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Is America's consumer watchdog understaffed, overburdened, ethically challenged or merely misunderstood?

Fractures from fragile bones affect half of women over 50. Two new medications can help repair them -- and reduce the risk.

For the parents of deaf-blind triplets, a modern-day miracle worker is their best hope.

How Uncle Sam spends nearly $1 trillion of your money each year.

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1 In Their Own Words
To gauge how today's youth will shape our upcoming election, Reader's Digest commissioned a poll that posed a broad range of questions about the political and personal views of young adults between the ages of 19 and 29.
2 About Our Survey
Find out more about how we conducted our poll of young voters in the 2008 election.
3 Prescription Drug Precautions
After a trend in recalled drugs, people are losing faith in the FDA. Find out how to ensure the safety of your prescriptions.
4 One Drug, Many Tragedies
A doctor blows the whistle on a dangerous new drug that wrongfully received FDA approval.
5 Doctors Who Do Harm
Good physicians know the bad ones in their midst. Why don't they point fingers?
6 Medical Breakthrough '08: Promising Drugs for Treating Alzheimer's
The new medications are hopeful memory keepers in the fight against Alzheimer's.
7 Waiting for a Miracle
Kelli would die without a heart-liver transplant. But insurance refused to pay, and hospitals refused to take her.
8 Outrageous! Perks in High Places
Want a great deal on health care, pay and pension? Get a job on Capitol Hill.
9 Behind the Scenes at the CDC
Some interesting facts from the Centers for Disease Control