Dodging criticism, FDA touts increased drug approvals (Morning Read)
Current medical news from today, including FDA announces an increase in the number of drugs approved this year, doctors data mine EHRs to evaluate themselves and track down patients, and sedentary lifestyle linked to cancer.

FDA Touts Increased Drug Approvals, Near Record for a Decade
Number of new drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in the year ending in September 2011 an approval rate that has been exceeded just once in the previous decade.

FDA Drug Approvals Having A Good Run
The FDA (Federal Drug Administration) is having a good run of drug approvals this year with 35 new medicines and drugs approved in the last 12 months. This is second only to 2009 when 37 new drugs were approved. The new products include important innovations for patients with serious diseases, such as : Two new treatments for hepatitis C A drug for late-stage prostate cancer The first new drug ...