Please see how to order publications if you are interested in receiving a copy of one of the articles not online. Reeling in a Safe and Healthful Catch Summertime is prime time for seafood. But some consumers are worried about whether fish is safe. How FDA Safeguards the Blood Supply AIDS focused public concern on the safety of the blood supply. New donor screening methods and testing, as well as FDA monitoring and inspection of blood banks, are making the blood products in this country safer than ever.
All infants sometimes pause when they breathe, but some infants pause longer than others.
When newborns go more than 20 seconds without breathing, their lives may be in danger. Home monitors are helping parents detect these too-long apneas. While polio vaccines have nearly eradicated this potentially paralyzing disease in the United SDtates, some people who were stricken in the pre-vaccine era are now experiencing resurgence of symptoms. Adrenergic Bronchodilators Inhalers that can alleviate the symptoms of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema are discussed in this continuation of a series on proper drug use.