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Worth Writing For…

Need some help separating promising medical treatments from fraudulent ones? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration offers a free brochure on how new treatments are tested, which treatments are safe to try and how to spot questionable claims To receive a copy of Choosing Medical Treatments, write to the Consumer Information Center, Dept. 537C, Pueblo, CO 81009

Diabetes and Minorities

Diabetes affects 16 million Americans, about 6% up fro 11 million in 1983, with minority groups hardest hit. Groups with highest incidences of diabetes:

Native Americans	12%
Puerto Rico Americans	11%
African Americans	10%
Mexican Americans	10%
Cuban Americans	9%
Source: American Diabetes Association, NIH

Fat Without the Fat

Olestra, the fat substitute, will be approved for more products besides potato chips and other salty snacks. FDA will be asked by Procter & Gamble to OK it in doughnuts, pastries and salad dressings. Eventually, it will be used in everything from french fries to candy bars.
Source: The Kiplinger Washington Newsletter.

Better Living Through Chemistry

Preliminary study suggests that intra-vascular injections of vitamin C helps to repair endothelial damage to vascular structures. It is not clear whether oral forms of vitamin C will have a similar effect. The study was performed using two groups: smokers and non-smokers. The endothelial dysfunction caused by smoking was "almost completely reversed" with the injections.
Source: Circulation (American Heart Association)

Return to Main Page, Wound Care Institute Newsletter, Fall 1996