HealthDevices, Procedures, & Treatments
Microsites
- Who Cares: Sources of Information About Health Care Products and Services
Helps older consumers and their family, caregivers, and friends find reliable sources of information on a variety of health topics important to them.
Facts for Consumers
- At-Home Genetic Tests: A Healthy Dose of Skepticism May Be the Best Prescription
[PDF]
Cautions consumers about the marketing, sale, and use of at-home genetic tests. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Basik Lasik: Tips on Lasik Eye Surgery
[PDF]
Describes the Lasik procedure, its risks and possible complications, and alternatives. Explains how to determine if you're a candidate for the surgery, how to find a surgeon, and where to go for more information. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Is It Really Health Insurance? Making Sure You Get What You Pay For
[PDF]
[en español]
Flyer explaining that medical discount plans are not health insurance, and warning about dishonest marketers who might make you think you’re buying affordable health insurance when it’s really a medical discount plan. 8.5"x11", 2 sided, color.
- Miracle Health Claims: Add a Dose of Skepticism
[en español]
Warns people about products that promise quick cures for a variety of problems, from obesity and arthritis to cancer and AIDS – cures that don’t deliver.
- Protecting Kids from the Sun
[PDF]
Explains labeling information on sun protection products so that consumers can make wise purchasing decisions. Provides tips for sun safety and resources for more information. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Sound Advice on Hearing Aids
[PDF] [en español]
Tips to help you determine if a hearing aid will work for you and what to look for when shopping for one. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Sunscreens and Sun-Protective Clothing
[PDF]
Explains how ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) can cause skin damage, and what you can do to protect yourself. Tips to help you shop for sunscreens and sun-protective clothing. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Who Cares: Sources of Information About Health Care Products and Services [PDF]
[en español]
Helps older consumers and their family, caregivers, and friends find reliable sources of information on a variety of health topics important to them. 8.5"x11", 28 pages, color.
- Your Health Online [PDF] [en español]
Explains how to be smart and safe when dealing with health information and health care products online. Also offers specific advice for buying prescription drugs online. 8.5”x11”, 4 pages.
Consumer Alerts
- Before You Buy Cosmetic Contact Lenses [PDF] [en español]
- Biothreats - Are Claims To Treat Really Just A Trick? [PDF] [en español]
- Can Anti-Snoring Claims Be Cause for Alarm? [PDF]
- Curious About Cancer Treatments? Talk to Your Doctor First [PDF] [en español]
- Evaluating Diabetes Claims? Be Smart. Be Skeptical. [PDF] [en español]
- Getting the Clear Picture on Lasik Eye Surgery [PDF]
- Home Use Tests for HIV Can Be Inaccurate, FTC Warns [PDF]
- How's That Work-Out Working Out? Tips on Buying Fitness Gear [PDF] [en español]
- Indoor Tanning [PDF]
- Listen Up: Tips to Help Avoid Cell Phone Radiation Scams [PDF] [en español]
- Offers to Treat Biological Threats: What You Need to Know [PDF]
- Pills that Prevent the Common Cold? A Tough Claim to Swallow [PDF] [en español]
- Potassium Iodide: What You Need to Know [PDF]
- Sun Protective Clothing: Wear It Well [PDF]
- The Eyes Have It - Get Your Prescription [PDF]
- The Truth About Impotence Treatment Claims [PDF]
- Virtual 'Treatments' Can Be Real-World Deceptions [PDF]
Promotional Items
- Medical Discount Plans
- Bookmark [PDF]
[en español]
Bookmark letting consumers know that medical discount plans are not health insurance, and warning people about dishonest marketers who trick people looking for affordable health insurance into buying the plans. 8.5"x2.5", 2 sided, color.
Articles You can reprint these articles in your newsletter, magazine or website.
- Beware Of Fraud When Buying Health Insurance [PDF]
Explains that medical discount plans are not health insurance, and warns about dishonest marketers who might make you think you’re buying affordable health insurance when it’s really a medical discount plan.
- Curious About Cancer Treatments? Talk To Your Doctor First [PDF]
[en español]
Encourages consumers to talk to their doctor first, if they are interested in cancer treatments sold online. Gives resources for patients and families and tips for how to spot and report a scam.
- Staying Safe By Reducing Sun Exposure [PDF]
Overexposure to the sun's invisible rays-ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB)-can cause skin damage that ranges from sunburn and rashes to premature wrinkling and skin cancer. Knowing the answers to a few questions may help save your skin.
