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2006-12-27 Science & Technology

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Posted by .com 2006-12-27 04:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why does that picture excite me?

Posted by Skidmark 2006-12-27 07:43|| 2006-12-27 07:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Cause you like 'em half stoned wymens?

Posted by HalfEmpty 2006-12-27 08:21|| 2006-12-27 08:21|| Front Page Top

#3 Neville Rigby, of the International Obesity Task Force, said: 'There is no magic bullet. There are products which can help weight loss but people also need to help themselves in terms of diet and activity.'

Well, hell yeah. But under Weight Watchers, dropping 10% of your initial weight is a big deal; if there were a way to avoid the inevitable plateau and all the fricking discouragement that accompany them, AND help you drop another 10% or so, then it's a HUGE deal.

So long as the drug tests out safe (or even just relatively so), this is a big break-through. Now just watch the press turn it into a cure-all, then trumpet every associated side-effect as if it's a guaranteed death, then pump the lawsuits against the manufacturers.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2006-12-27 09:46|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2006-12-27 09:46|| Front Page Top

#4 The drugs are already demonstrated safe. Excalia is a combination of bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban), an anti-depressant, and zonisamide (Zonegran), an anti-seizure medication. Both are FDA-approved for their respective indications, and in practice both have reasonable (not perfect) safety profiles.

If additional clinical trials bear this out, not only does it mean that one could stimulate considerable weight loss in at least some patients, but it would open the door to other combinations of similar drugs. The company that makes Excalia is also testing a combination of bupropion and naltrexone, an anti-opiod used in treating opiate overdose, for weight loss as well.

Very interesting.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2006-12-27 11:33|| 2006-12-27 11:33|| Front Page Top

#5 So get us some samples, whydoncha, lol...

Posted by .com 2006-12-27 11:43|| 2006-12-27 11:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Does this mean I'll eventually be able to see my... hum, feet again when I'm standing up?

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-12-27 13:18|| 2006-12-27 13:18|| Front Page Top

#7 Ha ha. You tricked me! I lost 20 lbs. Got me that time!

Posted by Choluting Sholuling3299 2006-12-27 14:10|| 2006-12-27 14:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Hang in there Rob.

Posted by Shipman 2006-12-27 14:25|| 2006-12-27 14:25|| Front Page Top

#9 "Hang in there"

Shouldn't this comment be in the Sad-ass thread, #3 Ship? ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-27 21:14|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-12-27 21:14|| Front Page Top

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