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...Kessler managed to offend as well those who cheered his moves against Big Business. He approved olestra, a fat substitute that can cause diarrhea and cramps, and BST, a hormone injected into cows to increase milk production--arguing in both cases that his decision was based on sound science. The FDA under his regime was faulted for being too laggard in approving new drugs, even though Kessler cut the waiting time from 33 months to 19 months...
...government studies show that PERSIAN GULF WAR veterans are far more likely to suffer serious health problems--chronic diarrhea, memory loss, depression--than troops who did not serve in the region...
...others with food, it can be difficult to stick to the prescribed regimen. Yet if patients skip even a single dose, the small amounts of HIV that remain in their bodies can become resistant and spread anew. Most suffer side effects in the first few months that include severe diarrhea, muscle spasms and anemia...
...does that make Redux, in its stylish sweater-striped capsule, the ideal drug for our look-good, feel-good era? Hardly. Like any other medication, Redux has side effects. Some are merely annoying: fatigue, diarrhea, vivid dreams, dry mouth. But some are patently dangerous. The drug has caused significant, possibly permanent brain damage in lab animals--though not, as far as anyone knows, in humans. It can trigger a rare but frequently fatal human disorder called primary pulmonary hypertension, which destroys blood vessels in the lungs and heart. European research on fen/phen shows that using such drugs for more than...
These dramatic results kicked off a fen/phen fad. But there were a few problems with the combination. Some patients still got drowsy, and others suffered from depression, loss of sexual appetite, headaches, diarrhea and dry mouth. The same serious medical problems now being ascribed to Redux--pulmonary hypertension and possible brain damage--began showing up as well. Moreover, fen/phen worked for only so long. Patients usually stopped losing weight after a few months and began to regain it once they stopped taking the drugs...