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Last week was probably a net loss for pro-life activists, despite the House override of the abortion-bill veto. A day before the House vote, the Food and Drug Administration gave the so-called abortion pill, RU-486, all but final approval. As long as it is labeled and manufactured to meet agency standards, this new and easier way to terminate pregnancies could be on the market by the middle of next year...
This marks a striking change in attitude. The idea of using drugs to treat excess weight was anathema 20 years ago, when M.I.T. neurologist Dr. Richard Wurtman first learned about the compound fenfluramine. At the time, the term diet pill was synonymous with amphetamines, and conjured up an image of sleazy feel-good doctors getting patients hooked on speed. Pharmaceutical companies wanted nothing to do with the weight-loss business...
Then I heard about Redux, the latest revolution in weight control. I'd never taken pills like that before. Even in college, when others gobbled speedy white crosses, I stuck to black coffee. But Redux isn't an amphetamine, isn't addictive, and has limited side effects. I knew I wasn't the ideal candidate for the drug--it's supposed to be used by Chris Farley-type fatties, not guys with little potbellies. Still, I was determined to give it a whirl. I went to one of the new pill mills that have sprung up around Los Angeles...
ALANIS MORISSETTE Her Jagged Little Pill has tied Whitney Houston's 1985 album as the top seller by a woman...
...also at higher risk for heart disease and osteoporosis (among other things, estrogen prevents the buildup of plaque in blood vessels and protects bone from thinning). On the plus side, the drop in estrogen reduces a woman's risk of developing breast cancer. Estrogen-replacement therapy--whether by pill, skin patch, above, or injection--provides just enough estrogen to prevent the unpleasant symptoms of menopause while offering protection against heart disease and osteoporosis. Before starting hormone-replacement therapy, those with a family history of breast cancer should, in consultation with a physician, weigh their risk of breast cancer against that...