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Dangerous Secret in Diet Pills

nytimes.com
Feb. 9, 2009
The Food Drug Administration says the weight-loss capsules StarCaps contain a potent pharmaceutical drug called bumetanide, which can have serious side effects.
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch