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Article: Redux study heartening.
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- The Boston Herald
- Article date:
- April 1, 1998
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People who took the diet pill Redux before it was yanked from pharmacies last fall due to concerns about potential heart-valve damage may be able to breathe a sigh of relief.
Yesterday, a Georgetown University researcher released data that appear to refute anecdotal evidence that linked Redux to cardiac problems.
Neil Weissman, whose study was funded by Redux's maker, based his findings on a review of 1,072 patients, about half of whom took the drug, the other half a placebo.
Redux sales were halted in September.
Weissman's team concluded that, statistically, Redux users were no more likely to suffer valve trouble than people who took ...