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Obese mice were given the drug Amlexanox lost weight. (credit: University of Michigan)ANN ARBOR (WWJ) - Could a drug used to treat canker sores be a miracle weight-loss solution? Researchers at University of Michigan are working to find out.Back in February, U-M researchers discovered that mice given the prescription drug, Amlexanox, lost weight without diet or exercise. Now, Dr. Elif Oral, an associate professor of internal medicine at U-M’s Metabolism, Endocrinology & Diabetes (MEND) division, is beginning the first human study to determine whether the drug will have the same effect in people.“The weight loss together in improved glucose metabolism...

President Bush talks with Rep Eva Clayton, D-N.C., right, as he signed a 10-year, $190 billion farm bill, at the White House Monday, May 13, 2002, that expands subsidies to growers, turning aside criticism from fellow Republicans who called the measure a budget-busting step backward in agriculture planning. Standing behind Bush left to right, are Rep. Larry Combest, R-Texas, man in center unidentified, and Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds President George W. Bush looks up moments after signing the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 in the Eisenhower Old Executive Office Building in Washington, May 13,...