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Does abrupt cessation of phentermine treatment for obesity induce amphetamine-like withdrawal?

Objective: To determine if patients taking prescribed phentermine long-term who quit taking the drug develop any signs of an amphetamine-like withdrawal syndrome. Date of Research Idea: December 2007. Collaborator: Frank L. Greenway, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University. Description: A retrospective observational study of patients who had chosen to cease taking phentermine. The [...]

2013-06-03T23:01:45-07:00By |ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATIONS, BLOG, Our Clinical Research|
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Survey of U.S. Obesity treatment specialists prescribing practices

Objective: To determine how obesity treatment specialists use pharmacotherapy for treating obesity. To determine what drugs are being used in what doses and for what durations. Date of Research Idea: October 2007. Collaborators: Frank L. Greenway, M.D., Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University; Richard B. Rothman, M.D., Ph.D., National Institute of Drug Abuse. Description: [...]

2013-06-03T22:51:57-07:00By |ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATIONS, BLOG, Our Clinical Research|
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BACKGROUND ON Our Clinical Research

The concept of using a medicine to treat obesity began a hundred years ago and some of the compounds tried before World War II had some truly awful side effects so it was inevitable that controversy arose when the newly created FDA approved an amphetamine for treating obesity in 1944. At the time the American [...]

2020-01-10T18:20:43-08:00By |ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATIONS, BLOG, Our Clinical Research|
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Did You Know? by Paula Hendricks – Spring 2013

Portion control will greatly improve your chances for successful weight control. Everything is big in America: cars, houses, malls, grocery stores, packaging, purses, and food servings. And we want it big!  Look at the attached apple photo and notice the two normal-sized apples on the side of the large apple in the middle?  Americans have [...]

2020-01-10T18:27:14-08:00By |BLOG, FROM THE EXPERTS|
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Cassie Lost Over 50lbs and Seven Dress Sizes

That was the post I wrote on Facebook the first day I started my diet journey in August 2011.  I was scared. I was afraid that I would fail like all the other times I have tried in my attempts to lose weight. In June of 2011, I lost my mother who lived in Kentucky [...]

2019-12-11T16:16:51-08:00By |BLOG, GET MOTIVATED, SUCCESS STORIES|
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KICK-START YOUR METABOLISM INTO HIGH GEAR this SPRING 2013!

Ready to Kick-Start your Metabolism into High Gear for Spring and Get those Extra Pounds OFF?  Ready to Learn some Healthy Eating Habits for You and Your Family?  If your answer is YES, you are Ready to Make the Call to The Experts at Hendricks For Health!  Dr. Hendricks is a World-Renowned Physician in the [...]

2020-01-10T18:31:30-08:00By |BLOG, GET MOTIVATED|
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Dr. Hendricks Appointed to FDA Drug Advisory Panel

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has appointed Ed J. Hendricks, M.D., a Sacramento-area obesity treatment specialist, to the FDA Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drug Advisory Committee (EMDAC). The EMDAC is the FDA-selected panel of experts that reviews new drugs for treating obesity, advising the FDA if these drugs should be approved. Dr. Hendricks, who has [...]

2012-06-19T08:57:43-07:00By |ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATIONS, BLOG, ED J. HENDRICKS, M.D., MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS|
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