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Weight-Loss Drug Meridia Pulled From U.S. Market (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) — The obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, federal health officials said Friday.

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U.S. pulls Abbott’s Meridia diet drug off market (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. health officials have ordered Abbott Laboratories’ controversial weight loss drug Meridia off the market, and the company said it would comply even though it still thinks the drug is safe.

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FDA to ask panel whether to ban Abbott diet drug (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. health regulators could pull Abbott Laboratories controversial weight-loss drug Meridia off the market over heart problems, according to documents released on Monday.

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Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)

Reuters – A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.

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Abbott’s diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)

Reuters – A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.

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Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks (Time.com)

Time.com – A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke

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Corrected: Abbott’s diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban (Reuters)

Reuters – A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.

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Corrected: Abbott’s diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban
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Too little sleep bad for teenagers’ diets: study (Reuters)

Reuters – Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

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