News tagged with loss surgery

Bariatric surgery in adolescents improves obesity-related diseases within first 2 years

Today, about one in five children in the United States are obese. That means that in just one generation alone the number of obese kids in this country has quadrupled.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Impaired quality of life: A warning signal after oesophageal cancer surgery

A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows that most patients who survive for at least five years after oesophageal cancer surgery recover an average quality of life. However, quality of life deteriorates signif ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists reassess weight loss surgery for type 2 diabetes

Weight loss surgery is not a cure for type 2 diabetes, but it can improve blood sugar control, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Surgery. Whereas some previous studies have claimed that up to 80 ...

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Bariatric surgery associated with reduction in cardiovascular events and death

Among obese individuals, having bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events such as heart attack and stroke, according to a study in the January 4 issue of JAMA.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

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Researchers urge caution when buying noisy toys

While Road Rippers Lightning Rods, Let's Rock Elmo and the I Am T-Pain musical microphone might be sought-after gifts this holiday season, parents should ensure that their children don't risk permanent hearing damage by misusing ...

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created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ASMBS and ASGE issue white paper on endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBTs)

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) have issued a new white paper on the potential role of endoscopic bariatric therapies (EBTs) in ...

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created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calif. surgery to separate conjoined twins begins

(AP) -- Surgery is under way in Northern California to separate twin girls joined at the chest and abdomen.

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created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First bilateral hand transplant performed at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

For the first time in the Delaware Valley Region, a patient has undergone a complex and intricate bilateral hand transplant that could significantly enhance the quality-of-life for persons with multiple limb loss. The procedure ...

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created Nov 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Halo effect: Family members of gastric-bypass patients also lose weight

Family members of patients who have undergone surgery for weight loss may also shed several pounds themselves, as well as eat healthier and exercise more, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University School ...

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Research reveals hormone action that could lead to treatments for type 2 diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have discovered that the immediate improvement in blood sugar (blood glucose) for those with type 2 diabetes who undergo gastric bypass surgery is related to ...

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For some surgeries, more is better when choosing hospitals

Are you scheduled for heart bypass surgery or weight loss surgery? You might want to find out just how frequently different hospitals in your area are performing those procedures before deciding where to go. ...

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created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

State should take obese kids from parents: US doctors

The government should have the right to remove severely obese children from their parents' home and place them in foster care, two US doctors argued in a controversial editorial published Wednesday.

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created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 8

More oxygen in eyes of African-Americans may help explain glaucoma risk

Measuring oxygen during eye surgery, investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a reason that may explain why African-Americans have a higher risk of glaucoma than ...

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Too many blood transfusions? New standards urged

(AP) -- Check into the hospital and you may get a blood transfusion you didn't really need.

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created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Bariatric surgery linked to increased fracture risk

People who have had gastric bypass surgery or other bariatric weight-loss surgery have an even higher increased risk of breaking bones than previously found. These study findings will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine ...

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