01/08/2009
Illegal Weight-Loss Pill List From U.S. Regulators Is Expanded (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- More than 70 weight loss pills sold in the U.S. as dietary supplements contain drugs that aren’t disclosed on the labels and can harm consumers, regulators said, expanding an earlier list.
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01/09/2009
Weight-loss drug banned (People's Daily)
The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has banned weight-loss drug fenfluramine hydrochloride for the adverse effects it causes to the human body. "To ensure the safe use of medicine, China will stop the production, sale and use of fenfluramine hydrochloride and the raw materials that are used to produce it," Yan Jiangying, spokeswoman for the SFDA, said at a press conference yesterday. ...
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01/08/2009
Wynonna Endorses Weight-Loss Aid (Great American Country)
Jan. 8, 2009 — Wynonna Judd, who’s been quite candid about her emotional struggles with her waistline, began appearing this week in TV ads for alli, a weight-loss aid available over the counter.
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01/08/2009
China bans weight loss drug (Interfax)
Shanghai. January 9. INTERFAX-CHINA - The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has banned the production, sale and use of weight loss drug fenfluramine hydrochloride in China, it announced at a press conference on Jan. 8.
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01/08/2009
Dad's death causes weight loss (News 24 South Africa)
Jennifer Connelly's recent drastic weight loss is down to the death of her father, husband Paul Bettany has said.
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01/09/2009
FDA warns about tainted weight loss pills (The Potpourri)
The United States Food and Drug Administration has alerted consumers nationwide Dec. 22 not to purchase or consume more than 25 different products marketed for weight loss because they contain undeclared, active pharmaceutical ingredients that may put consumers’ health at risk.
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01/08/2009
China bans weight loss drug fenfluramine hydrochloride (China Daily)
China on Thursday banned the weight loss drug fenfluramine hydrochloride, citing adverse effects on humans.
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01/08/2009
Actor talks about wife's weight loss (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
British actor Paul Bettany has been forced to go public with a family tragedy in an effort to stop the media commenting on his wife Jennifer Connelly's weight loss. Tabloids have started speculating about the Oscar-winning actress' skinny frame, but her husband insists it's all down to grief. He tells OK! magazine, "I will tell you... My wife just lost her father." Copyright World ...
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01/08/2009
New Bracelet Helps With Weight-Loss (KOLN Lincoln)
Staff at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Nebraska Medical Center are marketing a weight-loss plan that uses color-coded bracelets to monitor food intake.
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01/08/2009
Choosing a Highly-Trained Bariatric Surgeon Crucial as Surgical Weight Loss Procedures Rise and Less-Qualified Doctors ... (PRWeb)
In response to the growing consumer demand for weight loss surgery, the number of physicians performing these procedures has also skyrocketed, enabling unqualified doctors to infiltrate the industry. Selecting a board-certified surgeon who is a member of the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) helps ensure safe, permanent weight loss options. (PRWeb Jan 8, 2009) Read the full story ...
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