Friday, October 22, 2010

Diet drug meridia can cause heart attack and stroke

Last Friday, the diet was dragged drug meridia from the shelves in America by its maker, Abbott Laboratories.
Meridia, a prescription drug was known a higher risk be compensated from heart attack and stroke when in studies to create, but scientists believe this effect by the weight loss benefits, could it was not.
The food and Drug Administration (FDA) requested meridia's distance is increased heart disease and stroke risk was to pay "very modest weight loss" no acceptable price for which caused the drug.
Since January has still no meridia in Europe is verkauft.Es now in Canada Australia and America have been withdrawn.
It is not surprising that despite the risks for dieters, Abbott reluctant were to meridia sale withdraw. diet pills can be extremely profitable for pharmaceutical companies:

So far this year the pill [meridia] had $80 million sales worldwide, including $20 million in the U.S. source
But after a number of health fears relating to nutrition are drugs, perhaps dietician back to the and best practices of safe weight loss: a healthy diet combined with exercise.
Both are not only good for losing weight, they are also excellent for a healthy heart.

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