News tagged with weight loss surgery
Scientists seek origins of obesity in the womb
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- When Kathy Perusse had weight-loss surgery and shed 120 pounds, she may have done more than make her own life easier.
Weight-loss surgery can break a family's cycle of obesity
Sep 02, 2009 |
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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 ...
Roux-en-Y weight loss surgery raises kidney stone risk
Jun 17, 2009 |
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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. ...
Lap band weight loss surgery reduces teens' risk factors for heart disease, diabetes
Jun 11, 2009 |
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In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found.
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Study examines outcomes of gastric bypass surgery in morbidly obese and superobese patients
Apr 20, 2009 |
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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 ...
N.Y. cracks down on weight-loss surgery
Mar 03, 2008 |
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New York health officials said it plans to restrict the number of hospitals that can perform weight-loss surgery.
Surgery for severe obesity saves lives
Aug 23, 2007 |
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An extensive swedish study from the Sahlgrenska Academy has established that surgery reduces premature death in patients with severe obesity. A long-term follow up has shown that mortality is significantly lower among patients ...
Weight loss after gastric bypass surgery may protect against infection and cancer
Jun 17, 2008 |
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Another health benefit of bariatric weight-loss surgery may be a heightened immune defense against cancer and infections, a new study suggests. The results will be presented at The Endocrine Society's 90th Annual Meeting ...
Weight loss surgery may help obese women avoid pregnancy-related health complications
Nov 18, 2008 |
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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 identifies factors associated with poor weight loss after gastric bypass surgery
Sep 15, 2008 |
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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.
Bariatric surgery increases risk of fractures
Jun 11, 2009 |
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After weight loss surgery, people have nearly twice the expected risk of breaking a bone and an even higher risk of a foot or hand fracture, a new study has found.
Risk of maternal and newborn complications may be lower after bariatric surgery
Nov 19, 2008 |
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A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared ...
Trialing major weight loss for type 2 diabetes in the overweight
Oct 14, 2009 |
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In the first trial of its kind in the world, researchers at Monash University's Centre for Obesity Research and Education (CORE) will examine the benefits of a gastric banding procedure on overweight people with Type 2 diabetes.
Weight Loss Plays Key Role in Diabetes Improvement Following Bariatric Surgery
Jun 18, 2008 |
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Stomach-reduction surgery is excellent treatment for severe diabetes, but doctors at Duke University Medical Center caution that it is not a magic bullet.
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