Participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity and limiting time in front of the television are some of the keys to successful weight loss in teens, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Research published in a recent issue of Obesity identified common factors among teens, ages 16 to 18, who successfully lost […]
Decision Resources, Inc., one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that Roche/GlaxoSmithKline’s Xenical will be replaced as the clinical gold standard for the treatment of obesity by Sanofi-Aventis’s Acomplia by 2010.
According to the new report entitled Only One Emerging Agent Can Satisfy Physicians’ Most Important Demand: […]
Regulators in Australia have revoked the license of Roche Pharmaceuticals to advertise its weight-loss drug Xenical in that country. The National Drugs and Poison Schedule Committee said the advertisements increased demand for the drug among people who didn’t need it. Xenical had enjoyed about $95 million in annual sales in Australia, which are expected to […]
Weight loss surgery could lead to a condition that causes memory loss, researchers have said today.
Obese people can have measures such as gastric bypass surgery performed to help them lose weight.
But a new study claims that this could lead to a vitamin deficiency resulting in memory loss, confusion, an inability to coordinate properly and other […]
Q: What is your opinion on the effectiveness of the over-the-counter version of the prescription weight loss drug Xenical?
B.R., Philadelphia
A: Neither Xenical nor its half-strength over-the-counter version, Alli, are particularly potent weight loss drugs. They work by blocking an enzyme needed for proper fat digestion. There’s an intentional malabsorption of fat that occurs when Xenical […]
A new study has found that the number of teens having weight loss surgeries is on the rise
A new study has found that the number of teens having weight loss surgeries is on the rise
It is being reported that during the current decade, there have been many more weight loss surgeries performed on teens than […]
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved the first nonprescription drug for weight loss. Alli (pronounced AL-eye) is slated to hit shelves this year, according to its maker, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK).
That move has been denounced by some who say it should not be made so readily available because of limited efficacy and safety concerns.
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