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...last December. But while fear of messy protests may have kept Castro away from Seattle, the exiles are being forced to confront the reality that he has, for the most part, broken out of the international isolation they had hoped would force his overthrow - and that's a bitter pill to swallow for the generation of exiles who have dreamed for decades of a triumphant return to their beloved homeland...
VIAGRA, UP OR DOWN? A confusing week for Viagra users. Preliminary analysis of cases reported to the FDA has found 1,500 heart attacks, arrhythmias and strokes--some fatal--in men who popped the impotence pill. Particularly troubling, most of the guys probably weren't on nitrates for angina or hypertension. (Nitrates are a no-no when taking Viagra.) Scary? Another study--financed by Pfizer, Viagra's maker--concludes that heart problems from the drug are rare, at least among low-risk men. If you're at all worried, check with your doc before checking out Viagra...
Maybe we should have seen it coming: Viagra, credited with the reinvigoration of the male sex drive, has now been linked to a number of pregnancies in previously infertile women. A little pill appears to give everyone what they want: Men get their mojo back, while some infertile women may get the pregnancies they desire. In Las Vegas, four patients whose uterine linings were considered too thin to support a fertilized egg were given Viagra in hopes of increasing blood flow to the problem areas - in the same way the drug delivers a surge of blood...
...write double-strength antidepressant prescriptions - with the understanding that patients will break the tablets in half to reach their required dosage. Someone who's taking 50 milligrams of the antidepressant Zoloft, for example, would take home a prescription for 100-milligram tablets and instructions to take only half a pill a day. The 50-milligram tablets, which cost only seven cents less than the more potent pills, will no longer be covered under the plan...
...section of Belgium's national police force. These mills aren't mom-and-pop setups, at least not anymore. "We're seeing more and more hardened criminals," says Cees van Doorn, a Dutch organized-crime specialist. They are drawn by the profits. After setup, the marginal cost of each pill is maybe 10[cents]sold in New York City clubs...