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    May 8, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  1. UPDATE 1-US FDA staff focus on safety of Arena obesity pill

    Reuters
    (Adds details about drug, background) WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers asked advisers to consider if Arena Pharmaceuticals' obesity pill lorcaserin raised the risk of tumors and heart problems. Lorcaserin is one of three new potential...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Heart Problems, Arena Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Weight, Obesity

    2. May 8, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  2. UPDATE 2-US FDA staff focus on safety of Arena obesity pill

    Reuters
    * Obesity pill one of three vying for U.S. approval * Shares up 18 pct after FDA staff minimize cancer issues * FDA staff focus on heart safety * FDA panel to review drug on Thursday (Recasts with FDA documents, adds background) By Anna Yukhananov...

    Tags: Heart Problems, Drugs and Medicines, Weight, Obesity, Heart Disease

    3. May 8, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  3. UPDATE 3-US FDA staff focus on safety of Arena obesity pill

    Reuters
    * Obesity pill one of three vying for U.S. approval * Shares up 14 pct after FDA staff minimize cancer issues * FDA staff focus on heart safety * FDA expert panel to review drug on Thursday (Adds FDA comment, more details from FDA review, updates...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Heart Problems, Weight, Obesity, Placebo

    4. Mar 29, 2012 |Story| Reuters

  4. Obesity drugs need heart studies, U.S. advisers say

    SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Heart safety studies should be required for new obesity drugs, U.S. drug advisers said on Thursday, possibly adding a new hurdle to the drugs' approval.
    Reuters
    SILVER SPRING, Maryland (Reuters) - Heart safety studies should be required for new obesity drugs, U.S. drug advisers said on Thursday, possibly adding a new hurdle to the drugs' approval. An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

    Tags: Heart Problems, Abbott Laboratories, Qnexa (drug), Contrave (drug), Stock Activities

    5. Jul 11, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Consumer Confidential: Groupon is watching, diet-product warning, free Slurpees

    Money & Company
    Here's your monster-mash Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --Groupon is watching you. The deal site is changing its privacy policies to allow it to collect more information as it offers more deals targeted to users based......
    6. Jan 4, 2011 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  6. FDA Warns Against 'Fruta Planta' Weight Loss Drug

    The FDA is warning consumers about a weight loss drug that could be deadly.
    KTLA News
    The FDA is warning consumers about a weight loss drug that could be deadly. Fruta Planta has been linked to several heart attacks and at least one death, according to officials. The maker of the product, Kissimmee-based PRock Marketing, is recalling all...

    Tags: High Blood Pressure, Heart Attack, Weight, Food and Drug Administration, Heart Failure

    7. Sep 17, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. The scorecard on obesity drugs: 0 for 3

    This is not shaping up to be a good year for people seeking medical help for weight loss. A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday voted against recommending approval of the drug lorcaserin. This is the third negative vote on prescription obesity drugs this year by the advisory committee.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    This is not shaping up to be a good year for people seeking medical help for weight loss. A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday voted against recommending approval of the drug lorcaserin. This is the third negative vote on...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Health and Medical Professionals, Weight, Obesity, Hormones and Metabolism

    8. Jul 14, 2010 |Story| Associated Press

  8. Experimental Diet Pill Promising

    An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found.
    The Associated Press
    An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found. Arena Pharmaceuticals' lorcaserin is one of three drugs that...

    Tags: Natural Resources, Drugs and Medicines, Abdominal Pain, Headaches, Plastic Surgeons

    9. Apr 3, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  9. Try this bedbug trap

    Q: How can I tell if my apartment is infested with bedbugs? A friend has just gone through a nightmare experience trying to get rid of them. She had to throw out her mattress, couch and other furniture, have the whole place fumigated and everything dry-cleaned. It cost thousands of dollars.
    King Features Syndicate
    Q: How can I tell if my apartment is infested with bedbugs? A friend has just gone through a nightmare experience trying to get rid of them. She had to throw out her mattress, couch and other furniture, have the whole place fumigated and everything dry-...

    Tags: High Blood Pressure, Atenolol (drug), Nature, Drugs and Medicines, Lotteries

    10. Jul 1, 2009 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  10. Weight loss drugs have many drawbacks

    Q: Is there a diet pill available that is safe to use and really works? A: I wish we had a pill that could help people lose weight easily. None of the medicines on the market are worth using, if you ask me. Drugs for weight loss that are sold over-the-...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Overweight, Weight Loss, Colleges and Universities, Anxiety

    11. Mar 5, 2009 |Story| KTVI

  11. Contact 2: Drugs for Sale on Facebook

    A Jefferson County woman responded to an online ad on Facebook for a prescription weight-loss drug. The website offered controlled substances delivered through the mail--no doctor needed.
    A Jefferson County woman responded to an online ad on Facebook for a prescription weight-loss drug. The website offered controlled substances delivered through the mail--no doctor needed. Gina Kossman says she ordered Meridia, a prescription weight-...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Facebook

    12. Feb 8, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Blood pressure: weight loss

    As people gain weight, their blood pressure tends to go up. Fortunately, as they lose weight, their blood pressure tends to go down -- but only so far, says Dr. Karol Watson, co-director of preventive cardiology and director of the hypertension clinic at UCLA. "If your body weight is normal, getting below doesn't help," she says.
    As people gain weight, their blood pressure tends to go up. Fortunately, as they lose weight, their blood pressure tends to go down -- but only so far, says Dr. Karol Watson, co-director of preventive cardiology and director of the hypertension clinic...

    Tags: High Blood Pressure, University of California, Los Angeles, Hospitals and Clinics, Atkins Diet, Diets and Dieting

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