The world’s media has been buzzing with the news of a new wonder drug that combats obesity. The drug rimonabant - marketed in the US as Acomplia - is the ultimate magic bullet. Its acts by ‘switching off’ that part of the brain that controls...
Xenical (orlistat) is a drug that is described by its manufacturer, Roche, as the "fat controller". Roche is not trying to muscle in on the magical world of children's stories, but is attempting ...
Two of the most popular slimming pills have been withdrawn world wide after being linked to a serious heart ailment. The dangers of the drugs, fenfluramine and phentermine, were first reported in ...
Forget Viagra the great new wonder drug to reach the UK is the new slimming sensation Orlistat. It's already been championed as a wonder drug that will allow people to eat as much as they like, an ...
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Appetite suppressants have been linked to high blood pressure in France - so is it the same the world over? In Britain, a study of 55 patients found that just three had taken appetite suppressants, and then only briefly.