News tagged with orlistat
Fatty liver disease medication may have no effect
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jan 13, 2009 |
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A new randomized, prospective trial has shown that orlistat, a commonly prescribed inhibitor of fat absorption, does not help patients with fatty liver disease (FLD) lose weight, nor does it improve their liver enzymes or ...
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Rise in weight-loss drugs prescribed to combat childhood obesity
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Sep 03, 2009 |
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Thousands of children and adolescents are using anti-obesity drugs that in the UK are only licensed for use by adults. The number of young people receiving prescriptions for these drugs has increased 15-fold since 1999, but ...
Discovery about obesity drug helping scientists develop new cancer treatments
Jul 08, 2007 |
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Based on their surprising discovery that an obesity drug can kill cancer cells, scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have made a new finding about the drug’s effects and are working to design more potent ...
People wasting billions of dollars on 'quack' health food products
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Globally every year, obese people waste billions of pounds on food products that 'imply' that they aid weight loss, but are totally ineffective, says a nutritional expert on bmj.com today.
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