Top 10 2012 FDA Consumer Health Update Topics

February 12th, 2013. By AbiK

Ever wonder what gets the most traffic over at the FDA website? According to an update at the Brandon Patch, more than 7.3 million people visited the Food and Drug Administration online last year to check out the consumer updates section of the website (fda.gov). What were they looking for? The following were the ten most popular topics readers sought out at the FDA. Many, as you’ll see, were topics covered at LawyersandSettlements.com as well.

Top 10 2012 FDA Consumer Health Update Topics

1. When to dispose of unused medicines–how long should medicines be kept and how to safely dispose of them.

2. Questions regarding potentially harmful presence of mercury in skin products sold illegally in U.S.

3. HCG diet products and their potential link to blood clots, depression and other harmful side effects.

4. Dietary supplement Hydroxycut, and its alleged connection to liver-related illness.

5. Questions over arsenic contained in rice.

6. Concerns over tattoo inks being linked to serious infection.

7. Safety concerns over the additive triclosan, which is commonly found in antibacterial lotions or hand sanitizers.

8. Thickening agents, like SimplyThick, which were connected to reports of infant deaths.

9. Statins and the risk of rhabdomyolysis and cardiomyopathy.

10. Finally, one for man’s best friend: information on the symptoms and treatment of Cushing’s disease in dogs.

Tags: Arsenic, FDA, HCG, Hydroxycut, Mercury, SimplyThick, statins, Tattoo Ink, Triclosan

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