Diet Drug Meridia May Cause Heart Attack and Stroke

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 9:59
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Last Friday, the diet drug Meridia was pulled from the shelves in America by its maker, Abbott Laboratories.

Meridia, a prescription drug, was known to cause a higher risk of heart attack and stroke when in trials, but scientists believed this effect might be compensated for by the weight loss benefits. It wasn’t.

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