Epilepsy drug shown to reverse obesity in rats by Nutrition blog

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:15:06 +0000

Epilepsy drug shown to reverse obesity in rats

by Nutrition blog (nutrition) @ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:15:06 +0000
An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, government researchers said on Wednesday.

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