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Tomar the tiger feeling better
The Siberian tiger that has been battling kidney failure is feeling a bit better, at least for the time being, thanks to medication and a new diet.
Source: www.cbc.ca
FDA Approves Nonprescription Diet Pill / Overweight Adults Get New Tool to Help Shed Excess Pounds
The government yesterday approved over-the-counter sales of the fat-blocking diet pill orlistat. For the first time, direct sales will be allowed of a diet drug that had been available only by prescription.
Source: www.redorbit.com
Do You Salt Before You Taste Your Food?
CHICAGO—-February is National Heart Healthy Month and when most people think about a “heart-healthy” diet, they are most likely to focus on reducing fat and cholesterol. But perhaps the most overlooked, and most challenging heart-smart tactic is slashing sodium from the diet.
Source: biz.yahoo.com
New diet pill can’t fix our larger problem
Watch for long lines at drugstores this summer. Actually, I thought they might be forming now, what with this week’s announcement by the Food and Drug Administration that it had, for the first time ever, approved a weight loss drug for over-the-counter sales.
Source: www.suntimes.com
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