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Eye on America (Obesity: Treatments) Part III #701140

CBS Evening News for Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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(Studio: Dan Rather) Report introduced.

(Durham, North Carolina: Cynthia Bowers) Treatments for obesity examined; details given about the 100 billion dollars spent on diet aids and of the development of Axokine, a drug to control the urge to eat. [Duke University Medical Center Dr. John GRANT - talks about finding a trigger mechanism to control hunger.] [Claudette AKUMADOR - says controlling weight is very hard.] [Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Dr. George YANCOPOULOS - says the drug helps decrease the urge to overeat.] [Duke University School of Medicine dean Dr. R. Sanders WILLIAMS - says gene therapy or medicine to develop muscles may not be science-fiction.]

Reporter(s):
Bowers, Cynthia;
Rather, Dan
Duration:
00:03:30

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