Is e-cigarette marketing appealing to kids?

The FDA is looking into ways to regulate e-cigarette marketing to reduce the number of young smokers

• Sep 7, 2013
• 02:04

FDA tests find arsenic in rice

A New study by the FDA says the levels of arsenic in rice and rice products vary widely, but the levels are too low to cause short term health damage

• Sep 7, 2013
• 00:24

Concern over more teens smoking e-cigarettes

The CDC says the percentage of high school students who smoked e-cigarettes more than doubled in just one year. Because they're not FDA regulated, there's no way of knowing exactly what's in the vapor

• Sep 5, 2013
• 01:40

E-cigarette use among youths surges

Largely unregulated e-cigarettes have become more popular among teenagers, raising concern over the unknown effects of using them

• Sep 5, 2013
• 01:26

How much fat can liposuction remove?

People with higher body mass can have more fat removed safely, researchers claim

• Sep 25, 2015

One Thousand Lives A Month

A renowned researcher estimates that 22,000 patients could have been saved if the Food and Drug Administration removed the heart surgery drug Trasylol two years ago. Scott Pelley reports.

• Feb 17, 2008
• 13:19

FDA experts to review safety of birth control implant

Medical experts to take a closer look at problems reported with the birth control implant called Essure

• Sep 21, 2015

FDA approves treatment to melt fat

The FDA approved a first of its kind--non-surgical treatment to melt the fat off the chin

• May 2, 2015
• 07:31

Nutrition label proposed changes: How added sugar listing may help consumers

Nutritionist Lisa Young, author of "The Portion Teller Plan," discusses how an "added sugar" listing to nutrition labels will educate consumers

• Feb 27, 2014
• 00:48

How new nutrition labels may change single-serving food labeling

Nutritionist Lisa Young, author of "The Portion Teller Plan," discusses an important change that addresses how much Americans now eat

• Feb 27, 2014
• 00:32

Cheeses recalled after listeria death

Karoun Dairies, Inc., recalls several brands of soft cheeses; two dozen illnesses reported

• Sep 18, 2015

Are menthol cigarettes more dangerous for young people?

FDA finds more young people picking up mint flavored cigarettes, have harder time quitting them - plus more medical headlines

• Jul 24, 2013
• 01:28

Salmonella-tainted chicken still being sold

State health officials in California have yet to announce a recall of raw chicken linked to a salmonella outbreak

• Oct 8, 2013
• 01:13

FDA proposes new safety rules on imported food

The FDA is proposing new rules that would make importers responsible for food safety

• Jul 27, 2013
• 02:42

New food safety rules issued after deadly outbreaks

Long-delayed rules aim to reduce outbreaks of salmonella, E. coli and other illnesses spread through contaminated food

• Sep 11, 2015

FDA issues warning to distributors of powdered caffeine

Caffeine powder is sold as an unregulated dietary supplement but can be deadly in high doses

• Sep 1, 2015

Will FDA food labels change the way you eat?

Updated food labels will reflect more realistic serving sizes, but some warn the overhaul may backfire

• Aug 26, 2015

Possible "superbug" discovered at L.A.-area hospital

Suburban Los Angeles hospital says some patients have contracted a bacterial infection linked to a particular medical scope

• Aug 20, 2015

Are e-cigarettes a "gateway" to teen smoking?

New study finds worrisome trend in teen smoking habits

• Aug 19, 2015

​Why female sex pill could fall flat

Millions of women may sign up for a new drug to treat low sexual desire, but get turned off over time

• Aug 19, 2015

Better treatments needed for female sexual dysfunction

Millions of women suffer from low libido, but even with new drug, they have very few options

• Aug 19, 2015

FDA weighs controversy on women's libido drug

FDA decision on first medication to boost women's sex drive comes amid many concerns

• Aug 18, 2015

FDA: Scope linked to "superbug" outbreak hid problems

Federal regulators say medical scope manufacturer failed to report infections

• Aug 18, 2015

Drug execs pushing female libido pill have run afoul of FDA

Marketing team slammed by FDA last year over misleading claims for testosterone drug; FDA expected to make its decision on female libido drug next week

• Aug 14, 2015

FDA warns against Kim Kardashian's drug promotions

The FDA says Kardashian's social media posts violate federal drug-promotion rules

• Aug 12, 2015

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