31.   Half of the women used diet pills regularly and nearly two-thirds used laxatives.

32.   Her latest weapon in the battle against obesity is diet pills.

33.   Her own experiences battling weight led to diet pills and eventual hospitalization for malnourishment.

34.   How much would you pay for a diet pill that really worked, taking aim at the very genes that caused obesity?

35.   HMOs are not the only ones trying to curb use of the diet pills.

36.   I put everything you could think of in my arm, from LSD to barbiturates to diet pills.

37.   I called the diet pill people and asked if they were sending these out and a spokeswoman admitted they were and it was a very successful campaign.

38.   If you are sensitive to these things you will want to know about a marketing gimmick for a new diet pill.

39.   In addition to Viagra, they are Propecia, the first pill to treat baldness, and Xenical, a new diet pill.

40.   In late September, a combined advisory committee from the US Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration took the first steps toward decontrolling diet pills.