WebMD and FDA Newsroom Article Index

May 2012

• Men vs. Women: Whose Offices Are Germier?
• Flame Retardant Found in Some Common Foods
• Foods to Avoid if You Want to Avoid Gout Attacks
• Cash Helps People Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes
• Exercise, Vitamin D Can Lower Fall Risk in Elderly
• FDA Warns Consumers About Counterfeit Version of Teva's Adderall
• Picking Healthy Meals Harder Than Doing Taxes?
• Can Aspirin, Other NSAIDs Lower Skin Cancer Risk?
• Panel: Hormone Therapy Not for Prevention of Chronic Conditions
• Consumer Reports Rates Best Sunscreen Buys
• Drinking Red Wine Is Good for Gut Bacteria
• Vigorous Exercise Might Protect Against Psoriasis
• IUD Beats Pill at Preventing Pregnancy
• Aspirin May Reduce Risk of Repeat Blood Clots
• Most Children With Autism Diagnosed at 5 or Older
• The 6 Dirtiest Places in Your Office
• Death Rate Dropping for People With Diabetes
• Smoking Gene May Reveal Why Some People Smoke More
• Panel: Don't Get PSA Prostate Cancer Screen
• Some Cholesterol Drugs May Slow Prostate Growth
• C. diff on Rise in Kids -- and Outside Hospital
• Study: Trash Old, Unused Drugs
• CDC: All Baby Boomers Should Get Tested for Hep C
• Kids, Heart Risks: Overweight, Obese Teens Show Early Heart Risks
• Chinese Herb Kudzu May Help Drinkers Cut Down
• Drowning Top Cause of Injury Deaths in Kids 1-4
• FDA Approves Generic Versions of Blood Thinner Plavix
• Z-Pak Heart Attack?
• Infant Head Lag May Signal Autism
• FDA Expands use for FilmArray Respiratory Panel
• First at-Home HIV Test Nears Approval
• Americans Living Longer but Obesity Rising
• New Sunscreen Guide: 1 in 4 Products Deemed Safe
• New Clues to Schizophrenia
• Flesh-Eating Bacteria and Lupus
• The Laxative-Free 'Virtual Colonoscopy'
• Sunburns, Tanning Beds: Young Adults at Risk
• Concussions: Girls Have Longer Recovery Time
• Bypass Beats Angioplasty for People With Diabetes
• Eggs at Breakfast May Delay Hunger
• New Diet Drug Lorcaserin Wins Vote From FDA Panel
• FDA Panel OKs Truvada as First HIV-Preventive Drug
• Predicting Success Rates for Epilepsy Drugs
• About 20% of White Women Smoke While Pregnant
• Testosterone Linked to Weight Loss in Obese Men
• New Weight Loss Plan for U.S. Obesity Crisis
• Antibiotics in Environment Fuel Drug Resistance?
• Norovirus Outbreak Traced to Reusable Grocery Bag
• Eye Color Linked to Skin Diseases
• Fat Future: 42% of Americans May Be Obese by 2030
• Zinc May Slightly Help Adults With Colds, Not Kids
• Black Pepper May Help Fight Fat
• Infertility Treatments May Raise Birth Defect Risk
• Asthma an Often Unrecognized Risk for Older People
• Fewer Teens Are Having Sex
• Energy Drinks: Bad for the Teeth?
• CDC Statement on Helmets and Tornadoes
• Menopause: Smokers Have More Hot Flashes
• New Earlier, Noninvasive Paternity Test Developed
• 50 Years of Data Confirm Benefit of Antipsychotics
• Does Dopamine Explain Why Slackers Slack?
• Prenatal Pesticide Exposure May Harm Kids' Brains
• Elelyso Approved to Treat Form of Gaucher Disease
• One Baby Per Hour Born Drug Dependent
• Type 2 Diabetes in Kids a Challenge to Control
• Studies Point to Reasons for Mammograms in 40s