Diet pill good news, not cure-all
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The news media and millions of Americans who are overweight are agog about the new anti-obesity drug Acomplia.The drug, under development by Sanofi-Aventis SA, the French pharmaceutical company, is touted as a way to fight obesity and help people stop
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The FDA has appoved a drug called alli, the first diet pill that can be bought without a prescription
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New research suggests that people who lost weight -- and kept it off -- limited their fat, not carbohydrates. Dieters are starting to turn away from the Atkins-style plans for long-term weight control, and a new study backs them up.
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LAS VEGAS - People looking for a way to lose weight may want to trade in pills for a pooch. A first-of-its-kind experiment to put people and their pets on a diet and exercise program found that both lost weight
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An apple skin a day could keep colon cancer away, and a common gout drug might also help, two new studies claim. The findings about the drug allopurinol are too preliminary to be applied to patients.
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BITTER PILL: Federal officials say research was flawed in two major studies showing oral contraceptives cut the risk of heart disease and carried no increased risk of breast cancer - results contrary to many previous findings.
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People with diabetes may soon be able to take a pill to control their condition instead of repeated injections.
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Discounting fears that contraceptive pills adversely affect the health of women, a new research claims that the tablets, on the contrary, reduce chances of heart attacks.
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[Health India]: Sydney, Dec 14 : Forget torturous exercises and sweaty workouts, as popping a pill is the latest mantra for loosing weight.
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Liposuction may sound an easy way to lose weight but scientists warn a healthy diet is needed to keep it off.
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Drugs to raise so-called good cholesterol may still have a future despite the widely publicized failure last year of an experimental cholesterol treatment from Pfizer, researchers said.
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An Australian company announced they have a pill that takes care of your bulge, and they said it is free of side effects. The company Metabolic Pharmaceuticals said the drug works by burning fat.
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In another blow to the belief that antioxidant supplements improve health, an authoritative analysis has concluded there is no evidence the vitamins ward off common digestive cancers.    Some experts say, however, that the findings do not mean the cancer-fighting potential of antioxidant pills should be written off just yet...
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 8 (HealthDayNews) -- Two separate studies offer some good news about two drugs for the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
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NEW YORK  - Insulin, Glucotrol, and drugs like Avandia and Actos are all effective treatments for diabetes, but they can produce weight gain.
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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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Some of the health benefits claimed for a new weight loss drug may not be justified, say experts.