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Articles in June, 1995 issue of FDA Consumer

• Chickenpox vaccine licensed - Varicella Virus Vaccine Live by Merck and Co. to be sold as Varivax - Brief Article
• Caution with Kombucha - tea with health claims should not be served in containers with lead due to health hazard - Brief Article
• OTC options: taming tummy turmoil - over-the-counter drugs to treat nausea - includes list of drugs - Cover Story
  by Dixie Farley
• Latex allergy test cleared for marketing - AlaSTAT Latex-Specific IgE Allergen Test Kit by Diagnostic Products Corp approved for sale - Brief Article
• No unexpected problems with Posilac - Monsanto's recombinant bovine somatotropin causes no added risks - Brief Article
• Prevention best treating lung cancer - includes related article about how smoking may cause lung cancer
  by Margie Patlak
• Clinton announces drug, device review streamlining initiatives - Pres Clinton's policy to make safe drugs and medical devices available faster - Brief Article
• New Help for Urinary Tract Infections
  by Evelyn Zamula
• Hair-raising claims lead to shampoo ban
  by Tamar Nordenberg
• New product for Rh negative women - Rh Pharmaceuticals WinRho SD product marketed by Univax Biologics for pregnant women and victims of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura - Brief Article
• Answers to consumer questions about the food label - includes related information about label accuracy
  by Paula Kurtweil
• Ice cream firm linked to salmonella outbreak
  by John Henkel
• New regimen for alteplase - accelerated use of Genectech's Activase approved - Brief Article
• An FDA guide to choosing medical treatments - includes articles on alternative therapies and health frauds, and a directory of patient support groups
  by Isadora B. Stehlin
• Unapproved products destroyed - Medicine and Applied Sciences Inc. products
  by Dori Stehlin