Sanofi Weight Loss Drug Effective in 2-Year Study
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An experimental Sanofi-Aventis diet  drug helped people lose much more weight than a placebo in an  eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on  Tuesday.
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They lost weight, yes, but not in any way that&#39;s very impressive. According to early results, obese study participants lost 19 pounds over two years.
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Expectations rose for Sanofi-Aventis's  big new drug hope Acomplia on Friday as the French firm  revealed it would present two-year, rather than one-year, data  on the anti-obesity medicine next week.
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o people who have struggled for a lifetime to lose weight, the new drug called rimonabant sounds like a dream come true. It will make a person uninterested in fattening foods
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Patients who took a Sanofi-Aventis SA obesity drug in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal thoughts or actions than others who got a placebo, U.S. drug reviewers said in an analysis released on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - Obese subjects ate nearly 1,000 fewer calories per day when they injected pramlintide, a drug approved for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes, before every meal, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with metformin or lifestyle changes promoting exercise and a healthy diet are both effective in reversing the weight gain associated with antipsychotic medications, according to a clinical trial conducted in China. However, a combination of the two approaches is even better.
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An experimental drug from Sanofi-Aventis, viewed as pivotal to the newly merged company's future, showed good results in the largest clinical study of the product to date.
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NEW YORK  - A low dose of the diet drug   orlistat, coupled with a reduced-calorie diet, leads to   significant weight loss and improved lipid and blood pressure   profiles and is well tolerated, according to results of three   studies reported at the International Congress of Obesity in   Sydney, Australia.
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NEW YORK  - The results of a small study suggest that the muscle-relaxing drug baclofen may help curb binge eating episodes in women with bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder.
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TUESDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- The biggest trial to date on an experimental obesity drug shows the pill is both safe and effective, researchers say.
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Dec. 22, 2004 - Patients do well for at least 10 years after weight loss surgery, a Swedish study shows. Does the drastic obesity treatment save lives?
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A new Sanofi-Aventis  meningitis vaccine aimed at protecting adolescents throughout their college years is safe and effective but should undergo longer-term studies if approved, a panel of U.S. experts concluded on Wednesday.
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ST. LOUIS -- Heavy children who lost weight kept the pounds off better through weight maintenance follow-up, but even that wasn't terribly successful over two years, researchers reported.
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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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A new diet drug has helped people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an eagerly awaited two-year trial, researchers reported yesterday.
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A drug that helps people quit smoking also helps them prevent the excess weight gain that often plagues ex-smokers, according to research released at the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO) Annual Scientific Meeting.