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European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended that appetite suppressant drug sibutramine, also known as Reductil, should neither be prescribed by… »   

Fake versions of GlaxoSmithKline’s over-the-counter diet pill were contaminated with dangerously high levels of a prescription weight loss ingredient, U.S.… »   

Authorities in southwestern China have ordered three batches of milk products off shelves because they contain a chemical that killed… »   

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. plans to sell an obesity-fighting drug in Japan as early as fiscal 2012, Nikkei English News said,… »   

With the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)‘s recent decision to suspend the licence of the popular obesity drug… »   

Over 20 drug companies marketing anti-obesity drug sibutramine under a variety of brand names are likely to soon face a… »   

Drugs used to treat malaria may be useful for patients with lupus, a chronic debilitating “autoimmune” disease, according to… »   

Around 3.7 million people in England have been vaccinated against H1N1 flu, health authorities said on Thursday, and urged anyone… »   

U.S. scientists have identified a new class of drugs that appear to block the hepatitis C virus from replicating in… »   

Pregnant women who take certain drugs for depression or anxiety may have heightened risks of preterm delivery or other birth… »