Articles
FDA Investigates Deaths of Two People Taking Zyprexa
Federal regulators are investigating the deaths of two patients who received injections of a longer-lasting version of Eli Lilly's antipsychotic Zyprexa. The...
Timeline: The Battle For Plan B
On Monday, the Obama administration announced it is ending its fight to keep age restrictions on the morning-after pill. The Department of Justice will no longer...
FDA Finds Fungus In Tennessee Pharmacy Drugs
Federal health officials say they have found bacteria and fungus in drug vials from a Tennessee specialty pharmacy that recalled all of its injectable medicines...
The Vote Is In: FDA Panel Says Modify the Avandia Restrictions
After two attempted votes followed by computer glitches and giggles, the FDA panel to assess restrictions on the diabetes drug Avandia narrowly voted Thursday to...
Sunscreen Slows Skin Aging, and What Else You Should Know
Dermatologists have long prodded their patients to apply more sunscreen, claiming it not only protects against skin cancer, but aging as well. Now there's...
Photo Essays
LIFE on Drugs: Photos From America’s War on Marijuana, 1969
For all of the myriad, often-brilliant ways that LIFE covered the world in the middle part of the 20th century, the magazine had a rather fraught relationship...
Time.com Specials
Quick Guide to the FDA
If the latest product recalls have got you feeling uneasy, here's a quick guide to some of the common household goods that are — and are not — regulated for...
