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. (AP) -- When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier. http://www.physorg.com/news175501664.html Medicine & Health Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:50:01 EST news175501664 Adolescent and young children of obese mothers who underwent weight-loss surgery prior to pregnancy have been found to have a lower prevalence of obesity and significantly improved cardio-metabolic markers when compared to siblings born before the same obese mothers had weight-loss surgery. This new study has been accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). http://www.physorg.com/news171048905.html Medicine & Health Wed, 02 Sep 2009 01:10:01 EST news171048905 The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study. The overall risk, however, remains fairly small at about 8 percent. http://www.physorg.com/news164467839.html Medicine & Health Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:50:01 EST news164467839 In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found. http://www.physorg.com/news163946909.html Medicine & Health Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:49:01 EST news163946909 Obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications, according to a new RAND Corporation study. http://www.physorg.com/news146248196.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:29:56 EST news146248196