Abbott withdraws diet pill in US, Canada

Friday, October 8, 2010 - 11:20 in Health & Medicine

By 2010-10-08T16:11:29Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- Abbott Laboratories says it is withdrawing its diet pill Meridia in the U.S. and Canada, almost a year after studies showed the drug increases the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease....

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