Risks Associated With Weight-loss Surgery Are Greater Than Patients Believe
The potentially serious risks of these procedures Although stories of dramatic Weight Loss Surgery results associated with various surgical procedures have been widely publicized, studies indicate that patients would be wise to consider the potentially serious risks of these procedures more carefully. In 2004, 145,000 bariatric … [Read more...]
Saxenda Weight Loss Drug Side Effects Lawsuits
Saxenda Weight Loss Drug Side Effects. Our firm is investigating potential class action lawsuits involving side effects associated with Saxenda (liraglutide [rDNA origin] injection), a drug used to facilitate weight loss. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ‘Saxenda’ for chronic weight management when taken along … [Read more...]
Garcinia Cambogia Class Action Lawsuit
Garcinia Cambogia False Claims Lawsuit. We are currently investigating weight loss claims concerning Garcinia cambogia, which is promoted and advertised as a supplement that burns fat and controls appetite, even though prevailing science does not appear to support these claims. Specifically, concern is focused on formulations that … [Read more...]
Lucy Weight Loss Pills Recalled Due to Unapproved, Carcinogenic Ingredients
Lucy Weight Loss System pills, sold under the names “Pink Bikini” and “Shorts on the Beach”, have been voluntarily recalled due to two potentially harmful ingredients. According to a recall notice posted on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 's (FDA's) website, random testing by the agency revealed that the pills contained … [Read more...]
Lucy’s Weight Loss System Supplements Recalled for Undeclared Drug Ingredients
Lucy's Weight Loss System is voluntarily recalling all lots of Pink Bikini and Shorts on the Beach Blue and Gold Edition capsules distributed from May 25 – June 23, 2015. Samples of Pink Bikini and Shorts on the Beach tested found positive for the substances sibutramine and phenolphthalein in random Food and Drug Administration … [Read more...]
FDA Slow to Warn About Dietary Supplement Dangers
A newly published study is critical of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for being slow to take action against weight-loss and dietary supplements that contain chemical ingredients that pose health risks to supplement takers. Though the FDA determined two years ago that nine supplements contained the amphetamine-like chemical … [Read more...]
Weight Loss Supplements Risk of Liver Injury
The Risk Of Liver Injury In Weight Loss Supplements. A new study aims to underscore the risks of liver injury posed by dietary supplement products used to either lose weight or build muscle. According to a HealthDay News report this week on recent research from Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, more than 100 cases of liver injury … [Read more...]
Diet Pills Still Pose Risks
Diet Pills May Pose Health Risks. Diet pills have been a topic of controversy since the 1960s when prescription or over-the-counter amphetamines became widely available for the purpose of weight loss. Although the drugs were widely effective at suppressing appetite, patients began to complain of rapid heartbeats and unpredictable … [Read more...]
Health Canada advises consumers not to use Kaizen Ephedrine HCL tablets
Kaizen Ephedrine HCL Fatal Adverse Effects. Health Canada is warning consumers not to use Kaizen Ephedrine HCL tablets for the unauthorized purposes of weight loss or increased energy because of serious, potentially fatal adverse effects associated with the misuse of the product. Kaizen Ephedrine HCL tablets contain ephedrine … [Read more...]
The Fen-Phen Follies
Fen-Phen Caused Damage To Heart Valves. Even in a nation obsessed with weight loss, there's never been anything quite like fen-phen. It was a set of magic pills from the wizards of Big Pharma: a prescription cocktail that promised to suppress appetite and promote weight loss, easily and safely. Fen-phen's pledge: no pain, and no … [Read more...]
Changes in Marketing Ephedra
Changes In Marketing Ephedra. A new study calls for changes in the way the popular weight-loss dietary supplement ephedra is marketed. Researchers found some Web sites advertising dietary products and herbal supplements did not disclose potential adverse effects and made misleading statements about ‘ephedra’. The study … [Read more...]
Diet Supplement Dangers
Diet Supplements Adverse Effects. You know that carrying around those extra pounds is not healthy, but it's hard to lose weight. Whether it's the fear of death, or just the vanity of looking great, many of you turn to dietary supplements to help you lose weight. News 4 Arkansas received quite a response to our look at weight loss … [Read more...]
Trim Spa For Weight Loss
Trim Spa Contain Ephedra. PRODUCT AND WHO MARKETED FOR: Anyone who listens to local radio particularly shock-jock Howard Stern knows about Trim Spa, because Stern is one of the product's biggest supporters. Stern says he doesn't use the stuff, but a colleague on the program, "Cabbie," credits it for his dramatic weight loss. Trim … [Read more...]
Death Blame On Ephedrine
Ephedrine A Factor In Bechler's Death. Orioles pitcher Steve Bechler had a considerable amount of ephedrine in his blood when he collapsed and died of heatstroke, according to the toxicology report released yesterday by Broward County medical examiner Dr. Joshua Perper. Perper said the concentration of ephedrine found in the blood … [Read more...]
Some Medicines Linked To Strokes
Some Medicines Can Cause Strokes. A stimulant once doled out by the billions in weight-loss and cold medications, then later linked to deaths, is the subject of a slew of federal lawsuits across the country, the first of which will be tried here April 4. Loretta Rorie, a Will County, Ill., woman whose lawsuit will go to trial in … [Read more...]
FTC Sues Weight-Loss Company Over ‘Deceptive’ Ads
Weight-Loss Company Deceptive Advertising. The amazing weight-loss claims for the popular Body Solutions formula went on an instant fast after the Federal Trade Commission sued the marketer of the product for alleged deceptive advertising. The FTC and two states, Texas and Ilinois, sued Mark Nutritionals Inc., a San Antonio … [Read more...]
Weight-Loss Wars
Weight-Loss Drug Combination. Over the 1996 Memorial Day weekend, Mary Linnen celebrated her engagement with her parents. The wedding would take place in the fall, and she had worked out all the details but one: Before she bought her wedding gown, Linnen wanted to lose 20 pounds. Her physician had prescribed a new diet-drug … [Read more...]
Diet Drugs: Let Buyer Beware
Diet Drugs Dramatic Results. For a time, fen-phen was the hottest thing going when it came to weight loss. A combination of two prescription drugs, fenfluramine and phentermine, its users were reporting quick and dramatic results. More and more people were asking for it, and doctors and weight-loss centers were obliging them. Now … [Read more...]
