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Diet-Pill Dilemma
TIME - 29 minutes ago with a short memory (remember the fen-phen diet-drug combo that led to a gazillion lawsuits?). The good news is that according to a recent report in the … |
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FDA – Drug Industry Relationship Too Close for Comfort
Newsinferno.com, NY - 48 minutes ago The recall ended the fen-phen diet-drug craze, but only after approximately eight million prescriptions were written. Wyeth insisted the problem was small … |
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Lawyer accused of using scare tactics to get 9/11 victims to settle
New York Daily News, NY - 56 minutes ago BY THOMAS ZAMBITO Beverly Barker says she "probably shouldn't have" taken settlement in her suit versus makers of diet drug fen-phen. … |
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FDA still too chummy with pharmaceutical industry, critics say
Seattle Times, United States - 46 minutes ago The recall ended the fen-phen diet-drug craze. But it opened the door to problems within the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration … |
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Trial delayed in diet-drug case
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - 12 minutes ago In previous comments, Bertelsman has described the alleged theft from about 400 Kentuckians injured by the once-popular diet drug "unprecedented. … |
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Weight Loss Pill
ABC30.com, CA - 1 hour ago Since it was launched in June the over-the-counter diet drug, alli, has been sold as a way to help people lose weight, if they follow a healthy lifestyle. … |
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Sanofi Allowed to Inform Patients Taking Acomplia That It Aids …
Diet Drug Report, FL - Nov 17, 2007 The European Commission has decided to let Sanofi-Aventis inform patients taking diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) that the pill may also help in diabetic … |
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Study Links Diet Drug Acomplia to 'Severe Adverse Psychiatric Events'
Acomplia Report, Fl - 18 minutes ago A report in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet linking diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) to "severe adverse psychiatric events" is potentially the … |
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Weight loss from diet drug considered modest; pills offer risks …
KDBC, TX - Nov 16, 2007 AP - November 15, 2007 8:23 PM ET LONDON (AP) - They may not be as effective as hoped in helping patients lose weight, and they could have serious side … |
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New Diet Drug Triggers Red Flag For Some Experts
KDKA, PA - 39 minutes ago Read more in our Privacy Policy (KDKA) Akavar is a new European diet drug that is quickly becoming a popular pill for weight loss. … |