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Pill May Slash Body Weight By a Quarter

Combination of hormones has a potent effect on mice

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 14, 2009 2:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – A drug that cut the body weight of mice by 25% is raising hopes for humans, the Daily Telegraph reports. The rodents lost 42% of their fat mass after a week, with even more powerful effects seen over a month. The pill combines hormones that...   Read full story »

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