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Air Bag On-Off Switches: Final Rule

This final rule seeks to preserve the benefits of air bags, while providing a means for reducing the risk of serious or fatal injury that current air bags pose to identifiable groups of people, e.g., ... Details >

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation

Breast Implants Information

This page links to a breast implant consumer handbook and information about patient-informed decision labeling and breast implant complications.... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Confidentiality of Patient Records  External Link

This document discusses the AMA's policy on supporting the basic right of patients to privacy of their medical information and their right to control access to their information.... Details >

American Medical Association  External Link

Federal Trade Commission Health Care Antitrust Issues

This page links users to information on issues from the health care antitrust arena including statements of antitrust enforcement policy in health care, Federal Trade Commission antitrust actions in h... Details >

Federal Trade Commission

Fire Safety Publications

This page links users to a variety of publications regarding fire safety. Publications address chimneys, overheated clothes dryers, household extension cords, and smoke detectors.... Details >

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

How to File An Ethical Complaint Against a Marriage or Family Therapist  External Link

Tips on how you can file a complaint against a marriage or family therapist whom you suspect of acting unethically.... Details >

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy  External Link

How to Report Problems With Products Regulated by FDA

Consumers are urged to report defective and problematic products to the Food and Drug Administration. The evaluation procedures for foods, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and veterinary drugs are d... Details >

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

KIDZ Privacy

The focus of this site is on protecting children's' privacy while they're online. This web site is designed for use by children, parents, web site administrators and members of the general public. Th... Details >

Federal Trade Commission

Medical Errors & Patient Safety

Following a report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimating that up to 98,000 Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical errors, President Clinton directed the Quality Interagency... Details >

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Patient's Bill of Rights -- American Academy of Pain Management  External Link

The American Academy of Pain Management's compliance with the Patient's Bill of Rights. The American Hospital Association's statement on a patient's Bill of Rights has been incorporated as part of t... Details >

American Academy of Pain Management  External Link

Report to the President on Medical Errors

The President ordered the Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force to make recommendations for improving health care quality and protecting patient safety following a report from the Institute of M... Details >

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality