Gentian violet has not been taken off the market. And it is not carcinogenic. If you want my discussion of the Arkansas study that purports to show it is, go to: 1. http://www.bflrc.com/ In the left margin, click on Quick Links to our most popular pages: Dr. Newman's Pages 2. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the individual handout links. Look for the handout on gentian violet (not patient handout, but overheads). Jack Newman, MD, FRCPC *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html