VOL. 33 NO. 2March-April 1999

Features

Every Breath You Take
Emphysema can turn breathing from easy and natural to labored and tortured. Treatments can ease the symptoms, but for those at highest risk, prevention is easy--stop smoking.

'An Aspirin a Day...' Just Another Cliché?
It's true. Good old aspirin has become a valuable weapon in the battle against heart disease, the nation's No. 1 killer.

Healthy Pregnancy, Healthy Baby
A healthy lifestyle, even before you become pregnant, is the best way to give your baby a healthy start.

Hepatitis C: New Treatment Helps Some, but Cure Remains Elusive
A new combination therapy is proving effective for some of the 4 million Americans infected with this blood-borne disease. FDA and other health agencies are trying to locate those who may unknowingly be carrying the disease because of transfusions they received years ago.

Fake Food Fight
When food companies mislead consumers and other businesses by substituting cheap ingredients for the real thing, wallets, if not health, may suffer.

Departments

Updates

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Investigators' Reports

Selected cases illustrating regulatory and administrative actions--such as inspections, recalls, seizures, and court proceedings--by FDA's regional and district offices across the country

Summaries of Court Actions

Cases involving seizure, criminal and injunction proceedings.

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