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Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. <p><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?a=GXqlaW"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~a/reuters/scienceNews?i=GXqlaW" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=wOwRYK"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=wOwRYK" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=0pMXEk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=0pMXEk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?a=3ERXQk"><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/scienceNews?i=3ERXQk" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/scienceNews/~4/370467449" height="1" width="1"/>