F.D.A. Panel Rejects Drug for Obesity
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A federal advisory panel cited concerns that Acomplia increases the risk of neurological and psychiatric problems, including suicide.
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The US Food and Drug Administration denied charges it tried to suppress a safety official&#39;s findings that painkiller Vioxx, which was pulled from the market last week, raised heart attack risks.
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A federal advisory panel voted unanimously yesterday that the first drug to enhance the sex drive of women should not be approved because of a lack of information about its long-term safety.
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A U.S. panel of nutrition experts on  Friday proposed new federal dietary guidelines that  acknowledged a link between soft drinks and weight gain, but  stopped short of recommending that overweight Americans eat  less sugar.
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The American Heart Association defended the drug Vytorin, an expensive drug combination for cholesterol, which was shown last week to work no better than Zocor, a cheaper alternative.
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A weight loss drug used by thousands of Britons has been rejected by US safety officials because of an increased risk of suicide.
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A study suggesting arthritis drug Bextra doubles patients&#39; heart attack and stroke risks drew a sharp rebuttal Wednesday from the drug&#39;s maker, Pfizer (PFE), as its stock price dipped.
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Federal regulators did not act on a recommendation from their safety reviewers about the risk of heart attacks for the diabetes drug Avandia.
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NEW YORK  - Early behavioral intervention   prevents a significant amount of the weight gain associated   with antipsychotic drug therapy, Spanish researchers report.
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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - U.S. regulators should reject a proposed weight-loss pill called Zimulti because of concerns it may increase suicidal thinking and depression, an advisory panel unanimously said on Wednesday.
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A weight loss drug used widely in the UK is rejected by US safety officials over fears of an increased suicide risk.
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WASHINGTON Dec 3, 2004 - In a move that could chill excitement about experimental drugs to treat female sexual dysfunction, federal advisers refused to endorse a new testosterone patch for women.
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A U.S. federal judge has denied motions to certify classes of users of osteoporosis drug Fosamax who wanted Merck & Co  to set up a program to monitor them for an ailment involving jaw bone decay.
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BETHESDA, Md.  - A U.S. advisory panel on Friday  urged regulators to reject over-the-counter sales of Merck &  Co. Inc.'s cholesterol-lowering drug Mevacor because of doubts  the medicine could be used safely without a doctor's guidance.
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The Food and Drug Administration has told a researcher that he cannot be part of an advisory panel that will meet early next year to review the safety of a class of drugs, COX-2 inhibitors, used to treat arthritis and pain.
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Some of the health benefits claimed for a new weight loss drug may not be justified, say experts.
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Doctors in the United States have shunned GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia since a study was published last week linking the drug to heart-attack risk, according to daily prescription data.