News tagged with morbidly obese
Study suggests gastric banding associated with relatively poor long-term outcomes
In a study of 82 patients who were evaluated 12 or more years after undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity, a majority of patients reported that they were satisfied with the procedure, although ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Grapes may ease liver disease: study
University of Queensland Diamantina Institute PhD student, Veronique Chachay, hopes to determine if a nutrient found in grape skin could hold the key to better managing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity
A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Reducing obesity: UCI surgeons find bariatric surgery safer, gastric bypass most effective
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bariatric surgery is an increasingly popular way to treat morbid obesity. More than 170,000 Americans undergo the surgery each year, 10 times more than in the mid-1990s.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 16, 2010 |
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New treatment for crippling diabetic Charcot foot
The alarming increase of morbidly obese diabetics is causing more new cases of a debilitating foot deformity called Charcot foot.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Vitamin deficiency after weight loss surgery can cause vision loss in newborns
Biliopancreatic diversion surgery for morbid obesity is known to cause multiple vitamin deficiencies that may worsen during pregnancy. In the June issue of the Journal of AAPOS, the Official Publication of the American Associ ...
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Significant weight-loss from surgery decreases risk for cardiovascular disease in women
Significant weight loss not only improves daily life of morbidly obese woman but also decreases the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, many people can not lose weight or can not maintain weight loss without help. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Trial will test whether surgery is the best option for type 2 diabetes
A new clinical trial at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center is among the first to test surgery specifically for Type 2 diabetes. The aim of the study is to understand whether surgery can control diabetes, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Study examines hospital complication rates of bariatric surgery
An examination of hospital complication rates of bariatric surgery for more than 15,000 patients in Michigan finds that the frequency of serious complications is relatively low and is inversely associated with hospital and ...
Jul 27, 2010 |
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MSU professor studies links between gastric bypass, immune system
While the massive weight loss associated with gastric bypass surgery is beneficial, some patients may face malnutrition, poor wound healing and infection as their immune systems adjust to the extreme decrease ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 30, 2009 |
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