FDA Consumer Magazine -- March 1989
Table of Contents

Keeping Drug Residues Out of Milk: A Lesson in Industry Education
When traces of a veterinary drug began showing up in milk last year, FDA knew special tactics were needed to correct the situation immediately. Commissioner Frank Young explains how a combination of tough law enforcement, teamwork and education saved the day.

The Grazing' of America: A Guide to Healthy Snacking
"Grazing" -- snacking throughout the day on mini-meals -- is replacing the traditional three square meals a day for many Americans. Grazing can be fast, fun and nutritious if we pay attention to what we're grazing on.

New Hope for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
A genetic oddity that once protected against malaria today haunts many blacks and others in whom it can produce deadly sickle cell anemia. Now, new treatments can ease the pain and prolong the lives of those afflicted, especially children.

Poison Control Centers: Where Emergencies Are the Routine
Between 1962 and 1985, accidental poisoning deaths of children under 5 dropped from nearly 500 to only 56. One reason: the emergency help, just a phone call away, available from the nation's more than 100 poison control centers.

Do You Know Your Cholesterol Level?
More and more people are taking the first step in controlling their cholesterol - having it checked. New testing sites are popping up everywhere - from pharmacies to exercise clubs.

Doing More Good than Harm with Children's Medications
Any parent who's tried to give a child a nonprescription medicine knows that the dosing instructions aren't always too precise. So FDA is working to develop better directions for pediatric medications, to help kids feel better, not worse.

(Hypertext updated by clb March 16, 1998)