New weight loss drug sounds promising

Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 7:46 am

Shares of Vivus soared more than 70 percent Wednesday after the Mountain View company announced test data showing that obese patients who took its experimental drug Qnexa lost up to nearly 15 percent of their weight without the severe side effects that have derailed some other weight-loss treatments. Some analysts speculated the drug could win quick approval from the U.S