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2. Discovery and development of gastrointestinal lipase ...

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   For that reason orlistat was chosen over lipstatin for development as an anti-obesity drug. It is the only available FDA-approved oral lipase inhibitor and is known on the market as Xenical and Alli. Initially orlistat was developed as a treatment for dyslipidemia, not as an anti-obesity agent. When researchers found out that it promotes less ...

3. Orlistat - Wikipedia

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   Orlistat, sold under the brand name Xenical among others, is a medication used to treat obesity. Its primary function is preventing the absorption of fats from the human diet by acting as a lipase inhibitor, thereby reducing caloric intake. It is intended for use in conjunction with a healthcare provider-supervised reduced-calorie diet.

4. Lipase inhibitors - Wikipedia

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   Studies have shown that lipase inhibitors work optimally when 40% of an individual's daily caloric intake is obtained from fat. [ 1 ] [ clarification needed ] Orlistat tends to block absorption of 30% of total fat intake from a meal, as orlistat passes out of the digestive tract more rapidly than fat does.

5. Over 70% of Low-Income Women Have No Confidence in ... - AOL

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   A new survey from the National Council on Aging and the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement has found that over 70% of low-income women “say they are not confident about their ability to ...

6. Doctors struggle to get Wegovy for older Americans with heart ...

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   Older Americans are having little success getting prescriptions for weight-loss drug Wegovy covered by Medicare despite the federal healthcare program's decision to pay for patients with obesity ...

7. Women over 70 risk breast cancer overdiagnosis with ... - AOL

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   A new study is raising fresh questions about the value of breast cancer screening in older women, finding that those 70 and older who underwent mammograms were more apt to be diagnosed with tumors ...

8. Steatorrhea - Wikipedia

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   Steatorrhea. Steatorrhea. Specialty. Gastroenterology, general surgery. Steatorrhea (or steatorrhoea) is the presence of excess fat in feces. Stools may be bulky and difficult to flush, have a pale and oily appearance, and can be especially foul-smelling. [ 1] An oily anal leakage or some level of fecal incontinence may occur.

9. The growing case for doing less: How harmless cancers are ...

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   The Annals study estimated that significant numbers of women over 70 are potentially overdiagnosed for breast cancer, including nearly half of those aged 75 to 84.