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Article: Health Zone: Keep taking the medicine..; We all swallow tablets without a second thought. But how much do we really know about the side-effects?(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 13, 2001
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Byline: ANASTASIA STEPHENS and SALLY JANES
WHEN did you last take medication? Chances are you've recently glugged down a cold remedy to help you struggle into work. Or perhaps you keep painkillers in your handbag for tension headaches or monthly cramps.
We may watch what we eat and drink, count calories and quit smoking, but we're more blase when it comes to medication. Now experts are telling us to be more aware of potential side-effects. And a number of high-profile cases have thrown the issue into the spotlight. More than 60 Britons who say they became ...