Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Double Bubble Burst

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer has announced it was developing a drug to combat the dreaded double chin.  A patient's double chin, sometimes called a “waddle,” would be reduced through injections of the compound ATX-101, which works by dissolving fat cells (known as adipocytes) while leaving surrounding tissue unaffected.

Bayer has started phase 3 trials on 720 patients around Europe and it is hoping to have the drug licensed for sale in Europe, Asia and Latin America by 2014.

From The Local.

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