"Randomized Trial of Lifestyle Modification and Pharmacotherapy for Obesity" by Thomas A. Wadden, Ph.D., et al., from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will appear in the November 17 issue of the NEJM.
WHO: Susan Yanovski, M.D., director of the Obesity and Eating Disorders Program for the NIDDK, is author of the accompanying editorial in the NEJM, "Pharmacotherapy for Obesity: Promise and Uncertainty." Dr. Yanovski is available to speak to members of the press and can comment on the two studies and the general topic of overweight and obesity.
CONTACT: To schedule interviews, contact the NIDDK Communications Office at 301-496-3583. Interviews will take place after 1:00 pm, Eastern, on Friday, November 11, 2005.
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