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Study: Online Diet Pills Contain Dangerous Stimulants (Fox News)

A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines, such as anti-anxiety agents and antidepressants.

FDA adds 41 drugs to diet pills alert (UPI)

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Thursday added 41 products to an alert about diet pills containing potentially dangerous undeclared drugs, officials said.

FDA Adds More Diet Pills to Its "Unsafe" List (KARK Little Rock)

The FDA adds 41 more products to an alert about unsafe diet pills it issued last month, bringing the total to 69. The pills are advertised as "natural" fat busters and some suggest they are innovative "herbal" remedies from Asia.

Diet pills from Brazil pose big health risks (MSNBC)

A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines.

Trying to lose weight? Skip diet pills on the internet (KOAA-TV Colorado Springs - Pueblo)

If you're trying to lose weight, you should skip diet pills sold on the internet, according to a Harvard study. The study tracked the illegal import of the pills from Brazil - the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the sale of the pills in this country.