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The FDA has approved a new drug for melanoma that has proven effective in fighting the cancer and prolonging survival rates. Jeff Glor reports.

People who purchased Agromod Produce's papayas before July 23 at risk, says FDA

Consumer Reports' medical advisor Dr. Orly Avitzur explains the new FDA rules for sunscreen labeling and what it means for beachgoers and sun worshipers

Final decision lies with FDA commissioner, but unanimous vote to withdraw widely-used cancer drug is significant

The FDA granted preliminary approval to use Avastin for advanced breast cancer in 2008, but recent studies have led to a call to revoke that approval. Dr

FDA hearing on Avastin draws protesters.

Breast cancer patients tell the FDA their lives depend on Avastin, but some scientists point to research that suggests otherwise

Health officials are warning against eating alfalfa and spicy sprouts from Evergreen Produce, Inc. after they were linked to at least 20 cases of salmonella. Jeff Glor reports on the FDA warning

Survivors rally against FDA's upcoming possible withdrawal of Avastin for treatment of their disease

Silicone breast implants are safe, but don't last very long, the FDA reports. Twenty percent of women who get implants for augmentation will need to have them removed within 10 years, reports Dr. Jennifer Ashton

The FDA unveiled nine new graphic picture warnings for cigarette packs that anti-smoking advocates are hailing as a dramatic change. CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano reports.

When the FDA issued nine graphic new cigarette warning labels, it rejected 27 other proposed labels

With new requirements to be honest about how well they protect and how easily they come off, new sunscreen regulations are a step forward, but could still result in you not getting the protection you paid for. Skin cancer is a major problem in the U.S; between 1992 and 2004, melanoma rates grew by nearly half.

The FDA is issuing the first new sun block guidelines in over thirty years. Betty Nguyen reports, the goal is to reduce skin cancer by changing the labels on sunscreen products.

Sen. Baucus seeks to force doctors and medical associations who lobby the FDA to disclose their pharmaceutical company ties