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The Medical Minute: Bariatric surgery and diabetes
Being overweight is the greatest risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. With two thirds of the U.S. population now overweight and half of these individuals (one third) meeting the medical definition of obese, the connection ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 08, 2010 |
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New research shows how viruses use 'good' gut bacteria to bypass immune system
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two new studies demonstrate how viruses, such as the one responsible for polio, use good bacteria in the human (or mouse) gut to evade detection by the immune system.
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Obese British man in court fight for surgery
A British man weighing 22 stone (139 kilograms, 306 pounds) launched a court appeal Monday against a decision to refuse him state-funded obesity surgery because he is not fat enough.
Jul 11, 2011 |
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Bariatric surgery reduces long-term cardiovascular risk in diabetes patients
In the longest study of its kind, bariatric surgery has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with diabetes. These results and other groundbreaking research were presented at the 2nd World Congress ...
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Mar 30, 2011 |
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Researchers discuss sugar's highs, lows
America's growing sweet tooth is super-sizing waistlines and the nation's health care price tag, warn University of California researchers. People in the U.S. are eating 21 times more sweet stuff today than the pilgrims and ...
Mar 24, 2011 |
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Gastric bypass surgery associated with improved health outcomes
Gastric bypass surgery appears to lead to better long-term results including greater weight loss, resolution of diabetes and improved quality of life compared with sleeve gastrectomy and "lap-band" surgery, according to two ...
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Feb 21, 2011 |
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Panel recommends expanding use of stomach bands
(AP) -- About 12 million more obese Americans could soon qualify for surgery to implant a small, flexible stomach band designed to help them lose weight by dramatically limiting their food intake. The Food ...
Dec 04, 2010 |
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Bypass method alone does not improve insulin resistance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Bypass weight-loss surgeries do not improve insulin resistance independent of weight loss, say researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 29, 2010 |
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New undertsanding of gut hormones and gut function sheds light on obesity
Research on obesity examining the role of hormones and the autonomic functions of the digestive system was presented at the 75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American CoIlege of Gastroenterology.
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Study finds more Americans bypassing their personal physician when immediate treatment required
Only 45 percent of the 354 million annual visits for acute care in the United States are made to patients' personal physicians, as Americans increasingly make busy emergency departments, specialists or outpatient care departments ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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10-fold rise in obesity surgery in England since 2000
The use of bariatric or weight loss surgery has increased ten-fold in NHS hospitals in England since 2000, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today.
Aug 26, 2010 |
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