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Magic pills, the FDA and curing the common obesity

Magic pills, the FDA and curing the common obesity

Posted by | Feb 23, 2012 | |

Wednesday’s FDA advisory panel decision to recommend the weight loss drug Qnexa for approval sounds like good news to many Americans who battle obesity, an epidemic that has now taken 35 percent of us and adds billions of dollars to our overburdened health care system. Weight loss drugs have been one of the Holy Grails of the pharmaceutical industry for years – the idea that if a perfect drug can be made to magically loose weight, profits would be heavenly…

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Weight loss drug near FDA approval

Weight loss drug near FDA approval

Posted by | Feb 23, 2012 | |

The Federal Food and Drug Administration is close to allowing the release of a new weight loss drug, after an advisory panel recommended Qnexa be ruled safe for human consumption. During clinical trials, Qnexa was shown to help weight loss by an average of 10 percent. Along with Qnexa’s success in reducing fat in obese patients, there were noticeable side effects…

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Real men don’t buy girls

Real men don’t buy girls

Posted by | Feb 15, 2012 | , |

In the wake of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d bring up an issue that hits very close to home for me. I was originally inspired by an article I saw about celebrity breakups and it mentioned the split between Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore. I normally don’t care about such pop culture trivias, but in Honduras, where I live, Kutcher and Moore have a more important societal role in the form of their organization that fights child prostitution – Real Men Don’t Buy Girls, a public service campaign that uses celebrities to persuade men out of using child prostitutes…

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farm-to-fork

farm-to-fork

Posted by | Feb 13, 2012 | , , |

As sweethearts prepare for their Valentine’s Day dates this year, I’d like to make a dinner date suggestion that is also “in the moment” – farm-to-fork restaurants…

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