Hissey Kientz Announces the Launch of Herbal Fen Phen Lawye...( The law firm...),Health

The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is announcing the launch of its new website, Herbal Fen Phen Lawyers (http://www.herbalfenphenlawyers.com/). Herbal Fen Phen products have been marketed to former patients as a “natural alternative” to Fen Phen, despite warnings from the FDA that herbal Fen Phen may be linked to serious side effects, including primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), high blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes or death.

(Vocus) August 8, 2009 -- The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, Herbal Fen Phen Lawyers (http://www.herbalfenphenlawyers.com/). The site will serve as a news and information resource for individuals who may have suffered injuries such as primary pulmonary hypertension after using products marketed as “herbal Fen Phen” or other dietary supplements containing ephedra.

After Pondimin (fenfluramine) and Redux (dexfenfluramine)—two drugs that were prescribed as part of the diet drug combination Fen Phen—were recalled in September 1997, some companies began marketing over-the-counter supplements touted as an “all natural” and “herbal” equivalent. These herbal Fen Phen supplements usually contained a combination of two ingredients: ephedra (ma huang) and St. John’s wort.

In November 1997—just two months after the Fen Phen recall was issued—the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning about herbal Fen Phen products that were being marketed to former patients as a “n
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