WebMD and FDA Newsroom Article Index

February 2012

• Study Reaffirms That Pap Tests Save Lives
• Statin Risks Outweighed by Statin Benefits
• Stroke Risk Triples After a Decade With Diabetes
• Vitamin A May Help Reduce Melanoma Risk
• Nicotine Patches Fail Most Pregnant Smokers
• New USDA Nutrition Labels for Meat, Poultry
• High Social Status Linked to Bad Behavior
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Brain Age Better
• Sleeping Pills Called 'as Risky as Cigarettes'
• It's Flu Season, CDC Says
• Egg-Producing Stem Cells Found in Human Ovaries
• FDA Approves First Helicobacter Pylori Breath Test for Children
• Many Cancer Deaths Prevented by Colonoscopy
• New Guidelines to Help Breast Cancer Survivors
• Dementia: Some Antipsychotic Drugs Riskier Than Others
• Migraines Linked to Depression
• FDA Panel Votes in Favor of Weight Loss Pill Qnexa
• Zelboraf May Double Survival for Some Melanoma Patients
• New Mammogram Benefits for Women in Their 40s
• More Now Die in U.S. From Hepatitis C Than HIV
• Combo Vaccine May Raise Babies' Risk for Fever-Caused Seizures
• Panel to Ponder Fate of Qnexa Weight Loss Pill
• FDA Acts to Bolster Supply of Critically Needed Cancer Drugs
• FDA Approves Korlym for Patients with Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome
• Weight Training Improves Parkinson's Symptoms
• Lupus, Rheumatoid Arthritis Affect Birth Rates
• Drug-Delivery Microchip Could Replace Daily Injections
• Quit-Smoking Drug May Also Curb Drinking
• FDA Approves Zioptan to Treat Elevated Eye Pressure
• Millions of Women Unaware They Have Arterial Disease
• Could Sleep Problems Predict Alzheimer's?
• Even a Little Air Pollution Raises Heart Attack Risk
• Antibiotics Do Not Reduce Symptoms of Sinus Infection
• Mediterranean Diet May Protect Brain
• Scarred Hearts Healed After Heart Attack
• Whitney Houston's Death Raises Addiction Questions
• Chinese Herb Targets Immune System
• Overeating May Raise Risk for Memory Problems
• Low Vitamin D in Pregnancy Linked to Language Problems in Children
• Chemo May Not Harm Unborn Baby
• C-Sections Not Always Best for Small Babies
• Treating Sleep Apnea in Kids Improves Behavior
• CDC: Doctors Increasingly Prescribe Exercise
• Osteoporosis Medication Linked to Unusual Thigh Fractures
• Some Men May Inherit a Higher Risk of Heart Disease From Dad
• FDA Approves No-Comb Treatment for Head Lice
• New Alzheimer's Guidelines May Confuse Diagnosis
• Rotavirus Vaccine Not Linked to Risk of Intestinal Disorder
• Kids Who Feel Left Out Are Less Active
• Heart Hormone Linked to Calorie-Burning Brown Fat
• School Vending Machines Still Offer Too Many Sugary Snacks
• Blood Test May Help Diagnose Depression
• Senior Moment or Something Worse? Yes/No Test May Tell
• Purple Potatoes Lower Blood Pressure in Overweight People
• Sex and the Elderly: STD Risk Often Ignored
• Norovirus Causes Most Hospital Infection Outbreaks
• FDA Approves Gleevec for Rare Gastrointestinal Cancer
• Sleep Apnea Linked to Silent Strokes
• 1 Million Birth Control Pill Packs Recalled
• New Drug Treats Fibroids With Fewer Side Effects
• Tempted to Quit Antidepressants?T
• New Type of Prostate Cancer Pill Extends Lives
• Heartburn Drugs Linked to Hip Fractures in Women