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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released its biweekly list of consumer health information updates at www.fda.gov/consumer Visit www.fda.gov/consumer/consumerenews.html to sign-up for e-mail notices of new updates on an immediate, weekly, or monthly basis. An RSS feed is available at www.fda.gov/consumer/rssConsumer.xml
Updates for Mar. 3 include:
Developing Orphan Products: FDA and Rare Disease Day
Organizations around the world observed February 28, 2009, as the 2nd annual World Rare Disease Day—an important time for bringing attention to the needs of people with rare diseases.
A Guide to Safe Use of Pain Medicine
Pain medications are safe and effective when used as directed. However, misuse of these products can be extremely harmful and even deadly.
Reducing Radiation from Medical X-rays
One of medicine's most remarkable achievements is the use of X-rays to see inside the body. Everyone has a critical role to play in reducing radiation while still getting the maximum benefit from X-ray technology.
Improper Use of Skin-Numbing Products Can Be Deadly
In January 2009, the FDA issued a public health advisory about the improper use of skin numbing products. Also known as topical anesthetics, these products have been used to lessen pain in certain procedures such as skin treatments and laser hair removal.
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