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Arena Weight Loss Drug Disappoints in Trial
Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. saw its shares falling over 20 percent Monday following the...
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FDA Includes More Weight-Loss Products on Its Risk List
The Food and Drug Administration expanded its list of tainted weight loss products that consumers...
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Researchers Find Mercury in High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Some food and drinks that contain high-fructose corn syrup may have detectable levels of...
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Women Are Weaker Than Men When It Comes To Favorite Foods
Scientists have discovered that when it comes to favorite foods, women can hardly say no. On the...
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Men Better Than Women In Resisting Food Temptations
When it comes to goodies, who in the world can resist temptations? Apparently, men are able...
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Two Existing Drugs May Help Obese People Lose Weight
Two drugs already approved by the Food and Drug Administration together with hormone leptin may...
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FDA Wants More Study for Diabetes Drugs to Better Asses for Heart Risks
More than a year after GlaxoSmithKline PLC’s Avandia was linked to higher risk of heart...
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FDA Criticized By Its Scientific Advisers In BPA Case
The Food and Drug Administration was recently
criticized by its own scientific advisers, and...
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Obesity Drug Data Shows Promise
The experimental obesity drug Qnexa helped patients lose an average of 9.2 percent of their weight...
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Media Exposure Is Bad For Kids’ Health, Study Says
Parents, have you ever wondered how exposure to media
sources impacts the physical health of your...
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Red Wine Helps Against Aging
It’s a well-known fact that drinking a glass of red wine for dinner has benefits for your health....
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Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Riskier Than Actos
Older diabetics taking Avandia may face higher risk of heart
failure and death than those taking...
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Pfizer, Sanofi-Avensis End Studies on Diet Drugs
Pfizer Inc.and Sanofi-Aventis on Wednesday separately announced their
decision to cancel further...
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Pfizer Halts Phase III Trial On Obesity Drug Over US Rejection Fears
Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drugmaker, on Wednesday
said it abandoned an obesity drug known...
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Our Bodies Can Now Be Successfully Tricked Into Losing Weight
According to the magazine Cell Metabolism published today, French researchers claim to have...
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Drug Prescriptions For US Children Rising At Alarming Rates
More and more children in the United States are prescribed
medication for chronic diseases,...
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Consumer Group Urges FDA to Ban Glaxo’s Avandia over Liver Failure
Consumer group Public Citizen on Thursday asked the Food and
Drug Administration to ban...
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The Cost Of Diabetes Treatments Keeps Rising
A new study shows that the treatment for diabetes has doubled in the last six years, patients...
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Cost Of Diabetes Care Has Doubled In Six Years
Americans with diabetes nearly doubled their
spending on drugs and expensive treatments for...
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Hydrogen Sulfide May Regulate Blood Pressure
Hydrogen sulfide, the same gas used in many stink bombs, may also control blood pressure, US and...
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Anti-Obesity Drug Pulled From European Markets
On
Thursday, the French pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis halted the
sales of their...
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Sales of Sanofi’s Anti-Obesity Drug Acomplia Suspended In Europe
Warnings about Sanofi-Aventis’ anti-obesity
rimonabant (Acomplia) had always accompanied the drug,...
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Merck’s Discontinuation On Taranabant Development
Merck & Co. has decided to bring to an end the development the experimental obesity drug...
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Merck Cancels Further Examination into Its Experimental Obesity Drug Taranabant
Merck & Co. on Thursday announced its decision
to cancel further investigation into its...
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Farewell To Development Of Obesity Drug Taranabant
Merck halted the research of the experimental obesity drug taranabant because of the dangerous side...
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Two Popular Supplements Don’t Help Arthritis Patients
Two popular supplements used against arthritis and joint pain, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate,...
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Pfizer Halts Development of at least 11 Medications
New York - US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer Inc. is ending the early-stage development of at least...
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Addiction Drug Also Efficient in Weight Loss
A trial conducted on lab mice showed that vigabatrin, a drug
currently tested against...
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Update 1: Pills To Replace Exercising Could Soon Become Reality
What can be greater than taking a pill that would make your
fat disappear and your muscle work as...
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Scientists Say A Pill Can Mimic The Effects Of Exercise
“We have exercise in a pill,” said Ron Evans, an author of the study. “With no exercise, you can...
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