H1N1 Fears & Fakes – FDA Widget for You
October 20, 2009 by Marijke Durning, RN
Filed under Health, Medicine, Recommended
Fraudsters are like cockroaches – they are unwelcome and we do what we can to get rid of them, but they keep coming back. It doesn’t take long for fraudsters to jump on something that plays on people’s fears and they use that to prey on their new victims.
With the H1N1 virus and the Internet, fraudsters have a good venue to find some of these new victims. Products that claim to prevent the virus or claim to heal you are making their way into people’s homes. These products are not only ripping people off of money, they are potentially very dangerous, depending on what they are made of and your health.
If you are trying to find a way to stay healthy or become healthy, there are some things to remember when searching the Internet for help:
- If it sounds too good to be true, it very likely is.
- No-one has any cures for H1N1 virus
- Viruses are not the same thing as bacterial infections, so antibiotics are NOT indicated unless you also have a bacterial infection.
The FDA has made available this widget to help you find out if a product you are interested in is legitimate or a fake. The site, FDA.gov, updates it daily from their end so even though you click on it here, it’s up-to-date.
If this widget doesn’t work for you, you can go directly to the FDA site to access it.
