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• Asthma may be misdiagnosed in some obese adults (Reuters)
• U.S. advisers reject Vivus' fat pill (Reuters)
• No-Shame Programs May Appeal to Obese (HealthDay)
• US health experts advise against new obesity drug (AFP)
• FDA panel rejects experimental weight loss pill (AP)

Asthma may be misdiagnosed in some obese adults (Reuters) Posted: 16 Jul 2010 08:03 AM PDT Reuters - Some obese adults may be at increased risk of having their breathing difficulties misdiagnosed as asthma, a new study suggests.

U.S. advisers reject Vivus' fat pill (Reuters) Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:31 PM PDT Reuters - The first new prescription weight-loss pill in more than a decade failed to win backing from U.S. health advisers, who said safety concerns about the drug outweighed its ability to help obese patients shed pounds.

No-Shame Programs May Appeal to Obese (HealthDay) Posted: 15 Jul 2010 08:48 PM PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- Obese people prefer lifestyle change programs to help them shed excess pounds, rather than strategies that focus only on weight loss, a new study finds.

US health experts advise against new obesity drug (AFP) Posted: 15 Jul 2010 03:51 PM PDT AFP - A panel of experts advising the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday against approving for sale a new obesity treatment called Qnexa, citing safety risks.

FDA panel rejects experimental weight loss pill (AP) Posted: 15 Jul 2010 03:21 PM PDT AP - A panel of federal health experts dealt a surprising setback Thursday to a highly anticipated anti-obesity pill from Vivus Inc., saying the drug's side effects outweigh its ability to help patients lose weight.

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