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LUNG RESCUE Finally, a way to treat a condition in which blood pressure in the lungs soars: use intravenous doses of the drug prostacyclin. The malady can show up in people who have taken the diet pills fen/phen or Redux--that's one reason they are off the market...
...appears to be a safer treatment than recent popular weight-control drugs such as Redux, which has been linked to liver damage and dangerously-low sugar levels, Habener said...
...REDUX Great for taking off pounds, but heart-valve damage is a lot to pay for cheekbones...
...Most Dangerous Diet The fen/phen fad flamed out when doctors found that taking a mixture of the appetite suppressants fenfluramine and phentermine can cause permanent heart-valve damage. As the number of cases mounted, the FDA asked manufacturers to recall fenfluramine and the chemically related medication Redux...
DIET DRUG REDUX Just months after the notorious weight-loss combo fen/phen was yanked from the market for causing heart damage, a new diet drug, Meridia, has been okayed by the FDA. Meridia is not without a downside: it may increase blood pressure...