Examples of use of Gila monster
1. Yet the Gila Monster has proved an unlikely ally in the battle to control diabetes.
2. Scroll down for more The Gila monster only eats 3–4 times a year More....
3. Wild populations of the Gila Monster and its equally poisonous cousin the Beaded Lizard are declining rapidly owing to habitat loss and illegal hunting for the pet trade.
4. Since it was approved for the U.S. market in 2005, diabetics have been injecting Byetta, a drug based on the saliva of the Gila monster, a rare venomous lizard from the American Southwest and Mexico.
5. America‘s 20 million–plus diabetics mean dollar signs for drug companies that sell a slew of new products, including a successful drug based on the saliva of a Gila monster, and a failed inhalation device that‘s been compared to a "bong." Glaxo‘s blockbuster drug Avandia came under fire in May after a report linked it to an increased risk of heart attacks.