Diabetes

Facts of Acomplia

Sanofi's Acomplia Needs More Tests in Diabetes, Researcher Says
Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA, Europe's second- largest drugmaker, needs more tests on weight-loss drug Acomplia to prove the company's claim that the medicine helps obese diabetics control blood sugar levels, researchers said...
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New Weight Loss Drug 'Could Tackle Obesity'
...They said the drug could provide a new treatment approach as it also improves control of blood glucose levels and other heart disease risk factors in people with Type 2 Diabetes, which is usually diagnosed in adulthood...
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Obesity pill seen as new way to treat diabetes
..."These findings support the use of 20 milligrams per day of rimonabant, in addition to diet and exercise, as a new approach to reduce body weight and improve blood glucose control as well as other cardiovascular risk factors in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes," said Professor Andre Scheen of the University of Liege in Belgium...
today.reuters.co.uk

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