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The good and the bad about drugs

Pharmaceuticals certainly have their place in health care. For example, drug therapy saves lives in cases of infections, certain cancers, and insulin-dependent diabetes, and it relieves suffering for those in acute and chronic pain. The fact is, we need pharmaceuticals for the proper treatment of a wide variety of illnesses. It is obvious, however, that [...]

May 14, 2009 | Posted in Health | Read More »

Drugs trigger dramatic weight loss in fat mice

Drugs currently on the market but used for other purposes helped plump mice shed pounds by upping their response to the appetite-suppressing hormone leptin, according to a new study. Researchers say the findings offer new hope in the search for weight-loss meds that exploit the hunger-dampening hormone, first discovered some 13 years ago.
“Leptin is a [...]