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The Top 10 Health Care Stories of 2010

Melly Alazraki — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Led by the health insurance reform law, a flurry of drug and food recalls, key medical breakthroughs and plenty of layoffs and lawsuits, 2010 proved to be an exciting -- if not always positive -- year. Here's our rundown of the...

Vivus Shares Rally on Hopes Obesity Drug Will Gain Approval Next Year

Melly Alazraki — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:10:00 +0000

Vivus shares are soaring this morning, even though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration rejected the drugmaker's obesity drug Qnexa yesterday. Investors are hoping that the FDA's rejection, which includes a request for more sa...

Former McDonald’s Manager Not Lovin’ His Weight Gain

Danny King — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 23:00:00 +0000

McDonald's has lost a $17,500 lawsuit from a former franchise manager in Brazil, who says he put on 65 pounds during his 12 years of working for the chain. The former employee blames the company's policy of mandatory food sampl...

Abbott Pulls Weight Loss Drug Meridia from the Market

Melly Alazraki — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:14:00 +0000

Drug and medical-device maker Abbott Laboratories announced Friday that it will voluntarily withdraw its controversial obesity drug Meridia, (sibutramine) from the U.S. market at the request of the FDA, due to concerns it incr...

Why Americans Lag in Life Expectancy — Even as Health Care Spending Soars

Melly Alazraki — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 16:50:00 +0000

A new study from Columbia University finds that the reasons America is lagging other countries aren't the commonly cited obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities and homicide. Rather, the problem has been poor health care, or rathe...

New York Wants to Ban Sugary Drinks from Food Stamp Purchases

Hugh Collins — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:49:00 +0000

Mayor Michael Bloomberg sought permission from the federal government to bar New York City's 1.7 million food stamp recipients from using them to buy sugary drinks such as sodas.

Bloomberg, a staunch advocate of anti-obesity measures, sent the request to the United States Department of Agriculture, The New York Times reported.

New Study: Obesity Is Bad for Your Bottom Line

Matthew Scott — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:33:00 +0000

Obesity is expensive. Each year, obese American men pay an additional $2,646 to carry their extra weight, while obese women pay $4,879. That's the surprising result of a new study on the individual cost of obesity. ...

FDA Panel Votes Against Arena’s Diet Drug

Melly Alazraki — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Another diet drug, Arena Pharmaceuticals's Iorcaserin, appears to be in danger after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted to reject it Thursday. Continue reading FDA Panel Votes Against Aren...

FDA to Review Arena’s Diet Drug, Alkermes’ Painkiller Addiction Med

Melly Alazraki — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:45:00 +0000

It's a busy day at the FDA today as panels meet to discuss two new drugs -- one to help weight loss and the other to combat drug addiction -- and decide whether to approve AstraZeneca's new blood thinner medication. ...