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When Medicine Makes Patients Sicker

January 4, 2019

A KHN review of thousands of FDA documents reveals how drugs that are poorly manufactured or contaminated can reach consumers.

E. coli, Food-borne Illness, Salmonella

OK to ignore FDA’s warning not to eat raw cookie dough?

December 27, 2018

Eating cookie dough (made from flour known to be not part of the recall and pasteurized eggs) is something that I enjoy enough that I’m willing to put myself and my children at (a very small) risk to do.

Rash. Close-up of a 39 year old woman's wrist showing a rash at the site of a tattoo. Tattoos are designs made on the skin by introducing permanent dyes into the skin layers. Here, an allergy to a part of the process caused the rash, an area of raised and reddened skin. Tattooing safely requires sterile conditions, as there is a risk of transmitting hepatitis or AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome) through the needles used. Rashes can be treated with soothing skin creams such as calamine lotion, or antihistamine drugs to reduce the inflammation and itching.
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Think Before You Ink: Are Tattoos Safe?

July 17, 2018

Before you get a tattoo, consider these key questions

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Scammers sending fake FDA warning letters, FDA warns

July 13, 2018

Scammers are targeting consumers who have purchased medicines online.

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Swiss Cheese has holes but . . .

Ventilation is key

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