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Arena files for FDA approval of obesity drug (San Francisco Chronicle)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:53 +0000

The first of a new class of obesity drugs moved one step closer to the market Tuesday, as Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. said it filed for approval of its drug candidate lorcaserin. The San Diego company reported data from two successful late stage trials of..

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Role of addiction cannot be ignored in obesity epidemic (PhysOrg)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:53 +0000

The causes of obesity are complex and individual, but it is clear that chronic overeating plays a fundamental role. But when this behaviour becomes compulsive and out of control, it is often classified as “food addiction” – a label that has generated considerable controversy, according to a McMaster University psychiatrist and obesity researcher.

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Arena files for FDA approval of obesity drug (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:52 +0000

The first of a new class of obesity drugs moved one step closer to the market Tuesday, as Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Arena files for FDA approval of obesity drug (AP via Yahoo! News)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:16:52 +0000

The first of a new class of obesity drugs moved one step closer to the market Tuesday, as Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Parallels between obesity and addiction (Hamilton Spectator)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:27:07 +0000

(Dec 22, 2009) – Obesity can be rooted in addiction and should be treated with the same therapies, suggests a McMaster researcher.

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Parallels between obesity and addiction (Hamilton Spectator)

Parallels between obesity and addiction (Hamilton Spectator)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:27:07 +0000

(Dec 22, 2009) – Obesity can be rooted in addiction and should be treated with the same therapies, suggests a McMaster researcher.

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Obesity Becomes Shionogi’s Gamble for Another Crestor (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:40:47 +0000

Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — Persistence may pay off for Shionogi & Co. as it struggles to turn a promising scientific advance into a best-selling diet pill.

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Imagine Food Aromas That Prevent Overeating (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:51:35 +0000

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Biovitrum Sells Obesity Program to AstraZeneca (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:51:23 +0000

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN–(Marketwire – 12/21/09) – Biovitrum AB (publ) (STO: BVT) today announced that AstraZeneca (STO: AZN) has acquired all of Biovitrum’s rights to its leptin modulator program aimed at treating obesity. Biovitrum will receive from AstraZeneca an upfront payment of Euro 6M and milestone payments contingent on development progress and sales, as well as single digit percentage …

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Biovitrum Sells Obesity Program to AstraZeneca (Marketwire)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:51:22 +0000

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN–(Marketwire – December 21, 2009) – Biovitrum AB (publ) (STO: BVT) today announced that AstraZeneca (STO: AZN) has acquired all of Biovitrum’s rights to its leptin modulator program aimed at treating obesity. Biovitrum will receive from AstraZeneca an upfront payment of Euro 6M and milestone payments contingent on development progress and sales, as well as single digit …

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Obesity Becomes Shionogi’s Gamble in Search for Another Crestor (Bloomberg)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:02:30 +0000

Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — Persistence may pay off for Shionogi & Co. as it struggles to turn a promising scientific advance into a best-selling diet pill.

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DWI dropped after obesity defense (Concord Monitor)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:09:14 +0000

Drunken driving charges have been dropped in a plea deal against a New Hampshire man who claimed the Portsmouth police shouldn’t have administered a field sobriety test on him because he was obese.

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DWI dropped after obesity defense (Concord Monitor)

DWI dropped after obesity defense (Concord Monitor)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:09:14 +0000

Drunken driving charges have been dropped in a plea deal against a New Hampshire man who claimed the Portsmouth police shouldn’t have administered a field sobriety test on him because he was obese.

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TV sports star calls obesity ’startling’ (The Daily Commercial)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:09:13 +0000

FREDERIC J. FROMMER Associated Press WASHINGTON — “Monday Night Football” analyst Ron Jaworski told Congress on Wednesday that child …

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TV sports star calls obesity ’startling’ (The Daily Commercial)

TV sports star calls obesity ’startling’ (The Daily Commercial)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:09:13 +0000

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Taiwan mulls world’s first junk food tax: report (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:38:30 +0000

Taiwan is planning the world’s first tax on junk food in a bid to encourage the public to eat healthily and cut obesity rates, a report said Monday.

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BLACKS HAVE LESS ‘BAD FAT’ THAN WHITES: But study shows blacks suffer more from obesity-related conditions. (Eurweb)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:26:25 +0000

*A new study shows that blacks tend to carry around less of a particularly unhealthy type of abdominal fat than whites, even though they suffer more from obesity-linked illness.

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BLACKS HAVE LESS ‘BAD FAT’ THAN WHITES: But study shows blacks suffer more from obesity-related conditions. (Eurweb)

BLACKS HAVE LESS ‘BAD FAT’ THAN WHITES: But study shows blacks suffer more from obesity-related conditions. (Eurweb)

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:26:25 +0000

*A new study shows that blacks tend to carry around less of a particularly unhealthy type of abdominal fat than whites, even though they suffer more from obesity-linked illness.

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BLACKS HAVE LESS ‘BAD FAT’ THAN WHITES: But study shows blacks suffer more from obesity-related conditions. (Eurweb)

County wants grant funding for anti-obesity efforts (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:20:04 +0000

The San Bernardino County Department of Public Health is applying for a $17.1 million grant through the federal stimulus program to establish outreach programs to address obesity, physical inactivity and poor nutrition.

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County wants grant funding for anti-obesity efforts (Inland Valley Daily Bulletin)

Broad Study On Child Obesity (Medical News Today)

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:37:37 +0000

Childhood obesity is directly related to how close kids live to convenience stores, according to the preliminary findings of a major Canadian study presented at the Entretiens Jacques-Cartier in Lyon, France. The ongoing study is named QUALITY for Quebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth

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