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Volume 35, Number 2
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Features
Making Medical Progress: A Look
at FDA Approvals in 2000
FDA approved 160 new products in 2000 that advance the prevention, diagnosis
and treatment of cancer, diabetes, AIDS and other serious illnesses.
Proposed Rules Issued for Bioengineered
Foods
Producers would be required to consult with FDA before marketing bioengineered
foods under new proposed rules. The agency also is developing labeling
guidelines.
Trying to Keep "Mad Cow Disease"
Out of U.S. Herds
Import restrictions and rigorous animal feed rules are designed to keep
BSE, and the associated human neurological disease, out of the United
States.
Highlights of FDA Food Safety Efforts
Proposed rules for unpasteurized fruit juices and an advisory about fish
with potentially damaging levels of mercury are part of a recent FDA food
safety package.
The Power of Accutane: The Benefits
and Risks of a Breakthrough Acne Drug
Accutane, though effective, can cause birth defects and other serious
adverse effects. Patient education and strict prescribing guidelines aim
to reduce the risk.
Cover Story:
Frances Oldham Kelsey: FDA Medical Reviewer Leaves Her Mark on History
The FDA physician whose work has been influential in setting the course
of modern drug regulation has joined other extraordinary American women
in the National Women's Hall of Fame.
Grappling With the Quality of Life
The benefits of drug therapies may go beyond disease treatment. FDA and
the drug industry are looking at how to evaluate quality-of-life claims.
Departments
- Observations
- A message from the editor of FDA Consumer.
- Letters to the Editor
- Letters about human liposuction, medical errors, ADHD, and health fraud.
- Updates
- The latest information on FDA-related issues, gathered from FDA Press Releases, Talk Papers, and other sources.
- fda.gov
- Places of interest on FDA's Website and other government and health-related sites.
- Investigators' Reports
- Selected cases illustrating regulatory and administrative actions--such as inspections, recalls, seizures, and court proceedings--by FDA's regional and district offices across the country.
- The Last Word
- Commentary: Living in a World with Thalidomide: A Dose of Reality
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