China bans diet drug, says it can harm heart

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Fri, 01/09/2009 - 05:29

BEIJING (AP) -- China's top food and drug regulator has ordered a halt to the sale and production of the weight-loss drug fenfluramine hydrochloride, citing its harmful side effects....

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