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Articles in March-April, 1998 issue of FDA Consumer

• Law to reform food, medical product regulation
• What to do when your back is in pain
  by Carol Lewis
• Warnings added on Posicor
• Court halts company's use of unapproved product from Russia
  by John Henkel
• Red meat irradiation approved
• Keeping an eye on contact lenses: safety, options, shape contact lens decisions
  by Dixie Farley
• Proposed guidance covers pharmacy benefits managers
• Alpha hydroxy acids for skin care
  by Paula Kurtzweil
• Medical exams advised for some diet drug users
• New success against stroke: prevention, improved therapies help fight this devastating condition
  by John Henkel
• Laser pointers pose risk for children
• Mail-order Rx drug schemer receives prison sentence
  by Herb Burkholz
• Time to spring into action against seasonal allergies
  by Rebecca D. Williams
• Dangerous bleeding prompts anti-clotting drug warnings
• Condoms: barriers to bad news
  by Tamar Nordenberg
• FDA research uncovers clues on serious diseases
• Selling drug samples lands doctor in prison
  by Tamar Nordenberg
• End-of-year approvals