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Chemical Tied to Fat Control Could Help Trigger Puberty, Natalie Angier, The New York Times, 1/7/97, p. C1.

Genetic Cause Found for Some Cases of Obesity [leptin], Nicholas Wade, The New York Times, 6/24/97, p. C3.

Heart Checks Urged for Users of Diet Pills, Lawrence Altman, The New York Times, 11/14/97, p. 20, national edition.

How Fen-Phen, a Diet "Miracle," Rose and Fell, Gina Kolata, The New York Times, 9/23/97, p. 1, science section.

Leaping After Leptin to Cure Obesity, Anna Gillis, BioScience, 2/97, pp. 72 ff.

Medicine Remains as Much Art as Science, Philip Hilts, The New York Times, 9/24/97, Week in Review, P. 5.

New Painkiller Is Withdrawn After 4 Deaths, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, The New York Times, 23 June, 1998, p. A1.

Professor Raises Hackles with Argument That Obesity is Not a Health Problem, Kim McDonald, Chronicle of Higher Education, 10/4/96, pp. 13-14.

Scientific Verdict Still Out on DHEA, Andrew Skolnick, JAMA, 11/6/96, p. 1365 ff.

Super Hype for Super Hormones, Robert Butler, Geriatrics, 2/97, p. 13-14.

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