New hope for obese in drug
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NEW ORLEANS - An experimental pill that offers the promise of helping people lose weight and quit smoking has raised more expectations.
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Researchers said on Monday they have pinpointed the reason some drugs used to treat mental illnesses like schizophrenia cause patients to gain a lot of weight, raising hope for developing drugs without this side effect.
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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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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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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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A formula added to food could have the potential to extend the lives of obese people by 20%, scientists believe.
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US scientists have discovered how fat is stored in the body's cells - promising new treatments for obesity.
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AN Australian company has developed the first weight-loss pill that kick-starts the human body&#39;s metabolism to help people burn fat without the need for strict diets or exercise.
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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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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- The first non-prescription drug to treat obesity in American adults was approved Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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A drug used to treat diabetes also seems to prevent it in people at high risk of developing the disease, the largest study ever to test this has found.
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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.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study provides more evidence that dopamine -- a brain chemical associated with reward, pleasure, movement and motivation -- plays a role in obesity.
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Scientists believe a virus may play a role in obesity, raising the possibility that medication could be used to tackle the condition.
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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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Changes to a gene involved in the regulation of body weight may contribute to weight gain in a very small number of obese individuals, new research reports.
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By altering a gene, scientists have produced "marathon mice" with more muscle, less fat, and twice the endurance of regular mice. The find could lead to new anti-obesity drugs.