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Features
Encouraging
Women to Take Charge of Diabetes
About 8 million women in the
United States have diabetes,
and one-third of them don't
know it. Identifying and managing
the disease is the focus of
a new education campaign.
HHS
Responds to Terrorist Attacks
The quick response by federal
public health agencies to the
Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
demonstrated a high degree
of preparedness. However, Health
and Human Services Secretary
Tommy G. Thompson says "there
is more we can do and must
do."
Full-Body
CT Scans: What You Need to
Know
Ads touting full-body CT screening
as a tool to detect cancer,
heart disease, and other conditions
in their earliest stages are
becoming more prevalent. But
there is no proof that this
screening X-ray procedure lives
up to the hype.
Beat
the Winter Bugs: How to Hold
Your Own Against Colds and
Flu
The season for colds and flu
is here. Find out how to keep
these nasty viruses at bay
and ease the misery if they
strike.
Home
Diagnostic Tests: The Ultimate
House Call?
Home diagnostic tests offer
convenience and privacy. However,
health-care professionals warn
that the tests have limitations
and are not a replacement for
regular visits to your health-care
provider.
Alternatives
to Hysterectomy: New Technologies,
More Options
New technologies that use extreme
heat, cold, or electrical energy
are offering women alternatives
to hysterectomy.
Cover
Story
Living With AIDS--20 Years
Later
As the AIDS epidemic enters
its third decade, the battle
worldwide is focused on prevention,
more effective treatments,
improving the quality of life
for people infected with HIV,
and development of a vaccine.
Departments
- Observations
- A message from the editor of FDA Consumer.
- 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 with the Enemy: Never Letting Our Guard
Down.
- Statement of Ownership,
Management and Circulation
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