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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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The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.

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They (the special teams) did exactly what we asked them to do...we started out the game great, set the tempo read more

They (the special teams) did exactly what we asked them to do...we started out the game great, set the tempo and it was just real fun from then on.

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There is interest in Kuwait and Iran regarding cooperation on the issue of restoration, as the dried marshes adversely affects read more

There is interest in Kuwait and Iran regarding cooperation on the issue of restoration, as the dried marshes adversely affects all three of those countries and others on the [Persian] Gulf. Turkey and Syria need to also be engaged to help in the management of the water resources of the entire basin.

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National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to read more

National leaders who find themselves wilting under the withering criticisms by members of the media, would do well not to take such criticism personally but to regard the media as their allies in keeping the government clean and honest, its services

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I feel things happen for a reason, ... It'll be for the well being of the team, definitely letting the read more

I feel things happen for a reason, ... It'll be for the well being of the team, definitely letting the guys in Houston get out safely. Things definitely happen for a reason.

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There are a lot of creative things you can do as a consumer to further maximize your rebate.

There are a lot of creative things you can do as a consumer to further maximize your rebate.

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Next week will be extremely heavy for earnings news ,

Next week will be extremely heavy for earnings news ,

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The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the read more

The very essence of rationalism is that it assumes that the reason is the highest faculty in man and the lord of all the rest.

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Main problem of Bangladesh was its culture of denial by the government by not acknowledging how can the problem be read more

Main problem of Bangladesh was its culture of denial by the government by not acknowledging how can the problem be solved,

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