VOL. 33 NO. 1JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1999
FDA Sets Higher Standards for Mammography
High-quality equipment and well-trained professionals are essential for ensuring that mammograms detect breast cancer in its earliest stages.
Questions Keep Sprouting About Sprouts
Are sprouts a tasty and nutritious addition to salads and sandwiches or a food poisoning risk? FDA and other health agencies have put sprouts under the microscope and have some advice.
Keeping Cholesterol Under Control
Highly effective drugs are available to lower cholesterol, but diet and exercise still come first.
Epilepsy: Taming the Seizures, Dispelling the Myths
While the drug choices are many for controlling epileptic seizures, there is still much to learn about this age-old affliction.
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