Consumer advocates are asking Congress to investigate the Food and Drug Administration's plans to return silicone gel-filled breast implants to the market.

Last month, the FDA announced it would approve Mentor Corp's silicone implants if the company meets certain conditions

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a "Drug Watch" Web page that would list drug safety concerns that are being evaluated by the agency.

The drug industry's U.S. lobbying group said the information the FDA wants to publicize "is too vague and preliminary to be of any value in making informed treatment and prescribing decisions

By month's end, federal health officials hope to decide whether women will be allowed to buy emergency contraception without a prescription.

The debate centers around the option of selling the pills over-the-counter, or implementing an age check, similiar to the requirements for alcohol and cigarettes

A Nevada official confirms two ducks found in a pool outside a Las Vegas Strip casino have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Anette Rink, Nevada Department of Agriculture director of animal disease and food safety says, "It's my understanding that the birds were picked up in a pool at a Strip casino

New York Governor, Republican George Pataki, vetoes legislation Thursday that would have allowed pharmacists to dispense the so-called "morning-after pill" without prescriptions.

Pataki announced his disapproval of the measure not requiring minors to see a physician, saying, "We can do better