Sunday, February 11, 2007

FDA approves first over-the-counter diet pill, Alli (Diet recipe smoothie)

SAWF News Connect - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved first over-the-counter diet pill, Alli, containing half the dose of the prescription drug, "Xenical". 09 February, 2007 (Sawf News) - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its first
University of Vermont - New research shows that diet can influence a person s risk for vascular disease. In a study published in the Jan. 16 Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association , researchers including Mary Cushman, associate professor of medicine
Daily Telegraph - Soon, they hope, the scheme will be so popular that pensioners across Australia -including the non-indigenous - will be reaping the benefits of a salt-free, low-fat, vitamin-rich diet. The early focus will be on native fruit and vegetables, with a 25
US News and World Report - But faced with a diet of stories with no end-war, terrorism, partisan bickering-it had an arc: a beginning, a middle, and a finale (though lawyers and lovers will battle for years). So for a while, we were mesmerized just as the media conglomerates
WKRN - A prescription diet pill will soon be available over-the-counter. Known as prescription drug Orlistat, the pill claims to speed up the fat-burning by 50%. It has been on the market since 1999. Now, it is the first government approved non-prescription
Yale Daily News - Mediterranean food was the highlight of yesterday s lecture in Luce Hall that brought two research nutritionists to discuss the benefits of this type of diet. Two research nutritionists discussed the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet and
Times Online - The British Medical Association described a BMI of 30 as a rather low threshold and warned that hospitals must not make judgments on financial grounds. A spokeswoman said: We would not want to see blanket rules. What about people who diet
Orlando Sentinel - WASHINGTON -- Dieters got a new tool Wednesday to help them take off extra pounds -- the first government-approved nonprescription diet pill. The Food and Drug Administration said the fat-blocking weight-loss pill orlistat, which has been available
Edinburgh News - SCIENTISTS in the Capital are to investigate whether a baby drinking too little milk may increase its chances of contracting a painful and incurable bone disease. The Edinburgh University research team have been awarded a 135,000 grant from the