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BONING UP It was big news 16 months ago when drugmakers announced that the powerful osteoporosis medicine Fosamax could be taken once a week instead of once a day. Once a year is even better, and early reports suggest that a yearly, five-minute IV infusion of a relative of Fosamax, called Zometa, may increase bone density of the spine by 5% and of the hip by 3%. So far Zometa doesn't seem to have the side effects of Fosamax, which include abdominal pain and nausea. However, 10% of patients may experience flulike symptoms for a couple of hours...
Peljto visited the hospital where she received fluids through an IV...
...STAGE IV...
Xanax is usually used to relieve panic and anxiety, which may be why Noelle wanted it. But though it ranks low on the scale of drugs most likely to be abused (heroin is termed a Schedule I drug; Xanax is a Schedule IV), the Drug Enforcement Administration has been keeping a close eye on it for years. Like other benzodiazepines, it acts on the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid, decreasing brain activity and producing a drowsy or calming effect. "It's like being drunk, without the toxicity of alcohol," reports a helpful chat-room participant...
...King, but it's better to be the court jester - at least in Tonga. American Jesse Bogdonoff, who advised the government on financial matters, charmed the Pacific island's King into naming him official court jester and giving him access to the country's treasury. King Taufaahau Tupou IV was left with little to smile about after Bogdonoff absconded with $26 million, an amount equal to about half of the tiny nation's annual budget...