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Articles in July-August, 1997 issue of FDA Consumer

• New NCI recommendations for mammography screening
• When summertime gets too hot to handle
  by Rebecca D. Williams
• Nicotine inhaler approved for smoking cessation
• Bulking up fiber's healthful reputation: more benefits of 'roughage' are discovered
  by Ruth Papazian
• Nearing the 5-a-day goal
• Retired sales rep sentenced for selling Rx drug samples
  by Paula Kurtzweil
• Laser treatments OK'd for tooth decay, astigmatism
• A dose of clear directions for Rx drug users
  by Tamar Nordenberg
• Generic Premarin not approvable
• A trail of tiny turtles
  by Paula Kurtzweil
• Temporary wound cover from human cells approved
• Incontinence can be controlled
  by Carolyn J. Strange
• GRAS substances proposal could aid food data, safety
• Plumber's counterfeit drug operation down the tubes
  by Tamar Nordenberg
• Court upholds FDA authority to regulate tobacco products
• Dieter's brews make tea time a dangerous affair: slim chance of weight loss with these herbal drinks
  by Paula Kurtzweil
• First home test cleared for blood clotting
• Attention disorder: overcoming the deficit
  by Dixie Farley
• Proposal to speed new uses for drugs and biologics
• FDA uncovers contaminated gloves
  by John Henkel