WebMD and FDA Newsroom Article Index

June 2011

• New Tylenol Recall Due to Musty Odor
• 100 Million Americans Have Chronic Pain
• Lucentis May Treat Diabetes-Related Vision Loss
• Drug May Treat Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
• FDA Mulls Fate of Avastin as Breast Cancer Drug
• Metformin: Safer for Heart Than Older Diabetes Drugs?
• Diabetes Rates Double Since 1980
• Diabetes May Be Linked to Hearing Loss
• FDA: Do Not Eat Evergreen Produce Brand Alfalfa Sprouts or Spicy Sprouts
• New Black Market Designer Drugs: Why Now?
• Very Low-Calorie Diet May Reverse Diabetes
• FDA: New Warning for Procrit, Epogen, Aranesp
• Can HPV Vaccine Stop Throat Cancer?
• City Life Affects Brain's Response to Stress
• Pregnant Women to Get Pertussis Vaccine
• Protein Levels in Spinal Fluid May Spot Alzheimer's
• Hiding Your Age? Don't Spit
• Studies: Chemicals May Harm Breast Development
• Some RA Drugs May Lower Diabetes Risk
• FDA Prepares for Nanomedicine Revolution
• FDA Panel Rejects Gout Drug on Safety Concerns
• IUDs May Be Underused Form of Birth Control
• FDA Approves First Generic Versions of Levaquin
• 'White Coat Effect' Linked to Hypertension Overtreatment
• Cancer Deaths in U.S. Still Dropping
• HPV Vaccine: Early Evidence of Impact
• ER Visits for Drug-Related Suicide Attempts Up in Men
• Bariatric Surgery Helps People Who Are Less Obese
• Magic Mushrooms Drug Shows Promise as Therapeutic Tool
• FDA: Chantix Linked to Heart Attack in People With Heart Disease
• Rotavirus Vaccine Linked to Bowel Disorder
• New Bladder Cancer Warning for Diabetes Drug Actos
• FDA Approves Nulojix for Kidney Transplant Patients
• U.S. Life Expectancy Lags Behind
• FDA Approves New Test for Herceptin Treatment
• FDA Reports Requip, Risperdal Medication Errors
• New Sunscreen Rules from FDA
• Scientists Find New Clues to Aging
• Apples Are Top Food With Most Pesticides
• 8 'New' Cancer Causes
• Energy Boost From the Color Red?
• FDA Approves Potiga to Treat Seizures in Adults
• 1 Billion People Are Living With Disabilities
• Flu Vaccine Rates Are High for 2 Seasons in a Row
• FDA: Prostate Cancer Risk From BPH, Hair Loss Drugs
• FDA Limits Highest Dose of Zocor
• FDA Raises Concerns Over Arsenic in Chickens
• Pfizer Will Voluntarily Suspend Sale of Animal Drug 3-Nitro
• E. coli Down, Salmonella Up in U.S.
• Survey: Increased Health Risks for Gay Teens
• Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Victoza Helps Type 1, Too
• Asthma Drug May Be Fat-Burner Pill
• 2 New Drugs May Treat Advanced Melanoma
• Drug May Be New Option to Cut Breast Cancer Risk
• Sleep Loss May Lower Testosterone
• Bone Drug May Prevent Return of Breast Cancer
• 6 Americans Sickened by Deadly E. coli in Germany
• E. coli Outbreak May Be a New Strain
• New Strain of MRSA Found in Milk
• New Oral RA Drug Works in Unique Way
• Use of Key Clot-Busting Stroke Drug Is Rising
• Prenatal Vitamins May Lower Autism Risk
• USDA Ditches Food Pyramid for a Healthy Plate
• Community Involvement Raises HIV Testing Rates
• Diabetes Patients May Have Higher Fracture Risk
• Flu Vaccine May Reduce Premature Birth Risk
• Pediatrics Group: Energy Drinks No Good for Kids