The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced its collaboration with WebMD to expand consumer access to agency information. WebMD attracts nearly 50 million unique visitors a month and provides credible and timely health news and information, the FDA said in a news release.
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, FDA commissioner of food and drugs, said the partnership includes a WebMD link to the FDA for safety information on food, medicine, and cosmetics, as well as how to report product problems. WebMD also will carry FDA public health alerts and agency contributions to WebMD The Magazine.
Thirty-two percent of American consumers — 70 million adults — conducted online health searches in 2007, double the 16% who did so in 2001, the FDA said, citing an August 2008 study by the Center for Studying Health System Change. The nonpartisan Washington organization is affiliated with Mathematica Policy Research Inc. and funded in part by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Andrew C. von Eschenbach, FDA commissioner of food and drugs, said the partnership includes a WebMD link to the FDA for safety information on food, medicine, and cosmetics, as well as how to report product problems. WebMD also will carry FDA public health alerts and agency contributions to WebMD The Magazine.
Thirty-two percent of American consumers — 70 million adults — conducted online health searches in 2007, double the 16% who did so in 2001, the FDA said, citing an August 2008 study by the Center for Studying Health System Change. The nonpartisan Washington organization is affiliated with Mathematica Policy Research Inc. and funded in part by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
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