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A new study being published on Oct 23, 1996 in The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that medical emergencies caused by very high blood pressure are often treated with a drug that is neither safe nor effective for the condition. The report found that patients taking the drug, the short-acting form of nifedipine, had suffered strokes, heart attacks and other serious, sometimes fatal, complications after taking the drug

In his first interview about his health, President Clinton said that it was ``very good,'' that he had never had a serious illness and that he had controlled his three most pesky problems: hoarseness, allergies and weight. Clinton, 50, pledged in the interview Saturday to tell the public if he developed any serious illness while in the White House. From the moment he took office, he has had ready a detailed written plan on how to activate the 25th Amendment if he is ever disabled and Vice President Al Gore needs to assume the duties of president

[Clinton] said he had overcome the problem of hoarseness that hampered his 1992 campaign by drinking copious amounts of water, not eating late at night, raising the head of his bed and taking a drug, Prilosec, or omeprazole, and occasional antacids. Clinton fights allergies with desensitization shots that he takes every week, a non-sedating antihistamine and decongestant drug, Claritin-D, and an anti-inflammatory steroid nasal spray, called Nasalide

In an Oct 13, 1996 interview, President Clinton discussed his health for the first time, saying that he was in 'very good' health and that he would tell the public if he developed any serious illness while in the White House

In his first interview about his health, President Clinton said that it was 'very good,' that he had never had a serious illness and that he had controlled his three most pesky problems: hoarseness, allergies and weight. Sometimes, however, he misses comments in crowded areas because of a mild hearing loss. Clinton, 50, pledged in the interview to tell the public if he developed any serious illness while in the White House

In his first interview about his health, President Clinton said that it was 'very good,' that he had never had a serious illness and that he had controlled his three most pesky problems: hoarseness, allergies and weight. Sometimes, however, he misses comments in crowded areas because of a mild hearing loss. Clinton, 50, pledged in the interview Saturday to tell the public if he developed any serious illness while in the White House. From the moment he took office, he has had ready a detailed written plan on how to activate the 25th Amendment if he is ever disabled and Vice President Al Gore needs to assume the duties of president. Clinton said he did not have a living will or other directive to guide his care if he developed an incapacitating illness, and details of the plan under the 25th Amendment are classified for security reasons. Dr. Connie Mariano, the senior White House physician, said the plan covered a variety of potentially disabling medical conditions. Mariano was present during the interview

In his first interview about his health, President Clinton said that it was 'very good,' that he had never had a serious illness and that he had controlled his three most pesky problems: hoarseness, allergies and weight. Sometimes, however, he misses comments in crowded areas because of a mild hearing loss. Clinton, 50, pledged in the interview Saturday to tell the public if he developed any serious illness while in the White House. Since he took office, he has had ready a detailed written plan on how to activate the 25th Amendment if he is ever disabled and Vice President Al Gore needs to assume the duties of president. Clinton 'is fit to reenlist' for another term, said [Connie] Mariano, a Navy general internist, using a standard military phrase to summarize her belief that there are no medical reasons that Clinton cannot serve a second term. Mariano spoke in a lengthy interview after Clinton's most recent checkup, on May 24, and in additional interviews this weekend

Discussing In his first interview about his health, President Clinton said that it was ' very good, ' that he had never had had a serious illness and that he had controlled his three most pesky problems: hoarseness, allergies and weight. Sometimes, however, he misses comments in crowded areas because of a mild hearing loss. Clinton, who is 50 years old , pledged in the interview, on Saturday , to tell the public if he developed any serious illness while in the White House. From the moment he took office, he has had ready a detailed written plan on how to activate the 25th Amendment if he is ever disabled and Vice President Al Gore needs to act as assume the duties of president. Clinton said he did not have a living will or other directive to guide his care if he developed an incapacitating illness, and details of the plan under the 25th Amendment are classified for security reasons. Dr. Connie Mariano, the senior White House physician, said the plan covered a variety of potentially disabling medical conditions