They said the effect was very similar to antibiotics, which attack and dissolve the bacterium's cell wall.

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When a drug is likely to cause a severe side effect--say, an increased risk of heart attack, an allergic reaction that causes the skin to burn or liver failure--the standard practice is to warn patients and doctors about the product's labeling, and to send out warning letters to physicians who might prescribe the medicine.

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The estimates of the effect of a smoking ban on reducing admissions, or deaths, from heart attack have ranged from 47% to 6%, with larger studies generally showing a smaller effect.

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It will include the present Article Five, which declares that an attack on any member will be an attack on all and in effect commits their armed forces to the defense of the endangered country.

CNN: Clinton And Yeltsin Agree To Disagree

Federal researchers who launched an experimental cyberattack last year in Idaho caused a generator to self-destruct, prompting fears about the effect of a real attack on the nation's electrical supply.

CNN: U.S. at risk of cyberattacks, experts say

But last year sales started to drop due to fears of an extremely rare side effect that might itself cause a deadly heart attack.

FORBES: Study Could Hurt Stent Sales

With its passing, a document that was designed -- and proved -- to be an insuperable obstacle to developing and deploying effective protection against missile attack for the American people and their homeland will cease to have that effect.

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