5 things to know about the new obesity pills that are on the way

Instead of struggling with weekly injections, patients may soon be able to swallow a daily pill to lose weight. Both the ...
CNN

Nearly 1 in 10 teens worldwide have used ineffective and potentially harmful weight-loss products, study estimates

Based on a review of dozens of studies over the past four decades, researchers estimate that about 9% of adolescents in the general population have used over-the-counter weight-loss products in their ...
MassLive

Bills aim to restrict diet pill sales to minors in California, New York; Massachusetts, New Jersey and Missouri have introduced similar bills

California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of non-prescription diet pills to minors as pediatricians and public health advocates try to protect kids ...
MLive

Creatine, diet pills would be off-limits to Michigan minors under new bill

Michigan minors would be prohibited from buying supplements for diet and muscle growth under a new bill in the state House. The proposed legislation introduced last week by state Rep. Erin Byrnes, ...
Times-Standard

California and New York aim to curb diet pill sales to minors

California and New York are on the cusp of going further than the FDA in restricting the sale of non-prescription diet pills to minors as pediatricians and public health advocates try to protect kids ...