VOL. 30 No. 5JUNE 1996

Features

Seven Steps to Safer Sunning
Practices that once went into getting a tan are fading into the sunset. In their place are safer habits that preserve natural skin color and condition and protect against skin cancer.

Organ Transplants from Animals: Examining the Possibilities
Organs from pigs, baboons, and possibly other animals may save human lives in the years ahead. For now, however, their use is experimental, and at times controversial.

Infant Formula: Second Best but Good Enough
When breast-feeding isn't possible, babies can thrive on today's infant formulas, prepared under strict quality control procedures to ensure healthfulness and safety.

Health Information On-Line
Easy access to health information on the Internet and from on-line services can be convenient and empowering, but it also has its pitfalls.

Evening Out the Ups and Downs of Manic-Depressive Illness
Only about a third of the estimated 2 million Americans who have bipolar disorder receive treatment, often because it hasn't been diagnosed. A number of drugs are available to even out the manic and depressive phases of this psychiatric condition.

Departments

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

Consumer Forum
Letters to the editor of FDA Consumer.

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.

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