| Hoodia gordonii in the News |
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News articles as they appeared in Chronological Order derived from News articles and Search engines:
How to use the News time line below: First you will find the date published, then the agency or company that published it, followed by keywords and phrases from the respective report and lastly the URL of the original article or video.
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| 2009/09/30 Santa Cruz Sentinel |
| Santa Cruz, other DAs sue manufacturers of weight loss products. |
District Attorney Bob Lee today joined colleagues from several other counties in a lawsuit against three companies who allegedly make false claims |
| http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/localnews/ci_13453220 |
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| 2009/09/16 Zikkir World - Zikkir Health News |
| Does the Hoodia Gordonii Diet Really Work? |
| Many people question whether Hoodia really works effectively or if its success is just over rated. Many people imagine themselves having to eat foods that |
| http://zikkir.com/health/1802 |
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| 2009/07/25 KNX1070 |
| Hoodia Remains Controversial Due to Lack of Regulation... |
| Tuscon, Arizona (AP) -- Drop the word ``hoodia'' into any popular online search engine and you'll be treated to a smorgasbord of Web sites hailing a ... |
| http://www.knx1070.com/pages/330765.php?contentType=4&contentId=394160 |
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| 2009/07/7 Inter Press Services |
| Reversing History of Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples |
| If the diet drug is produced, it is not yet clear whether the Hoodia will be grown ... Hoodia was plentiful here when he grew up but no longer, he says. |
| http://www.ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=17126 |
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| 2009/06/16 Irish Times |
| Can hoodia help the obese as well as the hungry? |
| BEGINNING IN the 1960s, the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) screened more than 1000 native plants as sources of foods or |
| http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2009/0616/1224248886296.html |
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| 2009/05/25 Los Angeles Times |
| Here's what's in those weight-loss supplements. |
| A succulent plant native to the Kalahari Desert in Africa, hoodia (Hoodia gordonii) is chewed and eaten by San Bushmen to reduce their hunger and thirst... |
| http://articles.latimes.com/2009/may/25/health/he-supplements-list25 |
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| 2009/04/17 National Geographic |
| Africa's Bushmen may get rich from Diet-drug secret. |
| Apart from the prospective financial benefits from the Hoodia deal, Crawhall says ... Now Hoodia has come along. They are excited and have even become a bit ... |
| http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0416_030416_san1_2.html |
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| 2009/02/04 South African Star |
| Company changes tack on Hoodia. |
| A FIRM marketing a hoodia skin gel has agreed to stop claiming that there is scientific proof that the plant aids weight loss. |
| http://www.thestar.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=4824275 |
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| 2009/01/25 |
| STOP! Read this before you buy Hoodia! Don't waste your money! |
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| http://www.apakistannews.com/stop-read-this-before-you-buy-hoodia-dont-waste-your-money-102468 |
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| 2008/12/22 AllAfrica.com |
| South Africa: Unilever Dumps Plans for Hoodia Diet Pill |
| Cape Town — Consumer goods company Unilever has abandoned its attempts to develop a fat-fighting product based on the hoodia plant, dashing hopes that the |
| http://allafrica.com/stories/200812220093.html |
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| 2008/11/14 Bloomberg |
| Unilever, Phytopharm May Scrap Hoodia Partnership |
| Unilever, the world's second-largest maker of consumer products, is in talks to scrap a partnership with drug |
| http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601085&sid=a16qfcRvmXYw |
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| 2008/06/30 Nutra Ingredients. |
| Supplier sued over fake Hoodia |
| The quality of the hoodia gordonii supply chain has once again been brought into question after a Kansas-based contract ... |
| www.nutraingredients.com/Health-condition-categories/Weight-management/Supplier-sued-over-fake-hoodia |
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| 2008/03/18 Buzzle |
| Does Hoodia really works? |
| Weight loss has become an industry today. Every hour a new treatment of the extra weight problem is invented and actively pushed and promoted on the market. |
| http://www.buzzle.com/articles/does-hoodia-really-works.html |
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| 2008/02/25 Natural Products Industry Insider |
| Alkemist releases newest Hoodia test results. |
| Alkemists Pharmaceuticals released the results of its most recent random analysis of eight brands of hoodia dietary supplements, ... |
| http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/news/2008/02/alkemists-releases-newest-hoodia-test-results.aspx?tw=20090928010937 |
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| 2008/02/18 Independent Online |
| Former cop nabbed with protected plant |
| The illegal collecting of Hoodia had so burgeoned that the species might be ... Hoodia is in international demand for its appetite suppressant qualities. |
| http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?sf=124&set_id=1&click_id=13&art_id=vn20080218033654718C349897 |
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| 2008/02/09 Buzzle |
| Why you need Hoodia Gordonii Weight Loss Pills? |
| If you were to ask the first person you see on the streets, what is the biggest problem in their life, they are bound to say their weight. ... |
| http://www.buzzle.com/articles/why-you-need-hoodia-gordonii-weight-loss-pills.html |
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| 2008/01/08 American Chronicle |
| Is Hoodia worth Buying? |
| The jury is still out on whether or not Hoodia products still work. Prominent celebrities such as Oprah have caused these products to soar in popularity, but no hard data has been collected on hoodia itself. The hoodia compound is derived from a relative of the cactus and processed into pill form as supplements or the most recent craze, processed and put into diet lollipops. |
| http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/48294 |
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| 2008/01/04 TechNews |
| International Spam And Stock Fraud Scheme, 11 Indicted |
| A federal grand jury indictment was unsealed today in Detroit charging 11 persons, including Alan M. Ralsky, his son-in-law Scott K. Bradley, and Judy M. Devenow, of Michigan, and eight others, including a dual national of Canada and Hong Kong and individuals from Russia, California, and Arizona, in a wide-ranging international fraud scheme involving the illegal use of bulk commercial e-mailing, or "spamming." |
| http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/8876 |
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| 2007/16/04 YAHOO |
| Phytofarm answers questions |
| Video: Phytopharm is a pharmaceutical development and functional food company whose product leads are generated from medicinal plant extracts. |
| http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=417813 |
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| 2007/11/08 FoodNavigatorEurope |
| Unilever to take weight management to shots |
| The global number-one player in the weight management foods market, Unilever, has indicated it will be expanding this functional category into drinkable shots. |
| http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?id=81190 |
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| 2007/09/29 BBC News |
| Rare spiky plant flowers at Eden |
| A rare plant which researchers believe could help combat obesity has flowered at the Eden Project in Cornwall. |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7019843.stm |
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| 2007/09/07 Contactmusic |
| BRITNEY SPEARS - HOODIA LOLLIPOPS GIVE SPEARS ENERGY |
| Hoodia lollipop that Britney was eating to lose weight. |
| http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/hoodia%20lollipops%20give%20spears%20energy_1042936 |
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| 2007/08/07 ABC News |
| Desert Diet Inspired by Africa |
| Clinical trials in the United Kingdom suggest P-57 could reduce appetite by up to 2,000 calories a day, making it a potential runaway success in the multimillion-dollar dieting industry |
| http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129526&page=1 |
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| 2007/07/09 World Entertainment News Network |
| Lollipop Diet Gives Britney Spears Energy |
| Hoodia lollipop that Britney was eating to lose weight. |
| http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/07/lollipop_diet_gives_britney_spears_energ |
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| 2007/06/20 FoodNavigatorEurope |
| Appetite reduction is key for weight management - consumers |
| When consumers think about weight management and foods, appetite-suppressing ingredients are key, suggests new independent consumer research. |
| http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?id=77499 |
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| 2007/06/12 Live Science |
| Hoodia users share their progress |
| Hoodia gordonii, in its natural form, quite plausibly could suppress hunger and aid in weight loss. For now, however, there is simply no evidence that unregulated and over-hyped hoodia dietary supplements sold by fly-by-night companies—costing $50 or more for a month supply and containing little if any of the active ingredient in hoodia—can deliver anything more than removing weight from your wallet |
| http://www.livescience.com/health/070612_bad_hoodia.html |
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| 2007/05/11 Wave3 |
| Hoodia users share their progress |
| Twelve weeks ago we told you about several people who volunteered to let us keep up with them while they used Hoodia, a weight loss supplement that's been gaining a lot of attention for helping people lose weight. Three of our viewers gave it a try. WAVE 3's Carrie Weil has an update on their progress. |
| http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?s=6502533 |
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| 2007/04/27 CBS Broadcasting |
| Nourishing Foods For Dieters |
| When you are on a calorie restricted diet, it is more important then ever to choose foods that are as jam packed with as many nutritional elements as possible. This is particularly true if you are taking Hoodia. |
| http://wcbstv.com/health/top.10.sweeps.2.243993.html |
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| 2007/04/25 CBS News |
| Under The Hoodia |
| A brief update on the 60 Minutes story |
| http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2007/04/25/publiceye/entry2727769.shtml?source=search_story |
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| 2007/04/13 YAHOO |
| Phytofarm explains there procedures |
| Video: Phytopharm is a pharmaceutical development and functional food company whose product leads are generated from medicinal plant extracts |
| http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=407571 |
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| 2007/04/02 FoodNavigatorEurope |
| Wanted: testing for supplements |
| The dietary supplement industry needs an independent testing program that is recognizable to consumers in order to enhance the credibility of its products as well as encourage solid science and sourcing. |
| http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?id=75425 |
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| 2007/03/19 Wave3 |
| Hoodia users report results after three weeks |
| It's been three weeks since our "Hoodia Hopefuls" first put the product to the test. Many people have asked about their early results, so WAVE 3's Carrie Weil has an update. |
| http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?s=6214191 |
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| 2007/03/03 FoodNavigatorEurope |
| Slimming Ingredients get serious |
| The first international conference on slimming ingredients kicked off in Berlin with industry and academia exploring the huge potential for potential weight managing and weight reducing ingredients. |
| http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?id=75399 |
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| 2007/03/01 NutraIngredients Europe |
| Phytopharm, Unilever expect Hoodia product progress |
| Phytopharm and Unilever are expecting progress in their efforts to develop products using the active extract of Hoodia gordonii in 2007, and report they are satisfied with efforts to address the problem of ineffective weight-loss products purporting to be Hoodia. |
| http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/ng.asp?n=73043-phytopharm-unilever-hoodia |
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| 2007/02/21 Wave3 |
| Natural diet supplement Hoodia put to test in weight loss challenge |
| Three people have agreed to put Hoodia to the test and let us follow their progress. Our "Hoodia Hopefuls" come from three walks of life, but have one desire: shed the extra pounds. |
| http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?s=6120246 |
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| 2007/02/08 WFAA-TV |
| Lollipop Diet helps woman shed pounds |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center dietician Lona Sandon agrees that absorption through the mouth's membranes is very efficient. But she had questions about the ingredients in power pops. |
| http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dws/wfaa/latestnews/stories/wfaa060208_kd_lollipopdiet.63fd4f8e.html |
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| 2007/01/01 WARNER BROS |
| Hollywood's Weight Loss Secrets Revealed |
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| http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2007/01/hollywoods_weight_loss_secrets.php |
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| 2006/03/10 WPBF TV |
| Hoodia-Thin' Only Made Dieting Couple's Wallet Thinner |
| The Ripoff Report lists over 60 complaints from people who say Hoodia-Thin and similar companies are offering free samples but then charging customers' credit cards hundreds of dollars. |
| http://www.wpbf.com/news/7889204/detail.html |
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| 2006/12/27 NBC6 |
| Doctor Claims Hoodia Helps With Weight Loss |
| There's been a lot of talk about Hoodia, the weight loss supplement. But with all the weight loss products on the market how do you know if it works? The doctor in Bucks County was asked to put one brand to the test. Take a look at what he found. |
| http://www.nbc6.net/health/10617528/detail.html |
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| 2006/12/26 Daily Tidings |
| Hope grows with hoodia in the Kalahari |
| The plant, which grows wild in the Kalahari Desert of southern Africa, was once used by indigenous tribes to suppress hunger and thirst when hunting. Now it's such a darling of the international dieting industry that googling the word calls up around 14 million responses. |
| http://www.dailytidings.com/2006/1226/stories/1226_hoodia.php |
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| 2006/11/21 MSNBC |
| Do weight-loss supplements work? |
| We’ve seen ads about products claiming to help us burn fat and shed pounds. Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom, a ‘Today’ contributor, offers advice |
| http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15697222/ |
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| 2006/11/13 KOMOTV |
| Diet Detective |
| LINK DOES NOT APPEAR TO WORK |
| http://www.komotv.com/nwa/shows/4605001.html |
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| 2006/10/30 MSNBC |
| Do diet pills help you lose weight? |
| Video clip about Hoodia lollipops and whether they work. |
| http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15426134/ |
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| 2006/09/22 CBS News |
| Can A Candy Help You Lose Weight? |
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| http://cbs2.com/video/?id=25534@kcbs.dayport.com |
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| 2006/09/18 FOX59 NEWS |
| Fox 59 Hoodia Report Sept. 18, 2006 |
| Video from TV interview and discussion of Hoodia. |
| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvhSG1oFnUM |
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| 2006/06/25 CNN |
| Hype Over hoodia |
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| http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/health/2006/06/25/lin.hoodia.cnn?iref=videosearch |
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| 2006/06/20 BBC News |
| Slim pickings |
| Proud of having been selected for the Miss York finals for her attractive personality over her appearance, Kate finds herself buying weight-loss products she'd never even considered buying before. |
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/content/articles/2006/06/20/
kate_roberts_student_diary_3_feature.shtml |
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| 2006/06/01 KOMOTV |
| Hold Off On The Hoodia |
| The UC Berkeley Wellness Letter advises readers not to "take a chance" with Hoodia supplements because no one knows if it's safe, especially when used regularly. There's been almost no testing to see if these Hoodia supplements work, explains Dr. John Swartzberg, who heads the editorial board at the Wellness Letter. |
| http://www.komotv.com/news/archive/4188061.html |
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| 2006/02/01 Wave3 |
| Dieters Swear By Hoodia, But It's Not FDA Approved |
| Lots of people are talking about the latest weight loss supplement that's supposed to erase your appetite. It's called Hoodia, and many are wondering if it's just more hype or a real weight loss wonder. |
| http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?s=4245850 |
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| 2006/01/30 Spam Daily News |
| Beware Hoodia Gordonii diet pill spam scam |
| The spam ads that fill your mailbox promise a miracle in a single pill -- an appetite suppressant that makes dieting a snap by killing your desire to eat. |
| http://www.spamdailynews.com/publish/Beware_Hoodia_Gordonii_diet_pill_spam_scam.asp |
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| 2005/12/03 Guardian Unlimited |
| P57. Enough to put you off your food |
| The search for the physiological reasons behind excessive weight gain and for a way to mitigate it occupies teams of scientists and public health officials worldwide. Much of the research has focused on working out which chemicals in the bloodstream control hunger. |
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/story/0,3605,1656900,00.html |
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| 2005/11/21 MedicineNet |
| Hoodia, The New Weight Loss Miracle? |
| It's just too early to tell if Hoodia will revolutionize the diet industry. Double-blinded clinical trials are required to establish the safety and effectiveness of any product, and these have not yet been completed with Hoodia |
| http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=57305 |
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| 2005/11/11 NBC5i |
| Diet Pill Promising Weight Loss Flies Off Shelves |
| Many who have taken hoodia say it doesn't give them the side effects that many diet supplements can. |
| http://www.nbc5i.com/health/5302941/detail.html |
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| 2005/10/24 MSNBC |
| Can a cactus plant be a magic bullet for dieters? |
| NBC News correspondent Janet Shamlian talks about the possible magic pill we've all been waiting for |
| http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9802459/ |
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| 2005/08/30 NewsTarget |
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| Discusses counterfeiting problems in hoodia industry |
| http://www.NewsTarget.com/011425.html |
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| 2005/08/11 KOMOTV |
| Is Hoodia For You? |
| Discusses how you don't know what kind of Hoodia you are getting. |
| http://www.komotv.com/news/archive/4160561.html |
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| 2005/07/19 CBS |
| Hungry or Hoodia? |
| Discusses effect of Hoodia and the need for more research. |
| http://cbs2.com/optimumwellness/optwell.2.510233.html |
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| 2005/06/05 CBS News |
| Health: Hoodia Diet Supplement |
"If you take this compound everyday your wish to eat goes down and we've seen that very dramatically," said Dr. Richard Dixey of Phytopharm.
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| http://cbs3.com/specialreports/2.294542.html |
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| 2004/12/15 Nutra |
| Unilever gains exclusive rights to Phytopharm's hoodia extract |
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| http://www.nutraingredients.com/news/news-ng.asp?id=56814-unilever-gains-exclusive |
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| 2004/12/15 Food USA |
| Unilever to produce food with hoodia |
| SlimFast owner Unilever has gained the exclusive global rights to an appetite-suppressing compound extracted from the hoodia gordonii plant by UK-based Phytopharm |
| http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/news/ng.asp?id=56840-unilever-to-produce |
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| 2004/12/15 BBC News |
| Cactus diet deal for Phytopharm |
| Anglo-Dutch food giant Unilever will help the pharmaceutical firm develop the snacks containing Hoodia extract. |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4098493.stm |
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| 2004/12/06 FoodNavigatorEurope |
| Phytopharm near to deal on hoodia products? |
| Phytopharm, which has isolated the appetite-suppressing ingredients in the desert plant hoodia, says it is in advanced talks to license its compound to a food industry partner |
| http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?id=56598 |
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| 2004/11/29 WBALTV |
| Pointy Plant Offers Weight Loss Help |
| Short interview with several Dr's regarding Hoodia and its use and potential |
| http://www.wbaltv.com/news/3955270/detail.html |
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| 2004/11/21 CBS News |
| African Plant May Help Fight Fat |
| Story of 60 Minutes crew and their trip to SA to sample Hoodia. Tells of San history with Hoodia. |
| http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/11/18/60minutes/main656458.shtml |
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| 2004/10/10 National Geographic News |
| Great White Sharks, Others Win Global Protection |
| CITES is an international agreement between 166 governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their species' survival. |
| http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1015_041015_cites_2.html |
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| 2003/08/31 KOMOTV |
| New Wonder Diet Drug? |
| P57 is still a few years from reaching the market, and there has already been a legal battle over it |
| http://www.komotv.com/news/archive/4101486.html |
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| 2003/08/11 WIRED |
| Reaping New Meds From Old Cures |
| With 24,000 plant species, the biodiversity of this country is almost unparalleled. And with almost 300,000 traditional healers nationwide, local knowledge of plants and their uses is equally abundant. |
| http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/news/2003/11/61090 |
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| 2003/08/07 ABC News |
| Desert Diet Inspired by Africa |
| Ancient Tribal Remedy Could Be Next Big Drug to Fight Obesity |
| http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/story?id=129526&page=1 |
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| 2003/05/30 BBC News |
| Sampling the Kalahari diet |
| Tom Mangold travelled to Africa and sampled the appetite suppressing Hoodia, a plant which may make Kalahari bushmen millionaires. Great example of the effect of Hoodia on someone who had never tried it. |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/2947810.stm |
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| 2003/04/16 National Geographic News |
| Africa's Bushmen May Get rich From Diet-Drug Secret. |
| CSIR will pay the San 8 percent of milestone payments made by its licensee, UK-based Phytopharm, during the drug's clinical development over the next few years. This could come to more than a million dollars. |
| http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/04/0416_030416_san1.html |
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| 2003/03/24 BBC News |
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| San peoples have signed a deal ensuring they will profit from a diet drug being developed from a plant they have used for generations. |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2883087.stm |
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| 2003/03/02 Scotland on Sunday |
| The answer to obesity in the West? |
| Discusses how San will benefit from Hoodia, a little history, and their relationship with CSIR. |
| http://news.scotsman.com/obesity/The-answer-to-obesity-in.2406930.jp |
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| 2003/01/04 Guardian Unlimited |
| It's green, prickly and sour, but this plant could cure obesity and save an ancient way of life |
| Bushmen of the Kalahari stand to benefit from development of hoodia, which curbs appetite. Lots of historical references of its use. |
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/medicine/story/0,11381,868516,00.html |
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| 2002/07/30 BBC News |
| Kalahari cactus boosts UK drug firm |
| Story detailing how Pfizer and Phytopharm created relationship whereby Pfizer started working on developing drugs from P57 molecule. Also discusses how part of patent royalty goes to SA Govt. |
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2161194.stm |
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