosses Contain Toxic Metals: ReportFDA Concerned Caffeinated Foods Could Harm ChildrenRenewed Efforts From AAFP to Repeal OTC Provision in ACAFDA Announces New Network to Focus Exclusively on PatientsPrescription Drug Take-Back Day Set for SaturdayHealth Insurance Shortfalls Hit Nearly Half of U.S. Adults: ReportAlmost Half of Americans Would Consider Donating Kidney to Stranger: PollPhysicians Less Empathetic in Talking to Heavy PatientsMost Americans Oppose Soda, Candy TaxesDiagnostic Errors Are the Leading Type of Malpractice ClaimAmerican Lung Association Stresses Clean Air Act BenefitsHospitalization OK for Psych Patients Can Take HoursU.S. Shortfall in Neurologists Expected to Get WorseUSPSTF: Primary Care Screening Can Help ID Suicide RiskU.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Cigarette LabelingPatient-Centered Decision Making Ups Health OutcomesGuidelines Issued Relating to Online Medical ProfessionalismAlzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of NeurologistsClinical Trials Helped One Woman's Fight Against CancerSmoking Bans in Public Housing Could Save Dollars, Lives: CDCDoctors Order Fewer Lab Tests When They Know the CostDoctors' Insight Into Patients' Lives May Boost Care, Study FindsFDA Warns Against Sale of Sports Supplements in U.S.Most ED Docs, Nurses Doubtful About Suicide PreventabilityDoctors Urged to Refrain from Social Media Contacts With PatientsStrides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: ReportDrug Company Reps Don't Tell Docs Enough About Side Effects: SurveyHospitals Work to Reduce Unnecessary Early BirthsMany Americans Skipping Meds to Save Money, CDC SaysFederal Judge Rules FDA Must Lift Restrictions on Plan BMental Health Care Lacking for Kids, Advocates Say Questions and AnswersVideosLinksBook Reviews |
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Reviewed Health Policy & Advocacy Government Links
(viewing 1 - 5 of 13)Postmarket Drug Safety Information for Patients and Providers
FDA
This website contains links to postmarket drug safety information to improve transparency and communication to patients and healthcare providers. Information includes drug labeling, risk evaluation strategies, clinical studies, safety information, recalls and warnings, and more.
FDA Consumer Affairs
FDA Consumer Affairs
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the main regulator of the food and pharmaceutical industries in the United States. The FDA website is an information-packed clearing house for finding out about any FDA regulated product (food and drugs). Find out about rare illnesses, food safety, starting businesses, freedom of information act, health and medical issues, etc. Free literature. Referrals to toll free numbers.
Health.gov
Department of Health and Human Services
Health.gov is a portal to the Web sites of a number of multi-agency health initiatives and activities of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other Federal departments and agencies. This includes links to sites including MedLinePlus, the National Women's Health Information Center, HealthFinder and much more, as well as health news and special initiatives.
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center
US Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center provides information about mental health via a toll-free telephone number (800-789-2647), its web site, and more than 600 publications. This service was developed for users of mental health services and their families, the general public, policy makers, providers, and the media.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
The excellent National Institute for Occupational Health website provides information, publications, resources and links on workplace safety and health topics/conditions. The website also provides general advocacy and policy information, as well as current articles/news stories.
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