Australian Company Says Fat Burning Pill Effective
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Australian biotech group Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said on Monday a clinical trial showed its new weight-loss drug was effective and free of side effects, sending its shares soaring 28 percent.
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A drug that blocks a cellular pathway involved in cravings could help people quit smoking and lose weight. That&#39;s the promise of experts who announced the results of a trial at the European Society of Cardiology&#39;s
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VIENNA/NEW YORK  - Merck & Co's combination pill to raise "good" HDL cholesterol with less facial flushing -- a common side effect of HDL drugs -- met its main goals in a late-stage test, researchers said on Sunday.
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NEW YORK  - When the weight-loss drug sibutramine, marketed under the brand names Meridia or Reductil, is used to treat obesity in adolescents, it is associated with small decreases in blood pressure and pulse rate, according to a new study.
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In patients who take  antipsychotic medication, a supervised exercise program  significantly reduces weight and improves cholesterol levels, a  Canadian research team has found.
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An experimental anti-obesity drug was shown to help people lose weight in the first year, and keep it off in the second, researchers said Tuesday.
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NEW ORLEANS Nov 9, 2004 - An experimental pill that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has gathered even more stardust.
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Nov. 9, 2004 (New Orleans) -- The experimental diet drug Accomplia not only takes off weight and reduces waist size, it also has staying power.
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The first over-the-counter weight-loss pill won approval from U.S. health officials on Wednesday, giving the two-thirds of Americans who are obese or overweight another option to help them shed pounds.
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Some of the health benefits claimed for a new weight loss drug may not be justified, say experts.
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The biggest test yet of an experimental drug that offers the fairy-tale promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking found that it helped people not only drop
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Sanofi-Aventis's  Acomplia pill can significantly improve blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes while also reducing their weight, clinical trial data sponsored by the French drugmaker showed on Tuesday.
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Italian scientists are testing a new diet pill that expands to a clear, gelatinous blob that may shrink waistlines by giving dieters a sense of satiety.
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A Takeda Pharmaceuticals diabetes  drug was more effective in dealing with patients' cholesterol  problems than one made by GlaxoSmithKline in a head-to-head  study presented on Wednesday.
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Australian biotech group Metabolic  Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said on Monday a clinical trial showed its  new weight-loss drug was effective and free of side effects,  sending its shares soaring 28 percent.
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Scientists find a supplement can stop the muscle wastage associated with extended periods of physcial inactivity.
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&quot;It works really for reducing the incidences of diseases and specifically the most common diseases that occur with obesity.&quot;.