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Orexigen Shares Soar on Partnership Deal With Takeda
September 2, 2010
DailyFinance / Melly Alazraki
Orexigen jumped over 25% in premarket trading after announcing an exclusive partnership agreement potentially worth over $1 billion with Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical to ...
Study Sees Heart Risk in Meridia Diet Pill
September 2, 2010
New York Times / By GARDINER HARRIS
A clinical trial found that the controversial drug increased the risks of heart attacks and strokes while doing little to slim their waists.
Orexigen Nabs $1B Deal With Takeda to Market Obesity Drug, Shares Climb
September 2, 2010
Fool.com: The Motley Fool / Xconomy.com
Obesity treatments are still a lucrative market.
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Obesity Run In Your Family? 30 Minutes of Exercise a Day Will Keep the Pounds Away
September 2, 2010
Veggie Chic / Caroline Sloan
If obesity runs in your family, you might think it's unavoidable. But research shows that moderate exercise can counteract the genes that are working against you.
[Blisstree] Obesity Run In Your Family? 30 Minutes of Exercise a Day Will Keep the Pounds Away
September 2, 2010
b5media
If obesity runs in your family, you might think it's unavoidable. But research shows that moderate exercise can counteract the genes that are working against you.
Orexigen signs $1 billion obesity drug deal
September 2, 2010
Business -- MiamiHerald.com
Shares of Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. surged Thursday after the drugmaker said it signed a $1 billion co-development agreement for its experimental obesity drug Contrave with Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
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September 2, 2010
Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed / pk
The odd decouple of the U.S. economy (Source) 100 years of US obesity (Source)) All signs point to continuing Las Vegas exodus (Source) U.S.
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Less is more: Teens who sleep less eat more fatty foods and snacks, study shows
September 1, 2010
ScienceDaily: Obesity News
Teens who slept less than eight hours on weeknights consumed 2.
Obesity, diabetes epidemics continue to grow in California, UCLA study finds
August 31, 2010
UCLA Newsroom: UCLA Newsroom / Gwen Driscoll
A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Tired and Hungry: Daily Health Quiz
August 31, 2010
Cooking Gadgets / Blisstree Staff
Today’s Question: Didn’t get much sleep last night? Chances are you’ll be drinking more coffee today, but do you know whether it’ll make you eat more, too?
Carrots Packaged Like Junk Food: Will Kids Want Them?
August 31, 2010
Cooking Gadgets / Caroline Sloan
Carrots and Nacho Cheese Doritos are alike in only one way — they're both orange. But soon they'll have their packaging in common as well.
Genetic excuse for obesity 'is a myth'
August 31, 2010
Telegraph News | Top News
Obesity researchers have dismissed as a "myth" the excuse that we are "slaves" to our genes.
Personal Health: Weight Index Doesn’t Tell the Whole Truth
August 30, 2010
New York Times / By JANE E. BRODY
Paula Deen Is Making Our Nation Obese, Say Maya Goodwin and Jocelyn Greer
August 30, 2010
Cooking Gadgets / Briana Rognlin
Paula Deen, the "Queen of Comfort Food", is public enemy #1 when it comes to healthful home cooking, according to Princeton students Maya Goodwin and Jocelyn Greene.
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Orexigen Signs $1 Billion Obesity Drug Deal
September 2, 2010
ABC News
Orexigen signs licensing deal worth $1 billion for obesity drug Contrave with Takeda Contrave - Obesity - United States - OrexigenTherapeutics - Arena Pharmaceuticals
LSUHSC pediatric weight expert provides obesity trinity answers
September 2, 2010
Science Blog - Send lawyers, guns and money / bjs
New Orleans, LA -- In a first person paper published in the August 27, 2010 issue of Childhood Obesity, Dr. Melinda Sothern, Director of Health Promotion and Professor of Public Health at LSU Health..
Pediatric weight expert provides obesity trinity answers
September 2, 2010
PhysOrg.com
In a first person paper published in the August 27, 2010 issue of Childhood Obesity, Dr.
Orexigen Partners With Takeda To Commercialize Obesity Drug Contrave (Naltrexone SR/Bupropion SR)
September 2, 2010
Health News from Medical News Today
Contrave (naltrexone SR/bupropion SR), an investigational drug aimed at combination therapy to address both biological and behavioral drivers of obesity, will be developed and commercialized by ...
Orexigen Signs Obesity-Drug Pact With Takeda
September 2, 2010
WSJ.com: Markets
Orexigen signed a North American partnership for its experimental obesity drug Contrave with Takeda Pharmaceutical.
Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic
September 2, 2010
Y! Health Prostate Cancer News / HealthDay
THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting ...
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