Diabetes Drug stories:
UPDATE 1-Spherix says diabetes drug shows promise; shares jump
Nov 16th, 2009 - Reuters
* Says drug significantly reduces glucose level in blood * Says on target to submit NDA in 2010 * Shares rise 50 pct before the bell Nov 16 (Reuters) - Spherix Inc (SPEX.
Takeda Agrees to Buy Rights to Amylin's Obesity Drugs
Nov 2nd, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.,maker of the world’s top-selling diabetes treatment, will pay asmuch as $1 billion to Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc...Diabetes Drug Promotes Weight Loss
Oct 23rd, 2009 - WebMD
Oct. 22, 2009 -- The injectable diabetes drug liraglutide appears to helpobese people who do not have diabetes shed extra pounds, but larger studies areneeded to prove its safety and effectiveness for weight loss...
Diabetes drug helps obese adults loss weight
Oct 23rd, 2009 - Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese adults may shed more weight with the diabetes drug liraglutide than with the weight-loss drug orlistat (Xenical, Alli), suggests a study in The Lancet this week.
Sanofi-Aventis signs licensing deal with Wellstat worth up to $350 million for developing drug
Oct 21st, 2009 - dailypress
NEW YORK (AP) - Sanofi-Aventis is paying privately-held Wellstat Therapeutics Corp. up to $350 million under terms of a licensing deal for a potential diabetes drug, the companies said Wednesday.



