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Prescription Weight Loss Options

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Summer is here, and the ability to hide underneath layers of cloths is gone. The time of year where virtually everyone is trying to shed some pounds has arrived. The only way to loose those unwanted pounds is to diet and exercise. Period. However, there are some prescription medications out there that may help you [...]

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Save money on popular meds as they go generic in 2010

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We’re nearing the end of the year, and many people are already in open enrollment for next year’s health coverage, which means it is a great time to plan ahead for your 2010 drug expenditures. No, you can’t know every medication you are going to need, but if you are [...]

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Obesity linked to headlessness

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According to this new study

And this just in: oily pants bottoms linked to Alli.

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With an Alli like this, who needs enemas?

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That’s my favorite line from the Mark Sisson’s Daily Apple post, “10 Great Alli Leaks, Oops, Links.” Check it out.

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Glaxo’s Alli: An Exxon Valdez in your pants

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The new diet drug Alli, produced by GlaxoSmithKline, is selling fast. As you’ve probably seen in the news, it’s the first FDA-approved OTC weight-loss pill.

What’s interesting to me is that Alli’s embarrassing side effects have done little to dissuade potential users from buying the product.

Glaxo says to expect “gas with oily [...]

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