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Questioning Weight Loss Drugs

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

The FDA has formally denied approval for the weight loss drug, Contrave. Is this good, or bad for efforts to turn the tide of epidemic obesity?

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Hot Weight Loss Drug Rejected By FDA

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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DIET DRUG REJECTED: The Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve an experimental weight loss drug called Contrave, a surprising rejection ...

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Diabetes Drug May Be Linked To 500 Deaths

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

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PARIS — French health officials said Tuesday the now-banned diabetes and weight loss drug Mediator may have been linked to the deaths of about 5...

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Weight Loss Drug Recommended For Approval By FDA

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 05.25.2011

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A Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday recommended that the agency approve Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.'s weight loss drug Contrave, making it ...

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New Weight-Loss Drug Bloats Your Stomach To Make You Eat Less

Judith J. Wurtman, PhD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Judith J. Wurtman, PhD

Attiva is about the size of a sugar grain, but when the grains are consumed in a capsule along with water, the grains swell into a gel-like substance. As the gel expands in the stomach, little room is left for food.

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Weight Loss Drugs: 'First Responders' In A Diet Program

Judith J. Wurtman, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

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Judith J. Wurtman, PhD

By immediately decreasing food intake, the drug gives the dieter the sense that they are finally in control of their eating.

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Weight Loss and Wonder Drugs: Something Is Fishy

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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David Katz, M.D.

Although the problem weight control drugs try to fix -- a body turning surplus calories into an energy reserve -- is normal, they may prove to be elusive not just now, but forever.

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FDA To Review First Of 3 New Weight Loss Drugs

AP | MATTHEW PERRONE | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — Dieters, doctors and investors get their first extensive look at the first of a trio of new weight loss drugs this week. The hope i...

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