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The IAPAM is committed to educating physicians in the industry’s best practices for hCG for weight loss. In support of this commitment, the IAPAM has prepared a position statement ( http://www.iapam.com/hcg-for-weight-loss.html ) on safely using hCG for Weight Loss. In summary : – The IAPAM agrees with the FDA regarding homeopathic hCG
Sunscreen labels will carry a “broad spectrum” label to show they offer some protection against UVA radiation as well as UVB radiation, according to a long-awaited new rule from the FDA.
A popular type of weight-loss products, heavily promoted on the Internet, is fraudulent and illegal, Food and Drug Administration officials say.
Arena Pharmaceuticals said early Saturday morning that the FDA won’t approve the company’s weight-loss drug lorcaserin without further data to support the drug’s efficacy and safety. That wasn’t a terribly big surprise, given that an outside FDA advisory panel last month voted not to recommend approval . The FDA has questions about the possibility of a higher incidence of tumors in rats dosed with the drug, Arena said in a press release .
Abbott’s removal of Meridia from the U.S. market — at the FDA’s request — means there’s just one weight-loss therapy approved for long-term use in a country where 68% of the population is overweight or obese . (As the WSJ reports, Abbott also pulled the drug in Canada and Australia today.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to six U.S. based medical spas and a company in Brazil for making false or misleading statements on their Web sites about drugs they claim will eliminate fat in a procedure called “lipodissolve,” or for otherwise misbranding lipodissolve products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to six U.S. based medical spas and a company in Brazil for making false or misleading statements on their Web sites about drugs they claim will eliminate fat in a procedure called “lipodissolve,” or for otherwise misbranding lipodissolve products.

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