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Anti-malaria drug used by U.S. troops has devastating side effects

Preview: The Pentagon issued two directives to give mefloquine only as a last-resort drug to prevent malaria, but records obtained by CBS News show doctors in the field continued to write thousands of prescriptions. Tune into the "CBS Evening News" at 6:30 p.m. ET for more on this story.
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