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Glaxo has asked the FDA for approval to market an over-the-counter (OTC) drug called Alli – pronounced, “al-eye.” Alli is simply a low-dose version of a prescription weight-loss drug called Xenical. If the FDA approves Alli, it will have the distinction of being the only weight-loss drug available OTC.

At the first signs of a gout attack, eating cherries and drinking cherry juice will usually offset the effects of excess uric acid.

Safety tips are not quite the same as health tips, but keeping out of harm’s way is certainly a healthy practice. In a Healthier Talk community forum this week, a member named djc50 begins a discussion titled “A Good Home Safety Idea” with this tip.

The FDA has received 12 reports of acute liver failure linked to Ketek. Four of those patients died. One patient required a liver transplant

Now a new study shows that a dietary choice may reduce the risk of gum disease (periodontitis).