Rimonabant is a drug used to treat overweight people with initial BMI of >= 30 Kg/m2 or overweight people with BMI of 27 or higher with medical risk factors like high BP, diabetes and high cholesterol. It should be used …
In a decision that was expected by all of us at Ukmedix the German Ministry of Health has decided that the Acomplia weight loss drug that is made by Sanofi Aventis will not get the full reimbursement status from insurers …
Cancer and Weight Control:
Cancer prevention guidelines from the American Cancer Society stress the importance of maintaining a healthy weight throughout life. A healthy weight is even more important than eating specific healthy foods, when it comes to cancer prevention.
Drug Warning:
The …
The drug company Sanofi Aventis is continuing to test and collect clinical data for the diet drug Acomplia. This is in response to the new Food and Drug Administration ruling that they were concerned that the weight loss medication may …
New research on the effects of the female sex hormone estrogen in the brain lend credence to what many women have suspected about the hormonal changes that accompany aging: Menopause can make you fat.
Scientists long have sought to understand how …