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Despite failures, search for obesity drugs still looks golden (AFP)

Posted: 15 Nov 2008 02:57 PM CST

An unidentified woman takes a walk in Washington,DC in 2007. Designers of anti-obesity drugs have suffered three major setbacks, but the potential reward from treating the world's fat epidemic is so great that their quest is unlikely to be deterred.(AFP/File)AFP - Designers of anti-obesity drugs have suffered three major setbacks, but the potential reward from treating the world's fat epidemic is so great that their quest is unlikely to be deterred.


High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 14 Nov 2008 10:47 PM CST

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy causes permanent changes in the fetal brain that can result in overeating and obesity early in life, according to a study with rats.

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