Fat-Blocking Pill Wins Federal Endorsement (AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060124/ap_on_he_me/diet_pill"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/net/20060124/capt.625931a7c55eb5c78efff212cb6aeaae.pjpeg?x=130&y=95&sig=7BoDAmWayl4CUtmzBLLvOg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Orlistat, a diet pill already sold in prescription form as Xenical, moved closer to being sold over-the-counter. (Screengrab From CNN Video)" border="0" /></a>AP - A pharmaceutical company hopes to begin selling this year a fat-blocking pill directly to millions of overweight Americans who now only have access to a prescription version of the drug.</p><br clear=all>