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FDA approves first new weight loss pill in decade

Submitted by WWAY on Wed, 06/27/2012 - 1:23pm.READ MORE:
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved Arena Pharmaceutical's anti-obesity pill Belviq, the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss to enter the US market in more than a decade. Full story...
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FDA advisers recommend approving weight loss drug

Submitted by WWAY on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 4:57pm.READ MORE:
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Advisers to government health regulators have recommended that that they approve sales of what would be the first new prescription weight-loss drug in the US in more than a decade, despite concerns over cardiac risks. Full story...
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Miracle diet pill? A safe drug is elusive

Submitted by WWAY on Fri, 02/24/2012 - 2:08pm.READ MORE:
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The battle of the bulge has been a big, fat failure for US drugmakers. But that hasn't stopped them from trying. Full story...
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Healthy ideas for Super Bowl snacks

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Weight Watchers stopped by Good Morning Carolina Friday morning to share some healthy ways to stay trim all the way through your Super Bowl party.

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Watchdog group makes 2nd push to ban diet pill

Submitted by Kevin Wuzzardo on Thu, 04/14/2011 - 10:42am.READ MORE:
For the second time in five years, public health advocates are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to ban a fat-blocking drug sold over-the counter and via prescription, pointing to new reports of kidney stones and pancreatic damage. Full story...
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