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French drugmaker, watchdog on trial over weight loss pill deaths

  • At least 500 people are thought to have died of heart valve problems in France after taking the drug Mediator
  • Initially intended for overweight people with diabetes, the drug was widely given to healthy individuals as an appetite suppressant
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Study finds diabetes drug may prevent, slow kidney disease

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