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...scientists to inject him. The operative is slipped out of the country and put on a commercial airliner bound for the U.S. Dozens of passengers within spitting distance of the Iraqi agent are unknowingly infected. Just as U.S. troops arrive in Baghdad, thousands of American civilians begin experiencing fever, nausea and backache--all the symptoms of smallpox...
...from healthy cells. At Merck he spearheaded the company's 2001 acquisition of Rosetta InPharmatics, a biotech company. Kim, 44, was recently named head of Merck Research Laboratories, which spent approximately $3 billion last year. Among its products in late-stage development: treatments for depression, diabetes and chemotherapy-induced nausea, as well as a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer...
...remission for nearly a year. Thalidomide has a fearsome reputation for causing more damage than it repairs. Scientists first synthesized the drug in Germany in 1954 as an antihistamine. As a way to control allergies it was not especially effective, but it did show promise as a medication for nausea, which is why it was given to pregnant women in the 1960s to curb morning sickness. But it also caused terrible deformities in their babies. By the time thalidomide was banned in 1962, it had been blamed for severe handicaps - severely misshapen limbs, organ defects - in more than...
...also in London, Steven Schey has been treating 24 patients suffering from multiple myeloma with Actimid, another thalidomide analogue. Previous treatment regimens had been ineffective on these patients, but Schey found a 65% response rate to Actimid. He also noticed that the drug lessened the feelings of lethargy and nausea that afflict chemotherapy patients. And it helps them put on weight, which increases their feelings of wellness. "Even patients whose disease didn't respond to the drug still felt better," he says. It's still "early days" to claim too much for thalidomide, Schey warns, but he is setting...
...drug does have its risks. According to several clinical studies, Prozac is associated with insomnia, restlessness, nausea, weakness, loss of appetite and tremors. For up to 60% of users, Prozac will interfere with their sex drive. Given indiscriminately to manic-depressives, it can trigger serious manic episodes. And there is anecdotal evidence linking Prozac with suicide and other violent behavior, although whether Prozac or the underlying depression is to blame is still an open question...