Tag: weight loss

Lipodrene Weight-Loss Supplements Recalled for Illegal Ingredient

Lipodrene Weight-Loss Supplements Recalled for Illegal Ingredient

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals recalled Lipodrene w/ 25-mg Ephedra Extract Dietary Supplements due to DMAA, an illegal ingredient that is linked to heart attacks.

/ May 13, 2021
5 Deaths Linked to Weight-Loss Stomach Balloons: FDA

5 Deaths Linked to Weight-Loss Stomach Balloons

The ReShape and Orbera fluid-filled stomach balloons for weight-loss have been linked to 5 deaths and dozens of reports of pancreatitis and spontaneously over-filling with fluid or air — sometimes within days.

/ August 11, 2017
Feet on Scale

Want to Lose Weight? Try Turning Off the Tube

Eating without the distraction of T.V., computers, or work can help people lose weight and keep the pounds off, a new study has found.

/ May 29, 2017

FDA Warns of Weight-Loss Stomach Balloon Side Effects

Dozens of injuries and four hospitalizations have been linked to ReShape and Orbera stomach balloons that were over-inflated with too much fluid or caused pancreatitis by putting pressure on organs.

/ February 9, 2017