FDA panel rejects Virus Qnexa in setback for weight loss pill
A 10-6 vote by federal health experts found that Qnexa’s risks outweigh its weight loss benefits. Panel chair Kenneth Burman said serious side effects including memory lapses and heart issues pose life threatening risks, despite average losses over 10 percent. The FDA will now decide by late October with Arena and Orexigen facing later reviews.
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Abducted Los Angeles girl found after seven years
Amber Nicklas disappeared in 2003 from a Norwalk Chuck E Cheese visit. Investigators say she was raised by an Aziz couple in Phoenix where she was kept out of school to avoid authorities. She was located in a north Phoenix home tied to a palm reading business and Romanian residents. Authorities continue to probe the case and determine custody and potential reunification.
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Ancient 18th Century Ship Unearthed Near World Trade Center Site
Archaeologists from AKRE uncovered a 32 foot vessel hull fragment buried 20 feet below Manhattan street level near Ground Zero. The ship, dating to the 1700s and used to extend lower Manhattan by landfill, will be dated by dendrochronology as crews remove delicate timber from the muddy pit.
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Elderly couple dies trapped in home elevator accident
In Glynn County Georgia an elderly couple Sherwood Wadsworth ninety and Caroline eighty nine died after their home elevator became stuck between the second and third floors. Autopsies indicate heat exhaustion from an interior temperature near ninety five degrees. Police found the bodies days later after a newspaper delivery worker alerted authorities and neighbors reported unusual activity. The elevator lacked a phone and investigators seek reasons for the failure.
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Glynn County
Jimmy Durden
State Crime Lab
Savannah
Matt Doering
Sherwood Wadsworth
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Doering
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