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...sure, macular degeneration, which currently affects an estimated 10 million Americans, is not a fatal disorder. But it can be cruelly debilitating. For while the macula (named after the Latin word for spot) is no wider than a pencil, it is a hundred times more sensitive to small-scale features than the rest of the retina. Without a healthy macula, people cannot read a newspaper, recognize a friend, thread a needle, watch TV, safely negotiate stairs or see much of anything...
Krueger consumed the fatal doses of alcohol at the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house at 28 The Fenway in Boston during a celebration held for new members of the Greek society...
These were not the first lethal side effects associated with Redux and fenfluramine. When Redux was approved, both Wyeth-Ayerst and the FDA already knew that the medication could lead to a potentially fatal lung condition known as primary pulmonary hypertension. But this problem seemed to affect only a small minority of users, and morbid obesity carries significant risks of its own: heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and stroke. On balance, the benefits seemed to outweigh the risks...
...little capsules, they warned, were only a stopgap, not the final answer to obesity, which is still handled best by eating less and exercising more. They also pointed to unknown dangers from long-term use as well as evidence suggesting a risk of neurological damage and a rare but fatal lung disease...
Stephan would like to question Rees-Jones again. But the ex-paratrooper reportedly tired quickly. It is not clear when he may be in shape to meet the judge again. Meanwhile, investigators are looking at the possibility that the fatal Mercedes may have collided lightly with another car in front of it, causing Paul to lose control. They are intrigued by taillight fragments from a Fiat Uno found near the tunnel entrance. Skidmarks, pieces of the Mercedes' headlight and scratches on its right side also support this idea, as does some eyewitness testimony...