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Analysis: AMA decision on obesity will boost drug R&D in a troubled field
FierceBiotech  3 hrs ago  Comment 
The AMA's decision to classify obesity as a disease is a direct attempt to persuade biopharma companies to develop new therapies by making it harder for payers to decline coverage while applying pressure on the FDA to approve more drugs faster....
AMA's Obesity-As-Disease Vote Should Boost Diet Drugs
Forbes  50 min ago  Comment 
AMA House Votes Against Council, Calls Obesity a Disease
MedPage Today  Jun 19  Comment 
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Obesity should be called a disease and not simply a condition, the American Medical Association's policy-making House of Delegates voted on Tuesday, ignoring a recommendation by one of its own councils.
A.M.A. Recognizes Obesity as a Disease
New York Times  Jun 18  Comment 
The decision by the American Medical Association could have implications for health care companies and the pharmaceutical industry.     
AMA Backs Disease Classification For Obesity
Forbes  Jun 18  Comment 
Obesity Not a Disease, AMA Council Says
MedPage Today  Jun 17  Comment 
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Obesity is hard to define and diagnose, and partly because of that is not a disease, an American Medical Association council said in a report issued here Monday.
AstraZeneca's MedImmune, and NGM Biopharmaceuticals Announce Agreement to Develop Therapies for Diabetes and Obesity
Benzinga  Jun 17  Comment 
AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, and NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. have entered into an exclusive agreement to discover, develop and commercialise novel therapeutics from...
AMA Considers Classifying Obesity As A Disease
Forbes  Jun 16  Comment 
The American Medical Association is considering whether to endorse recognizing obesity as a disease state in what supporters say would spur greater investments and potentially health insurance coverage specifically for a diagnosis that someone is...
Lipids Linked to Active Psoriatic Arthritis (CME/CE)
MedPage Today  Jun 16  Comment 
MADRID (MedPage Today) -- High disease activity in psoriatic arthritis is associated with elevated total cholesterol and triglycerides, adding to a growing body of evidence linking psoriatic arthritis metabolically with dyslipidemia and obesity, a...
Bicycles steer clear of Obamacare
MarketWatch  Jun 13  Comment 
Why cities refuse to use health funds for cycling programs
More young in hospital for obesity
Times Online  Jun 12  Comment 
Doctors have seen a four-fold increase in the number of children and teenagers admitted to hospital for problems linked to...




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