FDA might pull diet pill Meridia after link to heart attack

Associated Press via Tampa Bay Online / tbo.com ^ | Published: September 13, 2010 | Associated Press

[thecodont]

WASHINGTON - Federal health scientists are considering pulling Abbott Laboratories' diet pill Meridia off the market, based on data that it increases heart attack and stroke.

[thecodont]

Link to post on 2004 Washington Post article citing this and four other drugs as health risks.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1283420/posts

[Gene Eric]

Health ping

[MetaThought]

Health ping.

[BunnySlippers]

I just had this conversation with my cardiologist 2 weeks ago. He said all diet pills are just variations of methamphetamines ... not so good.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Without knowing how competently the studies were conducted, little can be conclude. Is it possible that simply successfully dieting carries the same risks?

[grania]

Didn't this happen a few years ago with (is this the name?) fen-fen? It was a combination of two diet pills that had great results except for causing death for some who used it.

Diet, weight, exercise, it's all so difficult to balance. If their were a perfect diet that really worked and didn't cause health or energy issues, I suspect a real lot of people would follow it.