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The
Last Word
Commentary: Living with Psoriasis
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Features
Beyond Bloodletting:
FDA Gives Leeches a Medical Makeover
The FDA approves the use of leeches as a medical device.
Psoriasis: More Than Cosmetic
There is no cure for this physically and emotionally painful disease, but
new treatments are available.
FDA Reiterates Warning Against
Online Drug Buying
The risks of buying prescription drugs online.
IOM Report: No Link Between Vaccines
and Autism
Neither the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine nor the vaccine preservative
thimerosal is associated with autism, a new report says.
Cover
Story
Cancer Vaccines: Training the Immune System to Fight Cancer
Experimental vaccines teach the body's own defenses to attack cancer cells.
The Critical Path: Accelerating
the Development of Medical Products
The FDA is working with researchers and medical product developers to modernize
development tools and to speed the approval of new treatments.
Got Milk? Make Sure It's Pasteurized
Drinking unpasteurized milk or eating products made from "raw milk"
is a dangerous practice, the FDA warns.
Making an Informed Decision
About Breast Implants
Knowing the risks is just as important as being aware of the benefits of breast
implant surgery.
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