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Over-the-counter weight-loss pills are no quick fix to melt away extra pounds. Many local drugstores sell diet pills, and even more choices are available on the Internet. But most diet pills haven't been proved safe or effective, and some are downright dangerous, according to a special report in the November issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource. The report looks at popular weight-loss diets, eating plans and strategies, including diet pills.

Event: PSHE! It's all about their future. The third annual Healthy Schools national conference will bring together health and education experts from all the 150 local Healthy Schools programmes across the country, to address the issues around PSHE (Personal, Social and Health Education) head-on.

Fenfluramine, the appetite suppressant drug banned in the US in 1997 due to fears over its links to heart conditions, has been shown to have serious long-term effects. In a report published in the open access journal BMC medicine, researchers have shown that people who stopped using fenfluramine eleven years ago had damaged heart valves up to seven years later.

Pfizer, Inc announced today that it is terminating the phase 3 development program for its investigational compound (CP-945,598) for weight management. CP-945,598 is a selective antagonist of the cannabinoid type 1 (CB1) receptor.

Reuters - Young gymnasts, especially young female gymnasts, are at risk of several types of wrist injury, and a quick and accurate diagnosis is essential to prevent these injuries from worsening, two sports medicine physicians report.