Obese lose weight using anti-addiction drugs

Saturday, July 31st, 2010

Obese lose weight using anti-addiction drugs
Dramatic effects have been seen from a weight loss recipe that combines anti-addiction drugs with dieting and exercise. Related Stories GPs told: call people fat, not obese Patients ‘could grow new joints’

Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug
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.

Weight loss surgery to tame blood sugar?

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

Weight loss surgery to tame blood sugar?
Scientists in recent years have discovered that diabetes all but disappears in some obese patients soon after the operation.