http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Short-term complications and death rates were low following bariatric surgery to limit the amount of food that can enter the stomach, decrease absorption of food or both, according to the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (LABS-1). The study was funded by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health. Results are reported in the July 30 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news168198304.html Medicine & Health Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:20:01 EST news168198304 Superobese gastric bypass patients appear to have improvements in quality of life and obesity-related co-existing conditions, and despite losing weight remain obese after surgery, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://www.physorg.com/news159464336.html Medicine & Health Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:39:13 EST news159464336 Hormonal changes and diminished sexual quality of life among obese men are related to the degree of obesity, and both are improved after gastric bypass surgery according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://www.physorg.com/news155294803.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:26:56 EST news155294803 In terms of diversity and sheer numbers, the microbes occupying the human gut easily dwarf the billions of people inhabiting the Earth. Numbering in the tens of trillions and representing many thousands of distinct genetic families, this microbiome, as it's called, helps the body perform a variety of regulatory and digestive functions, many still poorly understood. http://www.physorg.com/news151608095.html Biology Mon, 19 Jan 2009 17:22:20 EST news151608095 Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the November issue of the British Journal of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news146225359.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:09:19 EST news146225359 The use of a robot to assist with the most commonly performed weight-loss surgery appears to significantly lower a patient's risk of developing a rare but serious complication, according to a study published in the most recent edition of the Journal of Robotic Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news141484668.html Medicine & Health Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:17:48 EST news141484668 Individuals with diabetes and those whose stomach pouches are larger appear less likely to successfully lose weight after gastric bypass surgery, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Surgery. http://www.physorg.com/news140715456.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:37:36 EST news140715456 A report in the September Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, offers new evidence to explain why those who undergo gastric bypass surgery often show greater control of their diabetes symptoms within days. It also helps to explain why lap-band surgery doesn't offer the same instant gratification. By studying mice that have undergone both procedures, the researchers show that changes in the intestine are the key. http://www.physorg.com/news139577001.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:23:21 EST news139577001 [B]Procedure associated with kidney stone formation earlier than previously reported[/B] CHICAGO (June 26, 2008) - Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at an increased risk of developing kidney stones - small, pebble-like deposits that can result in severe pain and require an operation to remove them - earlier than previously thought. These stones develop in patients within only a few months following the procedure rather than several months to years, according to research published in the June issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. http://www.physorg.com/news133697540.html Medicine & Health Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:12:20 EST news133697540