August 06, 2004

Curb your appetites!

Now here's a drug with a built-in market: a two-fer, in fact. Rimonabant "is the first of a new class of drugs that act to block the brain's endocannabinoid system, thought to be responsible for a range of cravings, including those for food and nicotine."

So you can pop these pills, quit smoking and lose weight at the same time. What's not to like?

Caution: the proprietor makes no representation as to the validity of this drug's properties or its maker's claims.

Posted by Linkmeister at August 6, 2004 03:10 PM
Comments

Now you're screwed. When blogged this story a couple of months ago, I enough Google search traffic to bring my site to a crawl for about a week. And the comments...

Posted by: alwin at August 6, 2004 08:18 PM

Oh boy. Er, thanks for the heads-up, Al. ;) That'll teach me to mix work (reading biotech journals) and blogging.

Posted by: Linkmeister at August 6, 2004 08:34 PM

ooohhhhhh ...

Posted by: shelley at August 7, 2004 08:19 AM

Yes, but will they help me stop watching crappy TV shows?

(coughSmallvillecoughcough)

Posted by: Christina at August 7, 2004 10:59 AM

If Senator Kerry is elected and reinstates funding for stem-cell research, Christina, it might happen! ;)

Posted by: Linkmeister at August 7, 2004 11:12 AM