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But the official, Christina Ardito-Sterner, a regulatory compliance engineer with the agency’s water supply program, cautioned that there are potential side effects.
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
Some are overhyped, others are downright ineffective, and still others carry harmful side effects.
—Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2024
Possible side effects may include bloating, cramps, constipation, gas, and diarrhea.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 July 2024
Those side effects are associated with drugs like Leqembi and another monoclonal antibody from Eli Lilly called Kisunla, which work by targeting and clearing a toxic plaque in the brain called amyloid, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 26 July 2024
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Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 7 Aug. 2024
Some are overhyped, others are downright ineffective, and still others carry harmful side effects.
—Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2024
Possible side effects may include bloating, cramps, constipation, gas, and diarrhea.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 July 2024
Those side effects are associated with drugs like Leqembi and another monoclonal antibody from Eli Lilly called Kisunla, which work by targeting and clearing a toxic plaque in the brain called amyloid, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 26 July 2024
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“Side effect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side%20effect. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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