Australian Company Says Fat Burning Pill Effective
32168
Australian biotech group Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd. said on Monday a clinical trial showed its new weight-loss drug was effective and free of side effects, sending its shares soaring 28 percent.
365905
The rapidly growing kangaroo population in Canberra, Australia's capital, has become such a public safety issue that scientists have devised a plan to curb the animals' numbers with a contraceptive pill.
438918
Duke researchers recently uncovered that an immediate and aggressive dosing regime of statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs, successfully reduces the future risk of heart attacks.
615158
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.
171351
Melbourne-based biotechnology company Metabolic Pharmaceuticals says it has successfully completed a Phase 2b human trial on a drug which stimulates the metabolism of body fat.
751643
WASHINGTON -- The nation's ongoing battle against obesity has a new weapon _ the first government-approved diet pill that can be bought without a prescription.
708404
When the weight-loss drug  sibutramine, marketed under the brand names Meridia or  Reductil, is used to treat obesity in adolescents, it is  associated with small decreases in blood pressure and pulse  rate, according to a new study.
724758
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.
269896
A compound in blueberries appears to be as effective at lowering cholesterol as a commercial drug, with fewer side effects, according to a new study using cells from rat livers.
699143
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.
187759
Scientists find a supplement can stop the muscle wastage associated with extended periods of physcial inactivity.
355522
An Australian biotechnology company says its drug to fight obesity induces weight loss with no evidence of the side effects usually associated with existing obesity drugs.
417734
Heart attack prevention has just taken another step with the US Food and Drug Administration&#39;s go-ahead for one of the nation&#39;s best-selling cholesterol
572618
Researchers have found a compound in the blueberry that lowers cholesterol just as effectively as commercial drugs, with the added advantage of fewer side effects, according to a new study by the US Department of Agriculture.
384223
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first over-the-counter diet drug, a lower dose version of a prescription drug made by British firm GlaxoSmithKline.
360150
Eyeing a potential gold mine in the global obesity epidemic, the pharmaceutical industry has launched a massive drive to develop new diet pills and an intense campaign to persuade
584007
Investors reward the drugmaker for positive study results.