Good news: Cigarette smoking has reached the lowest level ever recorded among U.S. adults. Only 14 percent of Americans smoke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Still, about 47 million (one in five) Americans used a tobacco product in… Continue reading The Shrinking Use of Tobacco
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Fighting Diabetes’ Deadly Impact on Minorities
You inherit more than your eye and hair color from your family. You can also inherit a predisposition for diabetes, a disease that disproportionally affects racial and ethnic minorities. The Office of Minority Health (OMH) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is building relationships with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and other groups to… Continue reading Fighting Diabetes’ Deadly Impact on Minorities