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Young Girls Turning to Speed for Losing Weight

...amine drugs that are snorted and injected contract appetite and trigger maniac behaviour, which results in burning of calories. Robin Herne with Suffolk's Drug and Alcohol Action Team, said that speed is used by girls as replacements for meals. Herne warned that the drug can lead to binge eating, which in...

Two In One Drug For Smokers And Drinkers

...and as well as being safe it does not suppress the appetite and is not metabolized in the liver. According to Bartlett this is a major advantage because long-term drinkers often have liver damage. In addition, the drug has the potential to be considered as a treatment for addictions such as gambling and paink...

Cane Sugar,corn Syrup Have Similar Effects on Hunger

...tose corn syrup. The results suggest that while appetite and food intake are influenced by the number of ca...tween the type of sweetener and obesity. As far as appetite is concerned, cane and corn sugars in beverages are much the same." The study is authored by Dr. ...

Insulin Sensitizer- Energy Conserving Signal to Brain

..., known as adiponectin, acts on the brain to boost appetite and slow energy expenditure in an effort to maintain adequate fat stores during lean times . A fat-derived protein known for its effects on the liver and skeletal muscle might also serve as an energy-conserving signal to the brain during periods of...

Stressed Mice may Hold Clue to How Fat is Stored: Study

...ons have so far focused "with moderate success" on appetite suppressants, Herzog said that "our hope is that in the near future pharmaceutical companies, using the results of our research, will develop antagonists against the Y2 receptor that will bring about a reduction in fat cells." Georgetown professor ...

Blocking the Y2 Receptors can Prevent Obesity

...il now, the pharmaceutical industry has focused on appetite suppressants with only moderate success. Our hope is that in the near future pharmaceutical companies, using the results of our research, will develop antagonists against the Y2 receptor that will bring about a reduction in fat cells....

Cancer Cells Reprogram Energy Needs To Grow And Spread

... cells must take in large amounts of glucose. The appetite of cancer cells for glucose is so great that it can be used to identify small groups of tumor cells that have spread throughout the body. Although changes in mitochondria have been described in many cancers, the Hopkins study shows for the first t...

Nexus Between Psychiatrists and Drug Firms Dangerous, Say Critics

...ly. A girl, on an atypical regimen, regained her appetite and put on weight, but it also heavily sedated her. Over a period of time she also developed a disabling knot in her back, the result of a nerve condition called dystonia. The girl has since recovered, but after discontinuing the atypical and opting...

Depression Common Among Pregnant Women, but Frequently Undiagnosed

...epression such as weight gain, fatigue, sleep and appetite disturbance, and diminished libido can be confused with the changes associated with pregnancy, many women go undiagnosed and untreated. Over one-third of study participants reported sub-clinical levels of depression symptoms. This level is far abo...

Vaporisers Make Marijuana Safe for Medicinal Use Compared to Smoking

... sufferers, for treating glaucoma, for stimulating appetite in AIDS patients, and as an anti-nausea agent for people on chemotherapy. Led by Donald Abrams of the university, the researchers investigated the benefits of the 'Volcano', a commercially available vaporiser that heats marijuana leaves to a temper...

Vegetarian Diet Could Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer

...caloric intake, obese subjects registered a higher appetite level after the soups than the lean controls (protein: 8.75 vs. 5.92; fat: 8.08 vs. 5.17). The percentage of normal stomach electrical rhythmi was similar between the lean and obese subjects (73.9% vs. 68.9%) before fatty soup, and was reduced after ...

Appetite-regulating Peptides Influence Alcohol Cravings

...in because both peptides are of high importance in appetite regulation and both have already been subject to former investigations," said Thomas Hillemacher, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University Hospital of Erlangen, Germany. "However, these former investi...

Understanding Why C. Difficile Causes Disease -- It's Hungry

...otein, Sonenshein hope to find a way to change the appetite of the bacteria. "If we find a way to shut down toxin production in the hypervirulent strain, we might have a new way to treat the disease," says Sonenshein....

Now Viagra Oysters Could Appease Your Appetite and Boost Your Libido!

Now Viagra Oysters could appease your appetite and boost your libido! A NSW oyster farmer is attempting to chemically enhance the aphrodisiacal qualities of his oysters, by feeding them Viagra. George May started feeding his oysters with the anti-impotence drug in order to export it to the ...

Exercise After Meals Helps Better to Lose Pounds

...ur research shows that exercise may alter people's appetite to help them lose weight and prevent further weigh...ries but also, as we see here, to help control our appetite too," he said. The study is published in the Journal of Endocrinology....

Pramlintide-A Boon to Restrain Fast Food Consumption

...ombination approach will help achieve even greater appetite control and weight loss....

Drinking Oolong Tea can Help Fight Obesity

...tfed babies, because they tend to develop a larger appetite as they are fed each time they cry. This is not the case with breastfed babies, as the secretion of breast milk is limited....

Heather Mills Gives Cooker Demo on Veg Recipes

...e easy vegan cooking that leaves even the meatiest appetite begging for more and will consists of a talk, 'Why I'm A Vegan,'" the Daily Express quoted the source, as saying....

Simple Changes in Diet Could Improve Sex Life of Women

...ls of seratonin help us to handle stress, regulate appetite and give us energy. Avoiding caffeine and other stimulants, such as cigarettes and sugary, starchy foods, will help keep your seratonin at the right level to boost libido, she said. Source-IANS/M...

New York Governor to Introduce Bill to Strengthen Abortion Rights

...e, called the governor “a bully with an insatiable appetite and tunnel vision to accomplish his fierce agenda.” “We can only hope the Senate will get back their courage and begin to stand up for the children with as much fervor and devotion as Governor Spitzer has shown for making sure they can be destroyed...

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