Sensing the sudden new strength of her position, Miss Bhutto has said that she will co-operate only if she can become prime minister for the third time, too large a pill for the general to swallow.

ECONOMIST: Pakistan

Separately, Vivus has now succumbed to shareholder pressure and begun holdings talks with large drugmakers to market its Qsymia diet pill, which has so far failed to live up to its promise, despite becoming the first commercially available prescription diet pill to be approved by the FDA in more than a decade.

FORBES: Will The Prescription Diet Pill Market Finally Bulk Up?

Through fame and fortune, the Pill has brought Dr Djerassi a large and varied list of acquaintances.

ECONOMIST: LAST WORD: Godfather of the Pill | The