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NEWS ABOUT: anti obesity drugs

anti obesity drugs stories: 6 news summaries

Pill May Slash Body Weight
By a Quarter

Combination of hormones has a potent effect on mice

Jul 14, 09 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 have been found to weaken... More »

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childhood obesity • hormones • anti obesity drugs • health research • Indiana University • lab mice

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 Dieting? Skip the Pricey Pills 

No way around healthy eating and exercise


Jan 22, 09 6:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that Americans have had access to the first over-the-counter weight-loss drug for 18 months, we've become a lean, mean nation, right? Not so much, writes Debra Sherman for Reuters. It's true that Alli—$60 for a 30-day supply—gives users slightly better results, but they're probably not worth the... More »

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weight loss • diet pills • Mayo Clinic • anti obesity drugs • over-the-counter drugs • Alli

New Treatment Resurrects Weight-Loss Drug

Leptin, once written off, could make comeback in combination treatment

Jan 7, 09 2:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Researchers may have found a way to treat obesity with leptin—the appetite-suppressant once hailed, then dismissed, as a cure to America’s bulging belly. An area of brain cells seemingly stressed by obesity allowed the obese to build up resistance to leptin, Reuters reports, but by injecting drugs to... More »

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obesity • leptin • obesity epidemic • overweight • anti obesity drugs • medical study

Scientists Slim Down, Speed Up Mice by Stripping Enzyme

Removing an enzyme triggered a speedier mouse metabolism

Apr 29, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Australian scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to treatments for obesity and diabetes, the BBC reports. Researchers removed an enzyme in fat cells of mice and found it sped up their metabolisms.  The mice with altered cells were an average of 20% lighter than normal mice and... More »

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obesity • diabetes • weight loss • blood pressure • anti obesity drugs • scientific research

FDA Mandates Suicide Risk Assessment in Drug Trials

Danger doesn't lie only in antidepressants

Jan 24, 08 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is now requiring drug companies to monitor suicide warning signs in clinical trials for experimental drugs, the New York Times reports. In the wake of studies showing that antidepressants might increase the risk of self-harm in children and teens, the agency is showing an awareness... More »

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suicide • FDA • antidepressant • Merck • Sanofi Aventis • Eli Lilly • anti obesity drugs • clinical trials • experimental drugs

Diet Pills Make Slim Difference

Study shows meager
5% weight loss doesn't justify use of drugs, given side-effects

Nov 17, 07 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Diet pills are big business, but Canadian researchers have found that they result in only modest weight loss. In placebo-controlled trials, patients taking anti-obesity drugs orlistat, sibutramine and rimonabant lost more weight than those taking dummy pills, but barely. And the average weight loss was 5%, which experts say is... More »

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obesity • weight loss • diet pills • blood pressure • dieting • anti obesity drugs

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