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    Jun 27, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999

    The Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the weight-loss drug lorcaserin, the first prescription anti-obesity medication to win the FDA's blessing since the agency approved orlistat in 1999.
    The Food and Drug Administration has approved marketing of the weight-loss drug lorcaserin, the first prescription anti-obesity medication to win the FDA's blessing since the agency approved orlistat in 1999. Once it is cleared by the Drug Enforcement...

    Tags: Health and Safety at Work, High Blood Pressure, Pharmaceuticals, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Contrave (drug)

    2. Jul 11, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  2. 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......
    3. Feb 8, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. 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: Weight Loss, High Blood Pressure, Overweight, Diets and Dieting, Atkins Diet

    4. Dec 3, 2009 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Consumer Confidential: Weighty pills, empty containers, junky ads

    Money & Company
    Here's your thrill-a-minit Thursday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- The consumer group Public Citizen is calling on federal regulators to ban the weight-loss pill Meridia because a recent study links it to an increased risk of......
    5. Nov 23, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Is binge eating a psychiatric disorder?

    Rina Silverman's refrigerator is almost always empty. She keeps it that way to avert episodes of frantic food consumption, often at night after a full meal, in which she tastes nothing and feels nothing but can polish off a party-sized bag of chips or a container of ice cream, maybe a whole box of cereal. The food she's eating at these moments hardly matters.
    Rina Silverman's refrigerator is almost always empty. She keeps it that way to avert episodes of frantic food consumption, often at night after a full meal, in which she tastes nothing and feels nothing but can polish off a party-sized bag of chips or a...

    Tags: Symptoms, Entertainment, Pharmaceuticals, Columbia University, Psychiatry

    6. Jan 22, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Heart and stroke patients warned against use of weight-loss drug Meridia

    Booster Shots
    The FDA has issued a new warning on the weight-loss drug sibutramine (marketed as Meridia or Reductil), cautioning patients with a history of heart disease or an elevated stroke risk that use of the drug could further boost the likelihood......
    7. Aug 15, 2012 |Story| Tribune Media Services

  7. Briefs: Harvard Health Letters

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    BETTER HABITS COULD CUT CANCER DEATHS If we just implemented a few simple healthy strategies into our daily lives, we could dramatically reduce the number of cancer deaths in this country, according to the American Cancer Society's annual report,...

    Tags: Men's Health, Medical Specialization, Internal Medicine, High Blood Pressure, Internists

    8. Aug 10, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Dangerous pharmaceuticals marketed as supplements

    Shengyang Zhou assured the American buyers that his Chinese-made weight-loss capsules were safe. Zhou was sure because he had a test — one person eats a whole bottle.
    Shengyang Zhou assured the American buyers that his Chinese-made weight-loss capsules were safe. Zhou was sure because he had a test — one person eats a whole bottle. Such a person would have "maybe some stomach problem, but not die," he told...

    Tags: Health Treatments, Prisons, Chicago Tribune, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Orlistat (drug)

    9. Jan 4, 2011 |Story| KTLA-LTV

  9. 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 Failure, Health, Physical Conditions, Food and Drug Administration

    10. Apr 3, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  10. 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: Lotteries, High Blood Pressure, Health, Heart Attack, Nature

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

  11. 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: Anxiety, Dietary Supplements, Weight Loss, Overweight, Health

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

  12. 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: Hormones and Metabolism, Medical Research, Internists, Cancer, Pharmaceuticals

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