US: FDA teams with WebMD for new online consumer health information
12/3/2008
FDA
www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01918.html
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The U. S. Food and Drug Administration and WebMD today announced a collaboration that expands consumers' access to the agency's timely and reliable important health information. This joint effort reflects the FDA's emphasis on using innovative, technology-based strategies to carry out its foremost mission, which is to promote and to protect the public health.
WebMD, which attracts nearly 50 million unique visitors each month, provides consumers with credible and timely health news and information.
"We are enthusiastic about this collaboration with WebMD because it will enable us to reach more consumers with accurate, science-based information that can help them improve their health," said Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., commissioner of food and drugs. "This is an important step forward in our effort to form partnerships to help bring timely safety alerts and other public health information to a wider audience in the most effective and convenient way."
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