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Technology & Science

Oct. 8, 2010

Race to Own Diet Drug Market Heats Up

Three California companies are in a race to bring new diet drugs to the market, but they have run up against regulatory and legal hurdles.

By Mandy Jackson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Three California companies are in a tight race to bring new and lucrative diet drugs to the market, but they have run up against regulatory and legal hurdles.

With more than one-third of Americans considered obese and medical costs associated with obesity totalling $147 billion annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the potential market for new weight l...

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