Abbott Lab’s popular diet drug Meridia (sibutramine) may soon be off the U.S. market after a clinical study of nearly 10,000 patients showed that use of the drug increased the risk of heart attack or stroke in patients with underlying heart disease, and did little to...
First Lady Michelle Obama’s opinion piece August 2 in The Washington Post expressed her support for the federal Child Nutrition Bill, currently under consideration by Congress. The bill would increase fruits, vegetables and whole grains and decrease fat and salt in...