WebMD and FDA Newsroom Article Index

April 2011

• FDA Approves Zytiga for Late-Stage Prostate Cancer
• Drugs for Bone Loss May Also Help the Heart
• FDA Panel Backs 2 Hepatitis C Drugs
• Leprosy May Pass Between Armadillos and People
• FDA Panel Urges Approval of Hepatitis C Drug
• Heart Attacks in the Morning Are More Severe
• Many Kids With Epilepsy Don't Take Their Medicine
• CDC: Kids Lack Access to Healthy Food Choices
• Low Health Literacy May Have Deadly Consequences
• Death Rate Declines for Americans With Hypertension
• Does Botox Affect How You Read Emotions?
• Menactra to Prevent Meningococcal Disease In Infants and Toddlers
• Happiest States Have Most Suicides
• Many Diabetes Patients Wear the Wrong Shoes
• Half of All States Have Smoke-Free Worksites, Restaurants and Bars
• Clot Risk May Be Higher With Newer Birth Control Pills
• The 10 Most Prescribed Drugs
• FDA Approves New HPV Test
• FDA Warns Companies to Stop Making MRSA Claims for OTC Products
• FDA Approves Rituxan to Treat Two Rare Disorders
• Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy Linked to Autism
• Calcium Supplements May Increase Heart Risk
• Most Parents Confident About Vaccine Safety
• Corticosteroids for Kids' Eczema May Not Hurt Skin
• ADHD: Genetic Mutation May Be Key
• Group Calls on FDA to Pull Alli, Xenical
• FDA Approves Actemra to Treat Rare Form of Juvenile Arthritis
• Study: Drug-Resistant Bacteria in U.S. Meat
• Johnson & Johnson Recalls Topamax Due to Odor
• Statin Drugs May Cut Risk of Kidney Trouble After Surgery
• Catherine Zeta-Jones Treated for Bipolar Disorder
• New Drug May Help Control Epilepsy Seizures
• FDA Approves New Treatment for Large Brain Aneurysms
• Use of Dietary Supplements on the Rise
• New Drug May Slow MS Progression
• Genital Herpes' Silent Spread
• Omega-3s May Cut Risk of Postpartum Depression
• Wrist Size May Predict Future Heart Risk in Kids
• Vitamin D Levels May Affect Macular Degeneration Risk
• WebMD's 'Military Families' Supports Joining Forces Initiative
• Qnexa Yields Up to Nearly a 10% Weight Loss: Study
• Knoxville Tops List of Worst Cities for Spring Allergy Sufferers
• FDA Permits Marketing of Dengue Fever Test
• Crave Caffeine? It May Be in Your Genes
• Obesity in Pregnancy May Raise Infant Death Risk
• FDA Approves Horizant to Treat Restless Legs Syndrome
• FDA Approves New Treatment for Thyroid Cancer
• Overweight Teens Face Heart Risks as Adults
• New C. diff Drug OK'd by FDA Panel
• U.S. Teen Birth Rate Fell to Record Low in 2009
• Estrogen-Only HRT Not So Risky in 50s
• Aspirin Linked to Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk
• New Clues on Brain's Ability to Learn
• New Genetic Advances in Breast Cancer Diagnosis
• New Alzheimer's Genes Found
• Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rates Rising in U.S.
• Stress Reduction in Cancer Patients May Pay Off
• FDA Makes A Statement on Makena
• WebMD Survey: Safety Biggest Vaccine Worry for Parents
• New Doubts on Value of Prostate Cancer Screening