8/27 WH This Just In

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. WH This Just In Skip Alli And Xenical Weight-Loss Drugs, Consumer Reports Says August 26, 2009 at 5:48 pm Most of us would do about anything to drop a few pounds—except endure rectal bleeding and kidney, liver, and thyroid problems, that is. But those are the conditions the FDA announced yesterday it is investigating as possible side effects of orlistat, the active ingredient in weight-loss drugs Alli and Xenical. While the FDA has advised users to continue use of these drugs as directed, Consumer Reports says users should stop taking them immediately. The urge comes after CR reviewed several thousand adverse event reports submitted to the FDA that were associated with the two medications. read more Wonder Women August 26, 2009 at 2:06 pm Girls rule, boys…sneeze? Women may be better than men at fighting off disease, a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports. In research on mice, scientists found that estrogen in the female rodents blocks production of a protein that slows the immune system's response to infection. read more   This email was sent to excelea@gmail.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.