Archive for March, 2008

Diet Drug Taranabant Appears Effective at Much Lower Dose Than … - Diet Drug Report

Monday, March 31st, 2008

Diet Drug Taranabant Appears Effective at Much Lower Dose Than
Diet Drug Report, FL - 14 minutes ago
Merck diet drug taranabant, which targets the same CB-1 receptor as Sanofi's controversial obesity treatment rimonabant (Acomplia / Zimulti), appears to be

Jailed Diet-Drug Lawyers Appeal Bail Ruling - WYMT

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Jailed Diet-Drug Lawyers Appeal Bail Ruling
WYMT, KY - Mar 30, 2008
clients out of $46 million from a 2001 settlement with the manufacturer of fen-phen, the diet drug linked to heart damage, the Courier-Journal reports.

Jailed diet-drug lawyers appeal bail ruling - Louisville Courier-Journal

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Jailed diet-drug lawyers appeal bail ruling
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY - 43 minutes ago
bilking more than 400 former clients out of $46 million from a 2001 settlement with the manufacturer of fen-phen, the diet drug linked to heart damage.

9/11 Lawyer Made Name in Lawsuit on Diet Pills - New York Times

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

9/11 Lawyer Made Name in Lawsuit on Diet Pills
New York Times, United States - 1 hour ago
Mr. Napoli made his name and fortune in one of the biggest class-action lawsuits of the last decade, the case involving the diet drug combination known as

Curlin has the world at his feet - Scotsman

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Curlin has the world at his feet
Scotsman, United Kingdom - 49 minutes ago
The charges arise from legal action taken by over 400 people against the manufacturers of a diet drug known as "fen-phen" which was taken off the market in

MOTHER JONES BY E-MAIL - Mother Jones

Friday, March 28th, 2008

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MOTHER JONES BY E-MAIL
Mother Jones, CA - 50 minutes ago
Popular canine meds include Eli Lilly's beef-flavored "canine separation anxiety" drug, Reconcile, and Pfizer's diet drug, Slentrol.

PPH: Regrets from taking Fen-Phen - Lawyers and Settlements

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

PPH: Regrets from taking Fen-Phen
Lawyers and Settlements - 1 hour ago
The doctor put me on a diet drug and I lost 61 lbs; that got me down to 128 lbs. But as time went on, I started gaining it back. Fast forward to the 90s.

Diet Drug Acomplia (Rimonabant) Gets Boost from British Health Panel - Diet Drug Report

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

Diet Drug Acomplia (Rimonabant) Gets Boost from British Health Panel
Diet Drug Report, FL - Mar 27, 2008
Diet drug rimonabant (Acomplia / Zimulti) received a major boost in the UK on March 26th when the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

NICE U-turns over obesity drug - Healthcare Republic

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

NICE U-turns over obesity drug
Healthcare Republic - 16 minutes ago
NICE has recommended the use of rimonabant for the treatment of obese and overweight adults in England and Wales. The final appraisal from NICE recommends

NICE Recommends Acomplia Be Available Through Britain's National … - Acomplia Report

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

NICE Recommends Acomplia Be Available Through Britain's National
Acomplia Report, Fl - 45 minutes ago
Sanofi-Aventis received a rare piece of good news about diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) on March 26th when Britain's National Institute for Health and