FDA Consumer Magazine -- May 1989
Table of Contents

AIDS Research Comes to Patients' Home Towns
The war on AIDS is being fought on new fronts with new research funds earmarked for clinics, doctors' offices, and health maintenance organizations in patients' own communities. This new approach, syas FDA Commissioner Frank Young, is clearly an avenue of research whose time has come.

Childhood Bed-Wetting: Cause for Concern?
Occasional bed-wetting in young children usually is no cause for worry. But persistent bed-wetting after age 5 could, in rare cases, signal an underlying health problem deserving medical attention. Help is available in many forms.

A Primer on Medical Imaging -- Part Two
SPECT is not a secret foreign spy outfit; it's one of the new ways doctors can "see" inside the body without X-rays. FDA Consumer takes a look a SPECT and other non-X-ray techniques as it concludes its series on medical imaging.

It's Spring Again and Allergies Are in Bloom
Pollen is only one of many culprits that get the nose sneezin' and the lungs wheezin'. Antihistamines and decongestants can help relieve symptoms, and better allergy shots may be on the way, too.

Anphylaxis: An Allergic Reaction That Can Kill
For some people at risk of allergic reactions to bee stings, penicillin, and certain other substances, "Be Prepared" is more than just a motto -- it's a potential life-saver.

Exercise with Care -- Fitness Is Not Risk-Free
Getting back in shape is an admirable goal. But when your morning jog ends with a twisted ankle, you need to know how to make it better, not worse. Some simple steps pave the way to proper healing.

(Hypertext updated by clb March 16, 1998)