slacker Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Irregular News for 12.20.06 Boston, MA -- Dieters may find some welcome assistance from a new nasal spray that could help resist the appetizing aromas of cinnamon bun stands, pizza parlors or tempting bakeries. Compellis Pharmaceuticals of Cambridge, Massachusetts said it will begin human trials next year of a nasal spray designed to fight obesity by blocking the senses of smell and taste. It won a patent for the product this month. "The pleasurable effect of eating is all stimulated by smell and taste," Christopher Adams, the company's founder and chief executive, told Reuters Tuesday. "The premise is that olfactory activity that controls both smell and taste is a trigger and a feedback mechanism to eat. If you have some kind of reduced sense of smell or taste, you tend to eat less," he said. The product, known as CP404, is among the latest devices and treatments under development in the multibillion-dollar fight against obesity. An estimated 65 percent of adult Americans are overweight or obese, putting them at higher risk of heart disease, diabetes and other conditions that account for more than $100 billion of the country's $1.9 trillion annual healthcare bill. source Quote Link to comment
AR Husker Fan Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Jesus - it's gonna look as if half the population is snorting coke if this product comes to market... Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 It probably is coke.......and the guy who created it probably graduated from Colorado. Jeez...... Quote Link to comment
gamecocks Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I suppose that stuff will be delivered right to a person's home, so that they don't actually have to go walk around a drugstore to find it. God forbid a person actually exercise nowadays. Quote Link to comment
MCAT800 Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 What happened to some old fashioned hard work??? Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Exactly people have gotten so lazy!!!!! Just get off of your arse and workout and watch what you eat!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Drowning_in_the_Sea_of_Red Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Exactly people have gotten so lazy!!!!! Just get off of your arse and workout and watch what you eat!!!!! NO!!!! You're not my real mom!!! Quote Link to comment
BIGREDIOWAN Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 Exactly people have gotten so lazy!!!!! Just get off of your arse and workout and watch what you eat!!!!! NO!!!! You're not my real mom!!! Quote Link to comment
admo Posted December 26, 2006 Share Posted December 26, 2006 I wish they had a cure for diet pepsi. I'm a sucker for that stuff! Quote Link to comment
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