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Why I'm Wary of the New Weight-Loss Drug Belviq

Lindsay Beyerstein fears it's being viewed as the next fen-phen

By Kate Seamons,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 3, 2012 1:58 PM CDT | Updated Jul 8, 2012 10:51 AM CDT

(Newser) – The FDA has green-lighted the first new prescription weight-loss drug in 13 years—and Lindsay Beyerstein isn't exactly tossing confetti into the air at the news. Writing for Slate, she asserts that Belviq is no wonder drug: In trials, patients lost about 3% of...   Read full story »

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