WebMD and FDA Newsroom Article Index

July 2011

• Gout on the Rise in the U.S.
• New Dosing Labels for Extra Strength Tylenol
• Tamoxifen Gives 15-Year Breast Cancer Protection
• CDC Statement on World Hepatitis Day 2011
• Listeria Forces Recalls of Ready-to-Eat Chicken, Meat
• NIH Tips for Older Adults to Combat Heat-Related Illnesses
• Medicare's Drug Plan Has Cut Health Care Costs
• Do Fast-Food Customers Read the Calorie Charts?
• Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Papaya
• Sharp Drop in Chickenpox Deaths Due to Vaccine
• Cranberries vs. Antibiotics for Bladder Infections
• CDC Urges: Stay Cool to Stay Healthy As Temperatures Soar
• Food Boredom May Lead to Weight Loss
• FDA Warning on Atrial Fibrillation Drug Multaq
• Respiratory Disorder Seen in Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans
• Not All Belly Fat Is Bad for the Heart
• New Alzheimer's Drug May Be Safer Than Thought
• 'Explosion' of Sex-Spread Hepatitis C in HIV-Positive Men
• FDA Approves Brilinta Blood Thinner
• Omega-3s Linked to Lower Dementia Risk
• Study Questions Cost-Effectiveness of MS Drugs
• 17 Hospitals Ranked as Nation's Best
• FDA Panel Opposes New Type of Diabetes Drug
• Simple Sugar May Speed Heart Attack Recovery
• Overweight Teens Often Miss Obesity Screening
• Baby Aspirin May Help Memory, Thinking Skills
• FDA Approves Vaccines for the 2011-2012 Influenza Season
• New Genes Linked to Restless Legs Syndrome
• Whey Protein May Be Helpful for Weight Loss
• Little Risk of Guillain-Barré With H1N1 Flu Vaccine
• Sunscreen Users More Likely to Burn?
• Is the Internet Replacing Your Memory?
• Survey: Hospital Drug Shortages Hurt Patient Care
• CDC Releases Infection Prevention Guide
• Millions in U.S. Lack Access to Dentists
• Certain Foods Linked to Long-term Weight Gain
• Some Aluminum Water Bottles Leach BPA
• Deadliest Psychiatric Disorder: Anorexia
• CDC Trial, Major Study Find PrEP Reduces HIV
• Birth Complications Linked to Autism
• Antipsychotics Used for Parkinson's Despite Warnings
• High-Sodium, Low-Potassium Diet Linked to Heart Risk
• Nuts Good for Some With Diabetes
• FDA Approves Boostrix for Older People
• CDC: Untreatable Gonorrhea a Possibility
• Obesity Rates Are Increasing in 16 States
• What Do Men Want? Turns Out It's Cuddling
• Study: Massage Helps Treat Low Back Pain
• Colorectal Cancer Can Be Stopped Before It Starts
• FDA Approves Xarelto to Reduce Risk of Blood Clots After Surgery
• Medicare Will Pay for Avastin and Provenge
• FDA Approves Arcapta Neohaler to Treat COPD
• Antidepressant Use in Pregnancy: Autism Risk?
• New Genetic Clues to Ovarian Cancer
• Flame-Retardant Chemicals Common in Offices
• Drinking Water May Cut Risk of High Blood Sugar