Study: Diabetes drunk causes weight loss
The Gila monster's poison may bring sweet weight loss relief to some diabetes patients, according to a new study.
Byetta, a drug whose active ingredient is the synthetic version of a protein produced in the spit of the Gila monster, has been found to cause considerable weight loss in some of its users, according to an article in the U.S. News & World Report.
-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com