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Articles in Nov-Dec, 1997 issue of FDA Consumer

• FDA tobacco poster asks 'who is too young to buy?'
• Record fine imposed on generic drug maker
  by John Henkel
• Diet drugs off the market
• Implant approved for tremors
• Scallop scheme scuttled
  by Paula Kurtzweil
• First toothpaste approved for reducing gum disease
• When a drug is in short supply
  by Tamar Nordenberg
• Product for knee injuries uses patient's own cells
• Ads for illegal kits kicked off-line
  by Tamar Nordenberg
• Proposal to label medicines about use in children
• A pinch of controversy shakes up dietary salt
  by Alexandra Greeley
• Plans to reduce health risk from unpasteurized juice
• Rallying the troops to fight food-borne illness
  by Audrey Hingley
• GHB sales lead to sentences for two Oklahoma men
  by Paula Kurtzweil
• Asthma drug linked to rare condition
• It's quittin' time; smokers need not rely on willpower alone
  by Tamar Nordenberg
• First device for severe epilepsy
• The fright of the iguana: pet reptiles pose risk of salmonella infection for their owners
  by Carol Lewis
• 'Skin-Cap' may cause harm; users should call doctor
• Critical steps toward safer seafood
  by Paula Kurtzweil
• First implant to restore hand use
• On the home front
  by Paula Kurtzweil