Trouble for Meridia, a locavore backlash and workers comp shenanigans: The ReportingonHealth Daily Briefing

Here's what we're reading today:

Meridia: Sales of the weight loss drug Meridia might be about to go on a diet. New England Journal of Medicine editors are calling for it to be pulled off the market in the wake of a new study documenting its risks.

Journalist Down: Another science journalist in China has been brutally attacked, reportedly for his anti-fraud crusades and quackery exposés. Foreign Policy's Passport blog rounds up the coverage.  

Water safety: ProPublica has a sobering story examining serious water safety problems for residents near Wyoming gas drilling sites.  

Locavore: Is the backlash against the locavore food movement starting already? Why, yes, according to this against-the-grain Chicago Tribune story.

Workers Comp: Joe Paduda at the blog Managed Care Matters examines the potential for workers compensation abuse by physician dispensing firms and points to red flags flying at one potentially shady firm in South Florida.