Archive for 'Medications'
Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Doctor.
Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen’s experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. Those who got the drug said they felt less desire for sweet or starchy foods; felt fuller and had fewer cravings, the researchers said. Their study, published in the [...]
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Qnexa weight loss drug lowers blood pressure
Posted on 05. May, 2010 by Doctor.
An experimental weight loss drug that pairs a stimulant with an epilepsy drug helped patients lose weight and keep it off for a year and also lowered blood pressure, a researcher said on Tuesday. A consultant to Mountain View, California-based Vivus Inc said three separate studies showed patients lost more weight when they took the [...]
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Online Brazilian Diet Pills Might Be Addictive
Posted on 07. Apr, 2010 by Doctor.
Although marketed on the Internet as “natural,” the popular weight loss supplements known as Brazilian diet pills contain potentially addictive ingredients, researchers say. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers in 2006 of dangers associated with the diet pills, but they remain popular and easy to order online, the researchers say. “What we have [...]
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New Weight Loss Aid?
Posted on 19. Mar, 2010 by Doctor.
An amino acid called isoleucine may play an important role in weight loss, a new study suggests. Japanese researchers fed mice a high-fat diet (45 percent of calories from fat) for six weeks. After the first two weeks, the mice were divided into two groups. One group received isoleucine in their drinking water while the [...]
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Smart People Choose Acomplia Weight Loss Pills
Posted on 05. Oct, 2008 by Doctor.
Smartness of an individual can only be gauzed by the action he or she takes to get out of a problem. Whatever may be the complexity of such a problem, only a smart individual can get out of it with flying colours. Obesity is one such problem which is really complex. It needs a lot [...]
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What You Need to Know About Caralluma Fimbriata
Posted on 04. Jul, 2008 by Doctor.
Caralluma fimbriata is a succulent plant, in the cactus family, that has been used as a natural appetite suppressant in India for centuries. It’s a new arrival in the family of cactii and succulent plants that are becoming increasingly popular for their appetite suppressant, and weight loss properties, as well as their ability to lower [...]
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Rimonabant Helps With Weight Loss and Smoking Cessation
Posted on 06. Jun, 2008 by Doctor.
On March 9, at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, investigators presented details of their studies with rimonabant (trade name: Acomplia) – the first of a new class of drugs (selective CB1 blockers) aimed at helping with weight loss and smoking cessation. CB1 blockers act on the endocannabinoid system (the EC [...]
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Shackle to Tie Obesity with Ionamin
Posted on 20. Mar, 2008 by Doctor.
If pot belly, hanging cheeks, the accumulation of grease on his shoulders, thighs and hip is the functionality of your body, then you may be suffering from obesity. These are the general characteristics associated with obesity, but to decide someone is obese or not rely on these general characteristics. We are living in the world [...]
