FDA Consumer -- December 1994
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Prostate Cancer: New Tests Create Treatment Dilemmas
Prostrate Cancer will strike about 200,000 American men and kill about 38,000 this year alone, according to the American Cancer Society. FDA recently approved a test to improve early diagnosis.

Protecting Little Pitchers' Ears
Medical thinking is changing on how to treat middle ear infections-that all-too-common childhood malady. The greatest debate is about the role of antibiotics and tympanostomy tubes in chronic otitis media.

Surprise Cause of Gastritis Revolutionizes Ulcer Treatment
Antibiotics are now being used to treat ulcers, after researchers verified that bacteria are largely responsible for this condition, which was once thought to be caused by stress or diet.

The New Food Label: Help in Preventing Heart Disease
For people who want to eat a heart-healthy diet, the new food label gives information on cholesterol, fats, and other nutrients in ways that are easier to understand and read.

In-Home Tests Make Health Care Easier
Tests that can be done in the home and bought without prescription are helping people stay healthy. Such tests include blood pressure monitors, blood glucose monitors, and devices to detect hidden blood in the stool and blood cholesterol levles.

(Hypertext updated by clb March 30, 2001)