Taking fish oil supplements but worrying about mercury contamination? Relax. Mercury is generally found in the fatty meat of the fish, not the oil. So while mercury levels in fish often range from 10 parts per billion to 1,000 ppb, depending on the fish, the oil is often free of mercury and other contaminants. ...more

January 10, 2009

The FDA estimates as many as 40 percent of patients using inhalers have not yet switched over to the new HFA inhalers. ...more

January 8, 2009

Mary Ellen Gottlieb spent five years mired in frustration, dealing on a daily basis with the lasting effects of a stroke she suffered in 2003. Until recently, the Brandon woman, 50, was resigned to the notion that she might never fully recover or work again. But one day in November, she pressed the "play" button on a YouTube video, and serendipity came to call. ...more

January 6, 2009

Debbie Siver and Chuck Nagel got a head start on their New Year's resolutions, thanks to their employer, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. ...more

January 1, 2009

Debbie Siver and Chuck Nagel got a head start on their New Year's resolutions, thanks to their employer, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point. The hospital will go smoke free Jan. 1, not just inside buildings but across its entire campus. The ban applies to employees, patients and visitors. ...more

December 31, 2008

A cancer diagnosis is difficult enough. Getting scammed as a result is tragic. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about online health fraud, specifically medicinal products and devices intended to treat cancer but that have not yet gained FDA approval. ...more

December 27, 2008

Popular Web site WebMD and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have teamed up to expand consumer health information available online. ...more

December 13, 2008

A cancer diagnosis is difficult enough. Getting scammed as a result is tragic. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about online health fraud, specifically medicinal products and devices intended to treat cancer but that have not yet gained FDA approval. ...more

November 29, 2008

Want to avoid a heaping scoop of guilt at your Thanksgiving gathering? We're here to help. ...more

November 20, 2008

There's a full plate of urgent issues awaiting President-elect Barack Obama and the next Congress. The Government Accountability Office, Congress' nonpartisan watchdog, listed 13 of them recently. Along with some obvious choices, such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and oversight of the financial industry, the GAO included food safety. ...more

November 19, 2008