Medical News Summary: FDA approval of weight loss pill is not necessarily good news

About: FDA approval of weight loss pill is not necessarily good news
Date: 17 October 2004
Source: Foster’s Sunday Citizen
Author: James Baker
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Foster’s Sunday Citizen): Xenical was the first weight loss drug to be approved by the FDA to treat obesity in adolescents. However, some experts are concerned that diet pills may cause high blood pressure, heart palpitations and irregular heartbeats, blurred vision headaches, insomnia, anxiety and depression. They claim that the availability of diet pills precludes people with weight problems from learning to eat properly and exercising. Claims were also made that the drug could cause gas, diarrhea, vitamin deficiencies and electrolyte imbalance. The diet pills may also mask other eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia.
URL: http://www.fosters.com/October_2004/10.17.04/news/sun_10.17.04a.asp
Related Disease Topics: Anorexia, Bulimia, Obesity, Overweight
Related Symptom Topics: Irregular heartbeat, blurred vision, headaches, insomnia, anxiety, depression, gas, diarrhea, vitamin deficiency, electrolyte imbalance

Related Medical News Channels: This medical news summary article refers to the following medical channel categories:

Eating disorders
Diet
Medication
medication and irregular heartbeat
medication and blurred vision
medication and headaches
medication and insomnia
medication and anxiety
medication and depression
medication and gas
medication and diarrhea
medication and vitamin deficiency
medication and electrolyte imbalance
medication and anorexia
medication and bulimia
Medication and obesity medication and overweight

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