Word: orall
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...years. If a woman wishes to become pregnant earlier, she can have the tubes removed, and fertility will be restored in less than 48 hours. In clinical trials Norplant was remarkably effective. During the first two years the implant had one-tenth to one-twentieth the failure rate of oral contraceptives, which fail 3% of the time. Surveys of women who have used Norplant -- a total of 350,000 worldwide -- show that 80% are willing to stick with the contraceptive for at least one year...
...some could miss one altogether. The periods themselves can also be longer, an average of 8 days of bleeding or spotting as opposed to the normal 5 days. These effects diminish after the first two years, according to the manufacturers. In addition, the cost, although less than that of oral contraceptives, will be considerable. Wyeth- Ayerst officials will not reveal the price until marketing begins in February, but some experts have estimated that the implant and the medical procedure together will run to about $500, as opposed to an average of $900 for five years of the Pill...
...House Democratic Caucus passed a nonbinding resolution stating that unless American lives are in immediate danger, the President may not initiate an offensive action in the Persian Gulf without first obtaining congressional approval. On the same day, in a packed Washington courtroom, Federal Judge Harold Greene heard oral arguments in Dellums v. Bush, a petition by 54 congressional Democrats seeking an injunction that would bar the President from taking offensive action against Iraq without the prior consent of Congress...
Scott M. Lippman of the University of Texasgave the drug to one group of oral leukoplakiasufferers for a duration of three months, whileadministering to another group the proventreatment 13cRA. At the end of the study, none ofthe 13cRA group and half of the betacarotene group progressed to cancer. The resultswere published in The Journal of the NationalCancer Institute...
...neighborhoods of San Antonio, one person in five has diabetes. The complications experienced by Hispanic diabetics are severe, yet many cannot afford the equipment that would enable them to keep track of their blood sugar. Often they are so badly informed about their disease that they skrimp on the oral medication or insulin shots they need to keep blood glucose in the normal range. In the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, a large health-promotion project, A Su Salud, has begun to spread the word about diabetes on Spanish-language radio and television...