Sanofi Says Diet Drug Works
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An experimental diet drug helped  people lose nearly four times as much weight as a placebo in an  eagerly anticipated two-year trial, researchers said on  Tuesday.
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Federal health advisers unanimously rejected a weight-loss drug Wednesday after hearing testimony that it increases the risk of suicidal thoughts, even in patients without a history of depression. The manufacturer, Sanofi-Aventis SA, further failed to show the drug rimonabant is safe, the panel said.
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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 new drug from Sanofi-Aventis reduced  significantly episodes of atrial fibrillaton or irregular heart  beat in two clinical studies released on Sunday.
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French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis has launched a new cheap and easy-to-take combination pill to fight malaria that could help reduce deaths from the killer disease in Africa, it said on Thursday.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc won approval to  sell an over-the-counter weight loss drug called Alli in the  United States, the company and U.S. health officials said on  Wednesday.
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Respite from the diet roller coaster may come in the form of an experimental pill. And because the pill also targets the brain&#39;s pleasure center - the first diet pill to do so - it&#39;s showing some promise in helping smokers kick cigarettes.
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Genentech and Biogen Idec's drug shows positive results against multiple sclerosis.
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Several studies show Sanofi-Aventis' antibiotic Ketek is safe and effective despite reports of liver failure in some patients, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Wednesday.
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The closest thing to an antidote for unhealthy living has cleared its biggest test yet â- study out Tuesday showing that people who took an experimental pill
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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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A staff report by the Food and Drug Administration Thursday said that an experimental drug for a pernicious eye disease has &quot;a favorable safety profile and is an effective treatment.
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30/08/2004 A new miracle drug for obesity could prove central to the fortunes of manufacturer Sanofi-Aventis, a newly-merged firm, if the French company is successful in bringing it to the market.
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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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SILVER SPRING, Maryland  - Sanofi-Aventis antibiotic Ketek should stay on the market but use should be limited to treating pneumonia, U.S. advisers said on Friday after reviewing rare cases of liver failure and other problems.
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Sanofi-Aventis said on Friday that  U.S. regulators had approved wider use for its colon cancer  drug Eloxatin, lifting shares in the world's third-largest  pharmaceuticals group.
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While the old maxim that every little bit helps rings true -- especially when it comes to weight loss -- a scientific review of commercial diet plans shows that the results are indeed just a little bit positive.