Compulsive Eating Similar to Drug Addiction, Researchers Say
A new study from the Scripps Research Institute has shown that the molecular mechanism that causes drug addiction is the same mechanism that drives people to compulsively eat.
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Delcath’s Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion (PHP) technology allows physicians to deliver significantly higher doses of existing chemotherapy drugs to the liver without exposing each patient’s entire body to the anti-cancer drugs.
Diabetes Drug Wins Approval, Helps the Competition
The approval of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Victoza has led to an unintended benefit for a competitor.
VIVUS’ Qnexa Shows Promise For Diabetics
VIVUS, a pharmaceutical company specializing in products to treat sexual function, announced that their experimental obesity drug Qnexa was shown to improve blood sugar control in patients with type 2 diabetes.