Drugs Linked to Impotence Warned By Expert
Atlantic City reports that common medications including Valium Librium antihypertensives antihistamines sleeping pills asthma drugs and digestive disorder drugs can cause sexual impotence. Dr Oliver Bjorksten says risk rises with high antihypertensive doses and affects both men and women. He urges doctors and patients to discuss alternatives and lifestyle changes.
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Atlantic City
Oliver J. Bjorksten
Medical University of South Carolina
Bjorksten
Bjorkstein
Hazards of baby formulas cited in JAMA report
Five New York City doctors warn overconcentrated milk formulas can cause severe illness and even gangrene in infants. A 7 week old girl developed leg amputations after undiluted evaporated milk, prompting calls for warnings on all powdered and evaporated milk products.
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Chicago
UPI
New York City
Journal of the American Medical Association
Roosevelt Hospital
New York
Drs
Cyril A. Abrams
Louise L. Phillips
Carol Berkowitz
Piers R. Blackett
Cedric J. Priebe
Columbia University
Abrams
London mother claims world record longest pregnancy
Linda Wheate 25 says she carried for 413 days, yielding an 8 pound 12 ounce son at New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton. Doctors are noncommittal though one consultant notes no authoritative evidence for such a pregnancy.
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London
Linda Wheate
Change of Address Kit helps mail move with you
Before moving, pick up a free Change of Address Kit from the Post Office. It includes Change of Address cards and a moving date space. Notify everyone who sends mail, including magazines, and submit a post office notice to ensure prompt forwarding to your new home.
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