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...most successful medical regiments have addressed both mood and appetiete control. In a four-year study, Dr. Michael Weintraub, formerly of the University of Rochester and now at the FDA, found that a combination of the drug phentermine, which seems to speed metaboliusm, and fenfluramine, which may boost serotonin levels, improved an obese person's chances of losing weight. Of the 120 people in the study, those who took the drugs achieved an average 16% weight loss over eight months, compared with a 5% loss for those who had to depend on diet and exercise alone...
...Weintraub said last night that while that University has not offered to expand Coles' teaching duties there, Duke would gladly give him tenure...
...Over a number of years Duke has been interested in [increasing Coles' teaching duties], and I know that there have been a number of conversations," Weintraub said. "I would hope that in the future his role could expand...
...Weintraub said Coles has taught a popular class at Duke for the past two spring terms...
...Weintraub said the initiative, which involves the three schools in the North Carolina research triangle, is associated with Duke's Center for Documentary Studies, where Coles works when he is in the state...