FDA Approves Weight Loss Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the weight loss drug Belviq for … of this drug, used responsibly in combination with a healthy diet and lifestyle, …
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US approves first obesity drug in 13 years
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first drug to treat obesity in 13 years, a drug called lorcaserin, marketed as Belviq and made by Arena Pharmaceuticals.
Obese patients should be referred for counseling but not prescribed …
… consider giving exercise and diet advice to healthy adults who appear willing to … interventions such as diet, exercise, and weight–loss counseling but declined … and Lorqess — that the US Food and Drug Administration could approve next …
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Glaucoma Stent Approved
MONDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — An ocular stent that’s designed to reduce inner-eye pressure among people with mild or moderate open-angle glaucoma has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
FDA staff focus on Onyx cancer drug’s side effects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. drug reviewers said the serious heart, lung and liver side effects of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc’s carfilzomib drug may outweigh the experimental drug’s benefits for patients with a type of blood cancer. The Food and Drug Administration staff said about 22 percent of people taking the drug during a key clinical trial responded to the medicine, and many had severe side effects, meaning carfilzomib may not be better than older treatments for multiple myeloma. …
Menhibrix Approved to Prevent Bacterial Infections in Youngsters
FRIDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — The combination vaccine Menhibrix has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to prevent two deadly bacterial infections among infants and toddlers — Neisseria meningitides serogroups C and Y and Haemophilus influenzae type b.
FDA Approves Combo Shot for Meningitis, Hib in Kids
FRIDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) — A new combination vaccine that protects children against two potentially deadly bacterial diseases has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Seaweed supplement may aid weight loss: study
It's also increasingly used by the weight–loss industry, marketed as an appetite … the hunger pangs that may lead to over-eating and derail a healthy diet plan. … These supplements are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, said …
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New Weight–Loss Surgery to Lose 20-50 Pounds
A new surgical weight–loss procedure is now available to women who are looking … Eve Talley, like most women, had tried diets for years but never got the results she wanted. … by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, its use in weight– loss …
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Perjeta Approved for Advanced Breast Cancer
MONDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) — Perjeta (pertuzumab) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat people with HER2-positive late-stage breast cancer, the agency said in a news release.
HCG Drops Could Be Dangerous: Weight Loss Alert
| Numerous companies are marketing human chorionic gonadotropin as a dieting aid; however, according to health and fitness expert, Jake Weathers, there is no evidence that it works. “The Food and Drug Administration recently sent warning letters to some … See all stories on this topic » |
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Medical Tourism: What Patients Should Know Before They Go
| Beginning in the 1950s, medical tourism became popular among affluent Americans who were seeking alternative treatments for dire conditions and diseases. “It grew because of the huge frustration with how the Food and Drug Administration approves drugs … See all stories on this topic » |
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