Latest Anti-obesity medication Stories
SAN DIEGO, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX), today announced that Contrave® (naltrexone SR/bupropion SR) data will be presented in one oral and multiple poster presentations at the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society on October 3, 2011 in Orlando, FL. The Company will present results from evaluations of the COR (Contrave Obesity Research) program data for predicted long-term outcomes as well as responder analyses of...
BOSTON, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Gelesis, Inc., a Boston-based company developing innovative solutions for overweight and obese people, presented a new product called SAEF® (Satiating Advanced Edible Fiber) at Obesity 2011, the 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society in Orlando. The company also presented data showing that SAEF® increases the satiety-enhancing properties of cereal bars when added as an ingredient, and does so to a far greater extent than...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Orexigen Therapeutics on Tuesday that it will reconsider the company's weight-loss drug Contrave. The FDA informed the company it would reconsider it for approval if a clinical trial removes any concern about risks to the heart. The company said the FDA's requirements are "reasonable and feasible" and it plans to go ahead with the trial. Contrave is a combination of bupropion and naltrexone and causes a person's appetite to diminish...
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Orexigen® Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OREX) announced today that following a recent meeting with senior officials in FDA's Office of New Drugs (OND), the Company received written correspondence detailing OND's design requirements for a cardiovascular outcomes trial (CVOT) for Contrave® that would address the Complete Response Letter (CRL) received in January 2011. Orexigen believes that these design requirements are reasonable and feasible and...
PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- "The Obesity Epidemic" is a myth perpetrated by the weight-loss industry, says Mike Schatzki, author of the newly published book, "The Great Fat Fraud: Why the 'Obesity Epidemic' Isn't, How to Be Totally Healthy without Losing Weight and If You Should Lose Some Pounds, How to Keep Them from Finding You Again" (Lamington Press, 2011). "Fad diets, weight loss surgical procedures, diet pills and The Biggest Losers are all part of daily life. This...
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Interior design may have a new meaning. Scientists have discovered a biological switch that gives energy-storing white fat the characteristics of energy-burning brown fat. The findings show the transformation occurs when an environment is designed with a variety of social and physical challenges included. The discovery could lead to new strategies for treating obesity. “One of the holy grails of obesity therapy is to understand how to switch white fat to brown...
Scientists have discovered a biological switch that gives energy-storing white fat the characteristics of energy-burning brown fat. The findings could lead to new strategies for treating obesity. The animal study by researchers at The Ohio State University Medical Center shows that the change is due to the activation of a nerve and biochemical pathway that begins in the hypothalamus, an area of the brain involved in energy balance, and ends in white fat cells. This pathway, called the...
Thomas Jefferson University research reveals hormone receptor GCC’s role in appetite and possible therapeutic target for obesity The hormone receptor guanylyl cyclase C (GCC) has been established as a suppressor of colorectal cancer tumors, but new evidence from Thomas Jefferson University suggests it may also help fight one of the country's biggest pandemics: obesity. Reporting in the August 25 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Scott Waldman, M.D., Ph.D.,...
With hundreds of diet plans, such as: Chris Powell, Fat Joe, Watermelon Diet, Jonah Hill, Reboot Express or JWoww Diet.....How do people know which weight loss diet eliminates the most amount of fat per day safely? (PRWEB) August 19, 2011 Many people are constantly searching for the fastest weight loss diet. People do not want to wait months and months with dieting only to lose 2 pounds per week. How do people know which diet plan to choose as there are hundreds to choose from? Diet Doc...
With so many options in the weight loss industry, weightlosssupplement.org has done the research for customers and found the top weight loss supplements on the market. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) July 21, 2011 Confused consumers searching for a good weight loss pill can now find the top 5 recommended weight loss pills on weightlosssupplement.org. Knowing that the weight loss industry is filled with products that do not work, or products that can be harmful to your health,...
