Montclair State University Junior, Dustin Weinstein, recalls the excitement leading up to his first blood drive.

"I had never been to donate blood before and I actually believe it was a friend of mine who told me they were going to be on campus," Weinstein said.

But then came the lengthy screening questionnaire, and his hopes of helping others in need were dashed.

The question said, "Are you a male who's had sexual contact with another male, even once, since 1977?" I said yes, and sure enough, they came back to me with a pink slip that said, "You're being chosen to be deferred."

Weinstein didn't realize that a more than two-decade-old FDA policy bars him and millions of other men, who admit to same-sex contact, from giving blood. AIDs Activist, Phil Wilson, calls the policy outdated.

"I think in 1985, there's a lot we didn't know about HIV. There's a lot we didn't know about prevention. There's a lot we didn't know about treatment. But now we know a lot more," said Wilson.

Wilson is not alone. The American Association of Blood Banks has tried to get the FDA to loosen the restriction. They're not only running low on blood, but donations are steadily declining as the need for healthy blood continues to rise.

Weinstein says he's HIV negative and the FDA should take that into account rather than his sexuality.

"The fact that HIV came in as "the gay disease" -- and I think that stigma really sticks with people and they figure they can just block it all out that way," Weinstein said.

"There's nothing inherently risky by being a gay or bisexual man. A gay or bisexual man who never has unprotected sexual contact is far less risky than a heterosexual man who has unprotected sex with a woman, flat out," Wilson said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heterosexual HIV rates are rising especially among African-American women. But neither heterosexuals nor black women are barred from giving blood.

The FDA says its primary concern is safeguarding the more than 4 million people who receive blood transfusions every year in the US and Canada.

The agency says "the FDA's deferral policies are based on scientific evidence concerning infection rates... associated with certain social behaviors."

A Possible New Relief For Morning Sickness

Women often don't want to take medication for the nausea for fear it might have side effects on their growing baby.

Now, a new study from Israel finds a drug called Reglan is safe and does not affect fetuses, even when taken during the first trimester. Researchers say the more than 3,400 babies they exposed to Reglan in utero were just as healthy as other babies.

Study Shows ADHD Drugs Could Harm Children

In an FDA funded study, researchers found children who die suddenly are more likely to be taking ADHD drugs than to be in a car crash.

However, FDA officials say it's not enough evidence to have children stop taking the drugs. Of the 564 children who died suddenly, ten had taken ADHD medication, compared to two who died in a car accident.

The risk is statistically significant, yet FDA experts say it's not enough to change the risk-benefit profile of the drugs