SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 22 FDA urges consumers to be on guard against fraudulent products claiming to treat, prevent, or cure a wide variety of medical conditions, including the H1N1 flu virus. In this Consumer Update video, FDA health fraud expert Gary Coody demonstrates fraudulent products removed from the market, and provides advice on how to spot and avoid health fraud.
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The video is an FDA Consumer Update. To view it, visit http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm194727.htm.
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