WASHINGTON: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gives consumers a new source for health information, with the launch of a new Web page, www.fda.gov/consumer, that puts a great deal of information in one location for the first time.

The launch comes as part of a larger online communications overhaul at the agency, said Jason Brodsky, FDA assistant commissioner for external relations, and there will be more changes announced in the coming months.
Already, changes have been implemented in the "newsroom" section ...