WebMD and FDA Newsroom Article Index

October 2011

• New Device Spots Melanoma
• Cystic Fibrosis Drug a Game Changer?
• Exercise Can Overpower the 'Obesity Gene'
• Fecal Transplant May Treat Stubborn C. diff
• Happy People Live Longer?
• Southerners May Be Less Likely to Have Crohn's
• Study: Too Much Sugar in Drinks Marketed to Kids
• Fecal Transplant May Treat Stubborn C. diff
• Study: 'Thyroid Support' Supplements May Be Risky
• Studies: Vision Problems in Preschoolers Are Common
• Binge Eating Often Overlooked in Men
• Women With Breast Cancer Get Nipple-Sparing Surgery
• IVF May Raise Risk for Less Aggressive Ovarian Cancer
• High Cholesterol Risks: Top 2 Dangers
• Experimental Drug May Help Treat Psoriasis
• Newer Birth Control Pills May Double Blood Clot Risk
• How Effective Are Flu Vaccines?
• Males 11-21 Should Get Gardasil HPV Vaccine
• Panel Recommends Hepatitis B Vaccine for Diabetes Patients
• FDA: Chantix Benefits Still Outweigh the Risks
• HPV May Be Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke in Women
• FDA Approves First Generic Zyprexa for Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
• Vaccine May Help Slow Spread of Lung Cancer
• Bacteria Are Hard to Avoid in Public Bathrooms
• FDA Approves Onfi to Treat Severe Type of Seizures
• CDC: Most Americans Eat Too Much Salt
• Study: No Link Between Cell Phone Use and Cancer
• Girls More Likely to Get HPV Vaccine When Doctors Recommend It
• Use of Antidepressants on the Rise in the U.S.
• Dirty Equipment Likely Led to Listeria Outbreak
• Health Care-Associated Infections Declined in 2010
• Is High Blood Pressure Linked to Birth Defects?
• Men, Women May Experience Acid Reflux Differently
• Vaccine Halves Malaria Infections in Young Children
• Study: Testosterone May Not Treat ED
• Autism Linked to Babies Born at Low Weight
• Annual Mammograms May Have More False-Positives
• Nasty Bugs Lurking on Your Cell Phone
• FDA Approves Ferriprox for Iron Overload
• Doctors Not Stressing Follow-Up Plans With Obese Kids
• As Economy Goes Down, Drinking Goes Up
• Surgery Keeps Many Epilepsy Patients Seizure-Free
• Coronary Heart Disease Rates Are Dropping in the U.S.
• CDC: More Teenage Boys Using Condoms
• 2 More Deaths in Listeria/Cantaloupe Outbreak
• Watching Your Protein May Be Key to Weight Control
• Two-Drug Combo May Help Hard-to-Treat Leukemia
• Healthy Diet May Cut Heart Risk From 'Bad' Genes
• Vitamin E Supplements May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk
• Chocolate May Cut Women's Stroke Risk
• Listeria Outbreak Now 2nd Largest in U.S. History
• Drug May Reduce Plaque in Brains of Alzheimer's Patients
• New Warning Added to Avastin Label
• Task Force to Men: Don't Get PSA Test
• Heart Attack Complications More Likely for Women Smokers
• Americans Living Longer, Healthier Lives
• FDA Approves Combination Therapy Juvisync
• FDA Approves Cialis to Treat Enlarged Prostate
• Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies at 56
• New Pill May Reduce Relapses in MS Patients
• Adele Cancels U.S. Tour Due to Vocal Cord Hemorrhage
• Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Advanced Cancers
• 18 Deaths, 100 Cases in Listeria/Cantaloupe Outbreak
• FDA Approves Gel to Stop Blood Flow During Blood Vessel Surgery
• Breast Cancer Death Rates Decline
• Anesthesia Before Age 2 Linked to Learning Problems
• More Than 1 in 10 Parents Don't Follow Vaccination Schedule
• Drug Shortages Continue to Rise
• Listeria Prompts Romaine Lettuce Recall
• Too Many Heart Patients Getting Migraine Drugs