Targeted Drug Melts Fat in Obese Monkeys

Published August 11, 2012

Targeted Drug Melts Fat in Obese Monkeys – More info: bit.ly An anti-obesity drug that homes in on and destroys blood vessels that support fat reduced the weight of obese rhesus monkeys by 11 percent in one month. It also trimmed their waistlines by eradicating 27 percent of their abdominal fat. Obesity raises a person’s risk for developing breast, ovarian, prostate, colon and other cancers and also hinders treatment for cancer patients. Scientists at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center who developed the drug discuss results of the study published in Science Translational Medicine.

IPS Appoints Dr. Avrom Gart, MD as Medical Director

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9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Integrated Prescription Solutions (IPS), one of the country's fastest growing Prescription Benefit Management providers, announced the appointment of Dr. Avrom Gart, M.D. as Medical Director and head of its Pharmacy and …
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Gateway Foundation Testifies for Substance Abuse Treatment Parity at Chicago …

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About Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment Gateway Foundation Alcohol & Drug Treatment is Illinois' largest provider of substance abuse treatment, providing services for adults and adolescents at treatment centers throughout the state. Gateway …
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Genomic Study of Rare Children¿s Cancer Yields Possible Prognostic Tool

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According to the study's principal investigator, Joshua Schiffman, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Utah and an HCI investigator, up to 10 percent of the tumor samples revealed that DNA in a specific region of the genome was …
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