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The Motley Fool September 2, 2010 Luke Timmerman	Orexigen Nabs $1B Deal With Takeda to Market Obesity Drug, Shares Climb San Diego-based Orexigen Therapeutics has found a partner to help it compete in the growing market for drugs to combat obesity, Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Brian Orelli	FDA Bullies Obesity Drugmakers It's been clear for some time that the Food and Drug Administration isn't particularly fond of obesity drugs. Now it's just being a bully.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer	Arena Pharmaceuticals Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of biopharma company Arena Pharmaceuticals dipped as much as 13% in intraday trading on massive volume.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2011 Brian Orelli	Not All "Regulatory Updates" Are the Good Kind Orexigen gives an update; investors update their holdings.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2010 Brian Orelli	Double-Digit Weight Loss, Double-Digit Share Increase Vivus is down, but apparently not out.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Mark Your Calendars: Obesity Drugs Take Center Stage Orexigen Therapeutics has been given an FDA advisory committee meeting date, completing the dates for the trio of obesity drugs up for review.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Luke Timmerman	Orexigen, Facing High Hurdle at FDA, Puts Obesity Drug Development on Hold The close attention paid to safety makes this drug difficult to get right.
The Motley Fool January 4, 2012 Brian Orelli	This Biotech's Obese To-Do List Is Done Arena resubmits lorcaserin for FDA approval.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Arena's Boring News The Food and Drug Administration turned down Arena Pharmaceuticals' obesity drug, lorcaserin. Tell us something we didn't know.
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The Motley Fool March 17, 2011 Brian Orelli	Taking a Bite Out of Amylin's Obesity Drug Potential Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Takeda announce they were putting a hold on the development of their obesity drug combination pramlintide/metreleptin due to safety issues.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2010 Brian Orelli	42% Drop? Really? Tell Us Something We Didn't Know. Arena Pharmaceuticals gets knocked down for no good reason.
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The Motley Fool July 16, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	Why Did These Stocks Plunge? A look at the prior day's biggest losers: Orexigen... Arena Pharmaceuticals... DragonWave...
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The Motley Fool November 12, 2010 Brian Orelli	Benlysta: Not Perfect, but Good Enough Human Genome should get past the FDA advisory panel next week.
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Chemistry World September 17, 2010 Andrew Turley	Obesity drugs strive for US approval Could 2010 yet be the year of the obesity drug? At first glance the signs are promising. Regulators in the US will soon decide whether to allow three new contenders onto this attractive market.
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