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    [Many drugs are prescribed outside their official recommendations, she says. Neurontin, for example, was initially approved only for epilepsy. But, after a slow start, it grew to become a $US2.3 billion ($3 billion today) blockbuster for its owner, Pfizer, in 2003.] About 80 per cent of the prescriptions were for unapproved uses - conditions like bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, insomnia, restless legs syndrome, hot flashes, migraines and tension headaches, ... In fact, Neurontin has become a sort of all-purpose restorative for chronic discomfort of almost any type - yet there is almost no good published evidence that it works.

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People have told us in letters and phone calls that they have to jog from Lincoln Center to make their read more

People have told us in letters and phone calls that they have to jog from Lincoln Center to make their train. We hear plenty of tales of missed trains.

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I think the Reds are our most viable alternative. We've talked to some other clubs, but those have been contingent read more

I think the Reds are our most viable alternative. We've talked to some other clubs, but those have been contingent discussions.

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This girl has an air of mystery. Her simple, straight hairstyle accentuates the angularity of her face and adds to read more

This girl has an air of mystery. Her simple, straight hairstyle accentuates the angularity of her face and adds to her bad-girl image; it wards off the wolves. Even though she's sensitive, you better think before entering her space. She likes it that way. She is not high-maintenance, but don't piss her off.

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My mom and dad have been to the birth of my children as well as all my sisters' (children),

My mom and dad have been to the birth of my children as well as all my sisters' (children),

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Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven read more

Growing older, I have lost the need to be political, which means... the need to be left. I am driven to grudging toleration of the Conservative Party because it is the party of non-politics, of resistance to politics.

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It's like taking over This Is Your Life from Eamonn Andrews - you just open your mouth and hope you read more

It's like taking over This Is Your Life from Eamonn Andrews - you just open your mouth and hope you sound like yourself. That's all you can possibly do.

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Obviously, it helped prepare us that every game we played counted.

Obviously, it helped prepare us that every game we played counted.

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There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

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Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because read more

Hopefully, in a year, when we come back to Iowa City, it'll be tough to get in the door because people want to come out and hear us. The goal is to keep building, and that takes time.

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