‘FDA Cleared’ Is Not the Same As ‘FDA Approved’ (and Why the Difference Matters)
by Beth Skwarecki from Lifehacker on (#5V4T4)
Companies love to bend the truth to make it seem like their product is better than it is-and one way they do this with certain medical products is by making it sound like the FDA had a major role in bringing it to market. But if a health-related gadget is FDA cleared," that doesn't necessarily mean the FDA studied it...