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Critics of a newly approved weight loss device that uses a tube inserted into the stomach to drain food after a meal say it could lead to dangerous eating disorders. Advocates argue it's a less invasive option to bariatric surgery and a powerful new weapon in the global fight against obesity. Ben Gruber reports.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the civilian use of the XSTAT Rapid Hemostasis System, which can stop the bleeding from an open gunshot wound in 15 seconds.
A French court has found pharma giant Servier guilty of "aggravated fraud" and "involuntary manslaughter" over a diabetes and weight loss pill blamed for hundreds of deaths in one of the country's worst health scandals. The drug Mediator was on the market for 33 years and used by about five million people before being pulled in 2009 over fears it could cause serious heart problems -- more than a decade after such concerns had first been raised. IMAGES of criminal court in Paris
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