FDA Women's Health Highlights: April e-Update

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Title: FDA Women's Health Highlights: April e-Update

April 2014
www.fda.gov/womens

Message from the Director

During April, there is increased focus on health issues thanks to observances for National Public Health Week and Minority Health Month. I hope you will look to FDA for resources to support your women’s health activities throughout the month. In this update, we feature resources for diverse groups of women: college students, women of color, researchers and pregnant women. Check out one of the links in this update and share the health tips, meeting announcements, and safety alerts with other women in your networks.

Marsha Henderson

Assistant Commissioner for Women’s Health

FDA Women's Health Highlights

New College Women's Health Webpage

OWH launched a new webpage to connect college aged women to FDA health information. The page includes links to general health and beauty resources on topics such as sleep problems, e-cigarettes, contact lens care, and safe medication use. The new online resource is an extension of OWH’s national college campaign that has partnered with over 160 colleges and universities to distribute women’s health information. Visit the college women’s health webpage.

OWH Symposium on Sex Differences

At the annual meeting for the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences, OWH is chairing a symposium on April 25 on Sex Differences in Drug and Device Development. The symposium will feature presentations on sex differences in drugs and devices approved by FDA, modeling the female musculoskeletal system, and sex-based development of endovascular treatment. View the conference agenda and other meeting information. Learn more about FDA research, training, and policies on sex differences.

Resources for Minority Health Month

Throughout April, use these resources to promote the health of women from diverse cultural backgrounds. Visit FDA’s Minority Health webpage.  Join OWH’s Pink Ribbon Campaign and educate other women about mammograms. Download women’s health materials in Spanish and 16 other languages. Check out the new FDA en Español webpage. Learn how FDA’s Office of Minority Health and Office of Health and Constituent Affairs are addressing the impact of diabetes on minority communities.

Extras

Recall of Alli Weight Loss Products

FDA is alerting consumers that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is withdrawing all lots of its weight loss product Alli from the U.S. market because some packages were tampered with and may contain other kinds of pills. GSK is voluntarily initiating this national market withdrawal to protect consumers from purchasing tampered product.

Read the Safety Alert and View Product Images.

Report a Serious Adverse Events

Public Meeting on Pregnancy Registries

FDA will be holding a public meeting on May 28 – 29, 2014 to obtain input to support the revision of guidance for industry on establishing pregnancy exposure registries.

Register and Submit Comments

FDA Meetings

Risk Communication Advisory Committee - May 5-6, 2014  

Public Meeting on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patient-Focused Drug Development - May 13, 2014

 

OWH Conference Exhibits

Women's Health 2014: 22nd Annual Congress - April 4-6  

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - April 26-30  

Please share this update with your network, members, constituents, and community

FDA Office of Women's Health
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
WO32 - Room 2333
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
301-796-9440

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