Tag Archives: treatment of obesity
Arena drug helps diabetics lose weight in trial
Posted on 22. Nov, 2010 by Doctor.
A new clinical trial of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc’s diet pill, which was turned down last month by U.S. regulators, found that it helped diabetics lose weight, the company said on Tuesday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to approve the drug, lorcaserin, for treatment of obesity, citing questions about its effectiveness and potential cancer [...]
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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 [...]