diarrhea/obesity

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a novel 1,3-dialkylurea derivative which has inhibitory effects on endopeptidase 24.11 and is useful as a therapeutic agent for cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure and hypertension, renal diseases such as renal failure, gastroenteric

FIELD OF INVENTION The present invention is directed to modulators of the TGR5 receptor useful in the treatment of TGR5 mediated diseases or disorders. Specifically, the invention is concerned with compounds and compositions thereof, which activate the TGR5 receptor, methods of treating diseases or

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Gastrointestinal stimulation, or pacing, was advocated as a possible treatment for gastric motor dysfunction as early as 1963. Experimentation in the late 1960s and early 1970s, began to demonstrate the significance of gastrointestinal myoelectrical activity and its

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the development of platform technology for targeted, controlled delivery of oral enhanced probiotics for various indications, including for example the active and prophylaxis treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection as well as Metabolic

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to the development of platform technology for targeted, controlled delivery of oral enhanced probiotics for various indications, including for example the active and prophylaxis treatment of Clostridium difficile Infection as well as Metabolic

FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a series of 1,4-dithiin- and 1,4-dithiepin-1,1,4,4-tetroxide derivatives and their use for the treatment of central nervous system disorders and affective conditions. More particularly, the compounds of the invention are ligands for the human galanin

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates generally to nutrition and more particularly to a method of use and nutritional compositions containing .alpha.-glucosidase inhibitors, and more specifically Touchi Extract. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Touchi Extract (TE) is a water-extract powder of

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to compositions comprising a stiffening agent, wherein the compositions are useful for stiffening unabsorbed dietary fat and oil present in the gastrointestinal tract, thereby reducing gastrointestinal side effects and separation of these

This application is a 371 of PCT/JP95/02236 filed Nov. 1, 1995, published as WO96/14293 May 17, 1996. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to novel 1,3-dialkylurea derivatives having a hydroxyl group which have inhibitory effects on endopeptidase 24.11 and are useful as therapeutic agents

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides dietary compositions for mammalian consumption. In particular, the present invention provides compositions comprising pectin, a component comprising electrolytes, thickening agents, a sweetening agent, and water, and methods for making such