Lawmaker seeks tighter control of diet programs
Washington hearing chaired by Rep. Ron Wyden examines the unregulated $33 billion weight loss industry. Testimony from alleged victims, medical officials, and FTC and FDA representatives highlights unsafe liquid diets, misleading ads, and high failure rates with 90 percent of dieters regaining weight within two years.
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House Subcommittee
Ron Wyden
D-Ore
Wyden
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Small Business
Subcommittee
Steve Jenning
American Dietetic Association
American Board of Nutri
American Medical Association
FTC
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Health experts push large national AIDS drug trials
Federal health officials advocate a radical testing method for AIDS drugs. Thousands of patients would be randomly assigned to different doses or a control, enabling faster, more general results. Doctors would track outcomes by symptoms rather than extensive lab tests, aiming to include diverse patients and potentially replace traditional trials.
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HEAP
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Marvin Zelen
Harvard School of Public Health
National Institutes of Health
Daniel Hoth
Division of
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Bethesda
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