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        <title>Vivus Inc.</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diet drug Qnexa: Don't get too carried away by new study]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-heb-diet-drug-20110410,0,1040243.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2011-04-11 07:01:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The diet drug Qnexa helps obese people with weight-related medical conditions to lose more weight than those who take a dummy pill and could allow some to scale back on medications for diabetes, high blood pressure or cholesterol, according to a new study...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FDA shoots down another weight loss drug [Updated]]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-heb-obesity-drug-102310,0,575902.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-10-25 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The FDA has told the makers of the proposed weight-loss drug Lorcaserin that it will not at this time approve the marketing of  the medication, citing concerns about its marginal effectiveness and about cancers that occurred at higher-than-usual rates...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Obesity drugs lumber toward marketplace]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2009-10-28 16:32:33</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The FDA has told the makers of the proposed weight-loss drug Lorcaserin that it will not at this time approve the marketing of  the medication, citing concerns about its marginal effectiveness and about cancers that occurred at higher-than-usual rates...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The day ahead in business May 8]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/chi-day-ahead-in-business-20130507,0,7825243.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2013-05-08 03:30:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Reports: MBA mortgage index for week ended May 4, 6:30 a.m.; Crude inventories for week ended May 4, 9:30 a.m. 

Local earnings: CF Industries Holdings Inc., Groupon Inc., Manitex International Inc., Middleby Corp., MYR Group Inc., Nanosphere Inc.,...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FDA approves new diet drug]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/kcpq-fda-approves-new-diet-drug-20120717,0,2949165.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-07-17 19:29:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration approved a new prescription diet drug called Qsymia on Tuesday. The medication produced dramatic weight loss in clinical trials, but some are concerned over potential side effects, including increased heart rate, birth...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nuevo rival para el Viagra]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/fl-es-salud0505viagra-competencia-20120430,0,7119294.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-04-30 17:35:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Los hombres con disfunción eréctil quizás no tengan que volver a hacer planes adelantados para tener relaciones sexuales, luego de que Vivus Inc. ganara la aprobación en Estados Unidos de su producto Avanafil, que viene a competir con Viagra, de Pfizer...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[EE.UU. rechaza la comercializaci&#243;n de p&#237;ldoras para adelgazar Qnexa]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/fl-es-salud0505viagra-competencia-20120430,0,7119294.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-10-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Los hombres con disfunción eréctil quizás no tengan que volver a hacer planes adelantados para tener relaciones sexuales, luego de que Vivus Inc. ganara la aprobación en Estados Unidos de su producto Avanafil, que viene a competir con Viagra, de Pfizer...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Diet drugs face tough test]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/sns-health-fda-diet-drugs,0,326675.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-09-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[There has never been a magic prescription to help millions of obese Americans lose weight. Whether one is any closer to reality is now under scrutiny.

A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel will decide Wednesday whether the diet drug Meridia...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[FDA declines approval for Vivus diet drug Qnexa, despite significant weight loss in studies]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/sns-ap-us-weight-loss-drug-fda,0,1412181.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-10-29 03:47:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) &#8212; Federal health regulators have decided not to approve an experimental diet pill called Qnexa, which had been touted by many experts as the most promising weight-loss drug in more than a decade.

The drug's maker, Vivus Inc., said...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Teaming up to save your skin]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/dp-skin-graft,0,273341.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-11-17 08:21:06</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Products by two Hampton Roads organizations are on the cutting edge of wound care.

The nonprofit LifeNet Health in Virginia Beach offers TheraSkin, a graft made of real skin that stimulates your body to heal itself. Soluble Systems of Newport News...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[The scorecard on obesity drugs: 0 for 3]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/sns-health-obesity-drugs,0,7313779.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-09-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[This is not shaping up to be a good year for people seeking medical help for weight loss. A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Thursday voted against recommending approval of the drug lorcaserin. This is the third negative vote on...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Orgasm Inc. -- The Hunt for the Female Viagra]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/ktla-orgasm-inc-sweeps,0,3419535.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-05-05 22:57:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- It's a condition called 'Female Sexual Dysfunction," or 'FSD,' supposedly afflicting women who are dissatisfied with their sex lives. It's been widely reported to affect 43 percent of all women -- but it is real?

Documentary filmmaker...]]></description>
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