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Under the best circumstances--in which patients took Redux at the recommended dose for the shortest period of time, 11 weeks--changes in heart valves appeared to be not too serious. The longer that patients took the diet pills or the higher the dose, however, the greater the problems. (In the case of Redux, that meant taking more than 30 mg a day; for fenfluramine, more than 60 mg a day.) One study found that the risk of developing a heart-valve problem jumped 10- to 20-fold...
...fenfluramine, be sure to tell your doctor. If he or she detects a murmur or if you develop significant shortness of breath, you will have to have an ultrasound examination of the heart called an echocardiogram to determine whether you need further medical attention. If there is a valve problem, you may have to take antibiotics before undergoing certain procedures, such as teeth cleaning, that increase the risk that bacteria could enter your bloodstream...
...this should have been so is but one of the mysteries that Trevor, with remarkable artistry and economy, introduces and then solves in Death in Summer. Letitia's death raises a practical problem: how to care for the infant daughter. Mrs. Iveson, Thaddeus' mother-in-law, suggests that he advertise for a nanny and agrees to help him interview the applicants. Four young women eventually arrive at Quincunx House, none of them found suitable for the post by Mrs. Iveson. She then volunteers to sublet her London apartment and take over Georgina's upbringing herself. Reluctantly, Thaddeus consents...
...problem with President Clinton is not that he's shown he is human; it is the fact that he is a fraud and a hypocrite." ED CUNION Johannesburg...
...piece "Leading by Leaving" that Clinton should resign. I strongly disagree. Resigning would only further lower the morale of a country that already feels foolish about this whole affair. What Clinton needs to do (if he's smart) is admit in a nationwide address that he has a problem with sex, then get into therapy and earn our sympathy back. I bet it would work. SUE RA Lansing, Mich...