Seaweed anti-obesity tablet hope
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Scientists have pinpointed a unlikely potential weapon in the war against obesity - seaweed.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with pramlintide, which is approved in the US for lowering blood sugar in people with diabetes, leads to progressive weight loss in obese subjects, according to researchers.
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A new obesity wonder drug, Acomplia (rimonabant), makes patients lose 10% of their body weight, according to clinical trials carried out by Sanofi-Aventis, the third largest pharmaceutical company in the world.
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The first over-the-counter slimming pill to go on sale in Britain could be available in pharmacies as early as next year
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Some foods made with whole oats, such as oatmeal, could soon claim to be "low fat" under a U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposal released on Monday.
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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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The Food and Drug Administration approved Novartis AGâs Femara (letrozole) tablets for use in postmenopausal women with early breast cancer who have already received post-surgery tamoxifen therapy for five years.
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erck &amp; Company has obtained rights to license an experimental drug to treat obesity that has generated scientific interest because it is based on a hormone used by the body to signal that it has eaten enough.
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A new anti-obesity drug that works in the same way as Sanofi-Aventis's Acomplia has advanced in clinical trials, triggering a $25 million payment to Belgian drugs, chemicals and plastics maker Solvay.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Japanese researchers have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that suppresses appetite in mammals, raising hopes that it might one day treat obesity in humans.
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A NEW &quot;miracle&quot; drug for obesity could prove central to the fortunes of manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis, if the French company is successful in bringing it to the market.
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Science & environment: Drug that boosts ability to lower cholesterol could help guard against heart attacks, research shows
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NEW YORK  - More women may want to develop  a taste for seaweed, if animal research is any indication of  the food's potential cancer-fighting ability.
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06/09/2004 Higher intake of fatty, cold-water fish (such as tuna, salmon, and mackerel) has long been associated with a lower risk of dementia and Alzheimer`s and epidemiological studies suggest that dietary supplements of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty
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By Christopher Snowbeck, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Dec. 16--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has for a third time socked a local company's plan to market a "heart sock" device for the treatment of congestive heart failure.
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Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
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Dec. 13 - An Australian company says they&#39;ve developed a fat burning pill that is proving to be successful. Australian biotech group Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd.