Reducing the Health Risks of Obesity Without Serious Side Effects

Published July 27, 2010

Reducing the health risks of obesity without serious side effects
The drug rimonabant was developed as a treatment for obesity and its myriad of serious health consequences (for example, type 2 diabetes). Despite having its desired effects on weight, which it decreased, and on levels of glucose and fats in the blood, rimonabant was never approved for use in the US because of serious neurological side effects including depression and anxiety.
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Some veteran clinics to allow the use of medical marijuana
Patients treated at Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals and clinics in the US will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it’s legal, according to new federal guidelines.
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Pain pill, heroin abuse not unusual among teenagers
Heroin and pain pill abuse among northwestern Ohio high school students is not uncommon, according to Nancy Stephani, coordinator of emergency services at Century Health, a treatment center in Findlay.
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