Diet Pill Warning From FDA. Another warning on illegal diet supplements will soon be issued by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA). Last month, the agency issued a warning on 28 such drugs. According to USA Today, the agency is set to add 41 more products to that list. According to the FDA, these weight loss products, some … [Read more...]
Another FDA Diet Pill Warning
Diet Pill Labeling Not Comprehensible
Diet Pill Labeling Not Comprehensible. A Centreville woman who suffered a hemorrhagic stroke after taking an herbal dietary supplement Stacker 2 filed a class action suit against manufacturer NVE Pharmaceuticals and Quik Trip convenience store in U.S District Court of Southern Illinois. Marguerite Johnson, represented by Trent B. … [Read more...]
Metabolife Seeks Big Settlement
Metabolife Single Big Settlement. Metabolife International is seeking a national settlement with U.S. consumers who allege they were injured by the company's now-defunct ephedra diet pill. The privately held San Diego company, citing a "litigation onslaught" that threatens to financially bury it, has asked a federal judge in New … [Read more...]
Doctors Warn of Diet Pill Dangers
Over-The-Counter Diet Pill Dangers. A major warning, tonight from Utah doctors about over-the-counter diet pills even those labeled, Ephedrine Free. An 18- year old woman was -hospitalized after taking one of the supplements for only two days. Science Specialist Ed Yeates is live at LDS Hospital, with more. After a second … [Read more...]
Illinois Governor Bill Banning Supplement
Over The Counter Supplement Containing Ephedra Are Being Banned. A bill to ban over-the-counter sales of the herbal supplement ephedra is headed to Gov. Rod Blagojevich's desk. The Illinois House voted, 117-0, last night to ban sales of the diet ‘supplement’ linked to the death of a high school football player last fall. Linked … [Read more...]
Metabolife 92 Serious Complaints
Metabolife Serious Health Complaints. Metabolife International's controversial herbal diet pill has been linked to 92 serious health complaints, including deaths, heart attacks and strokes, according to a General Accounting Office report released yesterday. But congressional investigators stressed that the existence of thousands … [Read more...]
Diet Pill Distributor Alleged Scheme
Diet Pill Distributor Faces Lawsuits. For months, members of the Suffolk County legislature and diet pill distributors have locked horns over a bill to ban the sale of products containing ephedra, a controversial ingredient in a variety of weight-loss pills. But while discussions about health risks associated with ephedra products … [Read more...]
