Diet Pills

How To Lose Weight Without Dieting or Pills

Morty Lefkoe | Posted 04.18.2012

Morty Lefkoe

Between our obsession with our looks and the national crisis involving obesity, losing weight is constantly on the minds of tens of millions of people.

'Intervention': Terry Cracked Under Pressure To Be Beautiful

Posted 04.03.2012

A&E saved one of the most heartbreaking stories yet for the season finale of "Intervention" (Mon, 10 p.m. ET on A&E). Terry's descent into alcoholism ...

Qnexa: Desperate Measure For Desperate Times

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 04.25.2012

David Katz, M.D.

FDA approval of Qnexa will represent a rather desperate measure at a desperate time for desperate individuals of a desperate society. So be it. But our desperate need to address this problem decisively is long overdue and should be the mother of far better invention than this.

Marketers Accused Of Creating Fake News Sites

AP | JENNIFER C. KERR | Posted 03.26.2012

WASHINGTON (AP) — Expect to see fewer "newsy" online advertisements hawking acai berry diet pills. Federal regulators announced settl...

Battling Goliath: Inside a $22 Billion Legal Scandal

Jenny Block | Posted 03.25.2012

Jenny Block

If you didn't know it was real, you might think it was an episode of Law and Order. Fraud, threats, back alley pacts and over 400,000 victims. But, sadly, this story is the real thing. In the '90s, six million Americans took fen-phen, a diet pill combo that was billed as being "magic."

Dietary Supplements: Too Much Of A Good Thing?

AARP | Posted 12.10.2011

Older adults who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals need to be careful they don’t get too much of a good thing. As report...

Exercise Etiquette

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Mirza Grotts

Don't Weight! The New Year is well on its way to springtime. If you haven't bought into the infomercials about dropping two sizes in a week or taking ...

Orexigen Seeks Diet Pill Approval Amid Investor Doubts

Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON (By Susan Heavey) - Orexigen Therapeutics Inc's Contrave, the last of a trio of new weight-loss drugs, can effectively help patients shed ...

Weight Loss Drug Faces Safety Questions

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

NEW YORK — Vivus Inc.'s potential weight loss drug Qnexa will likely draw scrutiny over nervous system and psychiatric side effects from a panel...

Celebrity Diet Pills: Take Them Or Leave Them? (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Rarely a week goes by without a Kardashian crediting QuickTrim for her weight loss in a Life & Style cover story. Now that Khloe is too fat to endorse...

Watch What You Say, or You Could Become the "Biggest Loser"

Jill S. Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Jill S. Brown

Slapped with three class action lawsuits in California, Jillian Michaels, TV's toughest trainer, could truly stand to be the "Biggest Loser" -- not only in monetary terms, but in credibility.

Diet Pill Bankrupts Nikki Haskell

nypost.com | Posted 05.25.2011

The biggest victim of the National Football League's drug-testing policy so far is Beverly Hills socialite Nikki Haskell, who declared bankruptcy this...

F.D.A. Finds "Natural" Diet Pills Contain Drugs, Hazardous To Health

nytimes.com | NATASHA SINGER | Posted 11.17.2011

Grady Jackson, a defensive tackle with the Atlanta Falcons, said he used the weight-loss capsules. Kathie Lee Gifford was enthusiastic about them on t...

Let's Talk About Your Health and Your Weight

Irene Rubaum-Keller | Posted 11.17.2011

Irene Rubaum-Keller

If you are not healthy, due to poor diet and lifestyle choices, then you can change that. Take control. Educate yourself about food, calories and healthy eating.