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The Last Word
Commentary: Have Fun This Summer, Safely!
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Features
New Prescription
Drug Safety Plan
About 6 million Americans abused prescription drugs in 2002.
FDA, EPA Revise Guidelines on Mercury
in Fish
A joint advisory is issued for reducing exposure to high levels of methylmercury in fish and shellfish.
FDA Science: From Concept to Consumer
Learn about the science that affects people's daily lives at the FDA's 10th Annual Science Forum.
Protecting Consumers From Counterfeit
Drugs
The FDA's strategies to combat counterfeits.
HHS Tackles Obesity
The Department of Health and Human Services announces an initiative to fight the growing problem of obesity.
New Treatments for Colorectal
Cancer
Two drugs approved for advanced colorectal cancer.
Cover
Story
A Primer on Summer Safety
Smart tips from the FDA for handling eight summer hazards.
Crackdown on 'Andro' Products
The FDA has concerns about the safety of androstenedione, a substance that acts like a steroid in the human body.
Final FDA Acrylamide Action Plan,
Data
The agency releases new data on acrylamide levels in more than 750 new food samples and an action plan to deal with the issue.
Agencies Work to Corral Mad Cow
Disease
Government agencies continue to protect public health and livestock against mad cow disease.
FDA Investigators Respond to Mad
Cow Emergency
The FDA's Seattle District Office mobilized quickly after the discovery of the first case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy in the United States.
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