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To protect this threatened species, Environment Canada is requesting that consumers ensure that before they order hoodia diet pills, that the pills are being imported legally with a proper permit. Consumers who order without proof of a valid CITES permit risk not receiving their purchase. Shipments without a valid CITES export or re-export permit will be detained by Environment Canada wildlife enforcement officers or by Canada Border Services Agency customs officers. Officers are not legally permitted to release products without the proper permit and an importer cannot obtain such a permit after the fact.

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OTTAWA /CNW Telbec/ - Thousands of diet pill shipments ordered by Canadians are arriving at Canadas borders and being detained by federal wildlife and customs officials because they contain an endangered African plant species called hoodia. Hoodia has been featured on Sixty Minutes, in O, The Oprah Magazine and in other media as an effective, safe, natural appetite suppressant. Foreign marketers, based predominantly in the U. S. , are advertising to Canadians who place orders, often unaware that the seller is outside Canada. Since , these diet pill shipments have been intercepted daily at international mail centres, courier facilities and airports in Montreal, Quebec City, Mississauga, Calgary and Vancouver because importers do not have the proper permits. So far, in excess of 2,000 shipments have

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The whole history of weight-loss drugs has been very disappointing," said Morgan Downey, executive director of the American Obesity Association. "It will be interesting to see what happens with these. "

The second weight-loss drug before the FDA is for over-the-counter usage. It, too, works differently than appetite suppressants, but not the way that rimonabant does.

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Whenever I open up a magazine, every other page is some ad with a slender model in skintight clothing or underwear, sometimes promoting objects as simple as watches or lip gloss. Then there are those ridiculous ads for weight loss pills claiming users have lost up to 10 pounds in two weeks. However, those same ads state in microscopic letters, "results not usual. "

Lunch period is one of the better parts of the day where one can gossip and chow down, a way of refueling physically and socially. However, sometimes Ill see girls sipping on diet Snapple and flirting with older guys. Not every girl does it, but for the group that does its sad to see them wasting away. Once I even heard a girl vomiting in the bathroom, which is both frightening and disgusting. Todays society needs better role models for young women, and hopefully as a senior this year I can set a good example.

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OTTAWA -- Thousands of Canadian dieters are finding themselves lighter in the wallet as orders for the latest magic weight-loss pill are being stopped at the border.

In the past four months, federal wildlife and customs officials have stopped more than 2,000 shipments of a relatively new dieting fad involving the extract of an African cactus-like plant called Hoodia due to concerns over the plants endangered status.

Sheldon Jordan of Environment Canadas wildlife enforcement unit said there are legally certified Hoodia pills available, but many products fail to show that they were legally harvested from various countries in southern Africa.

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Thousands of shipments of weight loss pills are being stopped at the border because they contain an endangered African plant species. A permit showing the plant was legally harvested is needed.

Thousands of shipments of weight loss pills are being stopped at the border because they contain an endangered African plant species.

Since , federal wildlife enforcement officers have seized more than 2,000 diet-pill shipments from mail centres, courier offices and airports in Montreal, Quebec City, Mississauga, Calgary and Vancouver because importers lacked proper permits, the federal government said.

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While Sanofis new diet drug Acomplia (rimonabant) may help with some cardiometabolic risk factors, lowering triglycerides and slightly increasing good cholesterol, a comprehensive review in the journal Circulation suggests Acomplia is no more effective than older diet pills in reducing bad cholesterol.

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Because of the African plants endangered status. As many as 2,000 shipments of the pill have been stopped at the border because it couldnt be proved that they were harvested legally. The pill, with a component derived from an African cactus, is said to eliminate hunger. Legally harvested Hoodia is available, but many companies are selling the product without certification

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To protect this threatened species, Environment Canada is requesting that consumers ensure that before they order hoodia diet pills, that the pills are being imported legally with a proper permit. Consumers who order without proof of a valid CITES permit risk not receiving their purchase. Shipments without a valid CITES export or re-export permit will be detained by Environment Canada wildlife enforcement officers or by Canada Border Services Agency customs officers. Officers are not legally permitted to release products without the proper permit and an importer cannot obtain such a permit after the fact.

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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have written you a dozen times, with nary a reply. I thought I asked a thought-provoking question. I have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (emphysema-chronic bronchitis). Occasionally, I take antibiotics for exacerbations of my illness. For the days I take them, I feel almost like normal. I improve after taking the first pill. With todays science, why cant the component in antibiotics that aids breathing be isolated and put in a separate pill Biaxin is an antibiotic that does this for me. Zithromax makes matters worse. -- P. D.

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