FDA Consumer Magazine -- December 1991
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So Long, Sunny Side Up, Preventing Food-Borne Illness in Nursing Homes
Eggs cooked sunny side up are among the dishes vanishing from nursing homes menus as these facilities take steps to reduce food-borne illness among residents.

A New Era of Gene Therapy
A door was opened last year when a little girl received her own white blood cells equipped with a foreign gene to help her overcome a genetic immune disorder. That beginning could lead to new treatments for a multitude of problems, including cancer.

Hair! From Personal Statement to Personal Problem
Aging, medications, and misuse of perms and dyes can sometimes turn lovely locks into troubling tresses. Some legitimate therapies are available, but consumers need to be wary of health fraud and possibly dangerous treatments, as well.

Food Saftey Research Center Offers Taste of the Future
FDA food scientists are doing innovative research at a facility in Illinois supported by academic institutions and 38 food companies.

High Blood Pressure: Controlling the Silent Killer
Nearly half of the 61 million Americans who have high blood pressure are unaware of their potentially fatal problem. Monitoring, lifestyle changes, and drug treatment, when appropriate, can do much to control this killer.

Ultrasound Makes Waves
Recent improvements in ultrasound's image quality and ease of use are bringing this technology into almost every branch of medicine, with new uses emerging in both diagnosis and treatment.

(Hypertext updated by clb March 16, 1998)