Archive for December 22nd, 2008

HealthDay - Weight-Loss Drug Fights Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

Mice given the weight-loss drug rimonabant became resistant to alcohol’s fat-building effects in the liver, which suggests the medication may help fight alcoholic fatty liver in humans, says a U.S. study.
Alcoholism is the leading cause of liver disease in Western societies, according to background information in the study.
Rimonabant, which blocks cannabinoid receptors, is approved for weight loss in several European countries but ha…