VOL. 30 NO. 10DECEMBER 1996

Features

Sulfites Safe for Most, Dangerous for Some
Only about 1 out of 100 people--including 5 percent of those who have asthma--are sensitive to sulfites. But their reactions to foods containing these additives can threaten their lives.

Homeopathy: Real Medicine or Empty Promises?
Marigolds, onions, poison ivy, and hemlock are just a few of the substances used--in minute quantities--to make homeopathic medicines. In many ways, FDA regulates them differently from other drug products.

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Becomes More Common, More Treatable
A cancer of the immune system, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is now the sixth most common cancer in the United States, increasing 75 percent in the last 20 years. Treatments include drugs, radiation, and bone marrow transplants--and researchers are looking at new possibilities.

Inside FDA: Hazardous Duty in the Bering Sea
Investigators from FDA's Puget Sound resident post volunteer to inspect fish-processing boats in the icy and dangerous Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska.

Departments

Updates

The latest information on FDA-related issues, gathered from FDA Press Releases, Talk Papers, and other sources.

Notebook

A potpourri of items of interest gathered from the Federal Register and other sources.

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

Summaries of Court Actions

Cases involving seizure, criminal and injunction proceedings.