Hospital 'failed' overdose babies
There were failings in the care of premature twins who died after being given an overdose of morphine, a coroner rules. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

The combination of phentermine and topiramate is an effective adjunct to diet and lifestyle modification for weight loss and measures of comorbidity in overweight or obese adults with additional metabolic risk factors
Context Obesity is a growing epidemic with multiple associated comorbidities including type 2 diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia. Multiple studies have shown that weight loss can improve these obesity RR factors. But weight loss is difficult. There is an urgent need for new and more efficacious pharmacological treatments to help curtail this growing epidemic. There have been previous studies looking at the use of phentermine and topiramate as single agents for weight loss. In the CONQUER trial, Gadde and colleagues have asked whether a combination of these two agents could provide a more effective treatment option for obesity with fewer side effects. Methods The CONQUER trial is a randomised controlled trial to assess the effects of two different doses of the combination of control...