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FDA Consumer
Published online from 1989-2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2007 | 2006 |2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991 | 1990 | 1989

2007 (Vol. 41)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: silicone gel-filled breast implants, cancer drugs, food additive for lunch meats, vaccines, flu shots, Nutrition Facts Label, unapproved drugs

                     Final Issue: March-April (No. 2)
Features: produce safety, pandemic flu preparedness, compounded pain products, clinical trials, General Electric's OEC Medical Systems consent decree, animal cloning

2006 (Vol. 40)

                     Centennial Issue: January-February (No. 1)
A celebration of FDA's 100th anniversary and a look to the agency's future.

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: glucose meters, phony flu products, speeding treatments to market, Fentanyl patches, healthy feet, drug information, inhaled insulin, migraines, food labels and allergens

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: medical devices, Family Health Portrait, prostate health, restless legs syndrome, product recalls, cancer treatment, drug safety

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: flu season, vision, pseudoephedrine in cold medicines, medications and older adults, artificial sweeteners, Chantix, FDA employees volunteer

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: flu vaccination, benzene in beverages, counterfeit drugs, pain drugs for dogs, public health partnerships, cervical cancer vaccine, shingles vaccine

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: teaching children safe medicine use, leafy greens, online pet drugs, health fraud, lead screening, clinical trials, bioterror agents, Atripla

2005 (Vol. 39)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: flu vaccine, bone fractures, Public Health Service, albuterol, braces, children and antidepressants, dietary supplements, online medical products, the artificial heart

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: FDA science experts, teen tanning, multiple sclerosis, dietary guidelines, stroke, PillCam, arthritis, radiofrequency identification and drugs

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: Non-steroidal anti-Inflammatory drugs, dry eye, healthier eating, laser pointers, hearing loss, whooping cough, human tissue transplants, FDA reforms

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: helping kids eat healthier, gender-specific health risks, computer-assisted surgery, antipersperants, rabies, lupus, drug name confusion

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: heart drug for blacks, urinary incontinence, children's medical devices, prescription drugs savings, preventing choking, epilepsy, mammograms

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: personalized medicine, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, health care, nanotechnology

2004 (Vol. 38)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: Hispanic Americans, Listeria, ultrasound 'keepsake' images, advisory committees, counterterrorism, obesity, healthy pets, cervical cancer screening

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: ephedra, OTC pain relief products, the flu, joint replacement, GRAS foods, chronic pain, food safety, cosmetic treatments, illegal drugs and dietary supplements

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: prescription drugs, mercury in fish, FDA science, counterfeit drugs, obesity, colorectal cancer, summer safety, androstenedione, acrylamide, Mad Cow disease

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: generic drugs, dietary supplements, drug interactions, diabetes, truth in advertising, homemade ice cream, pet care, drug maker fined

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: medical use for leeches, psoriasis, online drugs, cancer vaccines, speeding approval of medical products, "raw milk," breast implants

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: deep vein thrombosis, Vioxx, flu, ADHD, commenting to FDA, infertility, Project Bioshield

2003 (Vol. 37)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: Commissioner McClellan, acrylamide in food, pediatric drugs, contact lenses, West Nile virus, depression, MSG, pain relievers

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: direct-to-consumer advertising, estrogen and postmenopausal women, Commissioner McClellan, medical device user fees, asthma, smallpox, FDA scientists, prescription drug abuse

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: ephedra, new medical technologies, breast-feeding, Liberty Shield, medication safety, cloning, healthy traveling, clinical trials

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: cancer, problems with cosmetics and dietary supplements, SARS, Alzheimer's, Hispanic health, blood safety, medical device injuries

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: food security, MedWatch, generic drugs, trans fats, nasal flu vaccine, press officer Emil Corwin, clinical trials, aspirin

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: FDA's bionic skeleton, orphan products, tanning, heart disease, the climbing wheelchair, genetically engineered food, cochlear implants, menopausal hormone therapy

2002 (Vol. 36)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: accutane, food safety and teens, patient representatives, pulling drugs from the market, weight loss, diabetes

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: obesity, genital herpes, dietary supplements, blindness, leukemia, devices for congenital heart defects

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: diabetes, robot-assisted surgery, gum disease, wound healing, allergies, Mad Cow disease

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: biologics regulation, Botox Cosmetic, bottled water, drug review, electric muscle stimulators, sunglasses, antibiotic resistance, OTC drug label, dietary supplements in pet food

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: blood pressure monitors, vaccine shortages, osteoporosis and men, imported drugs, generic drugs, food freshness, minor species

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: oxygen bars, the "Poison Squad," sleep, medicine use, sunlight and cosmetics, microwaving plastics, public affairs specialists

2001 (Vol. 35)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: antibiotic resistance, flu shots, hair care, PPA, genetic modification

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: product approvals, bioengineered food, "Mad Cow" disease, food safety, accutane, Frances Kelsey, drugs and quality of life

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: GlucoWatch, drug-induced liver injury, medical devices for home use, drugs and pregnancy, shingles, pet food

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: treating leukemia with Gleevec, fleas and ticks, food allergies, growing bones, vaccine safety, hepatitis C, irritable bowel syndrome

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: Internet health fraud, type 2 diabetes, human research, food safety, prescription drug abuse, vision correction, FDA student interns

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: women and diabetes, 9- 11 terrorist attacks, full-body CT scans, colds and flu, home diagnostic tests, hysterectomy alternatives, AIDS

2000 (Vol. 34)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: experimental drugs, placebos, bioengineered foods, online drugs, JIFSAN

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: medical milestones, GHB, tampons, the medicine cabinet, FDA science

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: telemedicine, soy, post-traumatic stress disorder, arthritis, cosmetic laser surgery

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: saline breast implants, medical gases, pharmacy compounding, sunscreens, bone marrow transplants, juvenile diabetes

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: medical errors, reusing medical devices, dietary guidelines, gene therapy

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: treating animals, mifepristone, food safety, heart-healthy foods, robotic surgery, colon cancer, liposuction, cell phones

1999 (Vol. 33)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: X-rays, mammography, sprouts, cholesterol, epilepsy

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: emphysema, heart disease, pregnancy, hepatitis C, food fraud

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: lung cancer, Lyme disease, dentistry, children's drugs, orphan drugs

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: breast cancer, AIDS, hypertension, Chlamydia, drug labels

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: product safety, Campylobacter, ventilators, Crohn's disease, food safety surveys

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: Y2K, sugar substitutes, menopause, health fraud, social phobias

1998 (Vol. 32)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: TV drug ads, kidney dialysis, lead, milk labels, in-flight medical emergencies, drugs from the sea

                     March-April (No. 2)
Features: allergies, stroke, contact lenses, condoms, back pain, AHAs

                     May-June (No. 3)
Features: cosmetics, irradiation, migraines, Alzheimer's, mononucleosis

                     July-August (No. 4)
Features: insomnia, Parkinson's disease, wild animals, depression, laser eye surgery

                     September-October (No. 5)
Features: egg safety, juice safety, home cooking, thermometers, prostate cancer, dietary supplements

                     November-December (No. 6)
Features: MedWatch, health claims on labels, antibiotics, surgery

1997 (Vol. 31)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: AIDS, artificial skin, infertility, breast reduction, tropical disease

                     March (No. 2)
Features: prosthetics, phobias, 5-a-day, debarment, menopause

                     April (No. 3)
Features: hair replacement, arrhythmia, chronotherapy, contraceptives, CFSAN

                     May-June (No. 4)
Features: OTC drug labels, CFCs, telemedicine, nutrition, brain tumors, diabetes

                     July-August (No. 5)
Features: dieter's teas, heat, drug labels, fiber, incontinence, attention disorder

                     September-October (No. 6)
Features: food safety, thalidomide, older adults, drug regulation, schizophrenia, osteoporosis

                     November-December (No. 7)
Features: safe food, seafood, prescription drug shortages, handling reptiles safely, salt and blood pressure, quitting smoking

1996 (Vol. 30)

                     January-February (No. 1)
Features: children's medicine, aphrodisiacs, weight loss, smoking, testicular cancer

                     March (No. 2)
Features: nutrition and the elderly, childhood poisoning, arthritis, tea, federal-state programs

                     April (No. 3)
Features: FDA rulemaking process, healthy snacks, broken bones, infectious diseases, yeast infections

                     May (No. 4)
Features: allergies, OTC antimicrobials, sickle cell anemia, alcoholism, chemical photosensitivity

                     June (No. 5)
Features: safe sunning, xenotransplants, infant formula, manic depression, online health information

                     July-August (No. 6)
Features: fat substitutes, tetanus, dehydration, fleas and ticks, CDER

                     September (No. 7)
Features: folate/birth defects, ALS, osteoporosis, hair care, poison ivy

                     October (No. 8)
Features: tobacco regulation, Pap tests, colds and flu, Paget's disease, women's health, pancreatic diseases

                     November (No. 9)
Features: OTC drugs, birth defects, asthma, rabies, medical devices

                     December (No. 10)
Features: devices, sulfites, homeopathy, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

1995 (Vol. 29)

                     * January-February 1995 (No. 1)
Features: HACCP, OTC painkillers, dental lasers, new food label

                     * March 1995 (No. 2)
Features: drug trials, braces, children's foods, gout, advisory committees

                     * April 1995 (No. 3)
Features: genetic engineering, [psoriasis, HIV, blood, estrogen]

                     * May 1995 (No. 4)
Features: [acne, devices, genital warts, testosterone]

                     * June 1995 (No. 5)
Features: [food label, medicine, UTIs, upset stomach, lung cancer]

                     July-August (No. 6)
Features: forensics, skin cancer, eye surgery, men's health, prescriptions

                     September (No. 7)
Features: chickenpox vaccine, antibiotic-resistant infections, food labels, medical diagnostic software, legitimate uses for psychedelic drugs

                     October (No. 8)
Features: drug review, vegetarian diets, food safety, breastfeeding, recalls

                     November (No. 9)
Features: patient education, breast implants, glaucoma, snakebite, interstitial cystitis

                     December (No. 10)
Features: vaccines, AIDS, botulinum toxin, fingernails

* In the 1995 issues marked with an asterisk, the articles are available only as text.

1989 - 1994 Issues

The articles in these older issues are available only in text format. Not all articles in these issues are available online.



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