 | Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes [June 19, 2008] |
| Title: Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 6/19/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/19/2008 |
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Source: Medicinet DailyHealth |
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| Gastric bypass cuts obesity death rate: studies [August 22, 2007] |
| BOSTON (Reuters) - Gastric bypass surgery not only helps obese people drop weight and look better, it also helps them live significantly longer, according to two reports published on Wednesday. |
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Checkups key to success of obesity surgery [June 18, 2007] |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seriously overweight people who undergo gastric bypass surgery to shed pounds should try to make as many scheduled post-op doctors appointments as possible, according to a new study. It shows that follow-up care is a key component of the long-term success of the weight-loss surgery.
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Weighing obesity surgery risks for teens [April 27, 2007] |
| CINCINNATI - Seventeen-year-old Amanda Munson gained confidence and energy as she lost 40 of her 296 pounds after weight-loss surgery and her diabetes went into remission.
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Neurological condition linked to obesity surgery [March 12, 2007] |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some obese people who have weight-loss surgery, particularly younger women, develop a neurological condition most often seen in severe alcoholics and linked to a vitamin deficiency, researchers said on Monday.
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Health Tip: Planning Obesity Surgery? [December 8, 2006] |
| (HealthDay News) -- Obesity surgery helps severely obese people lose weight by reducing the size of the stomach, by bypassing a portion of the body's digestive system, or a combination of these procedures.
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Plastic Mesh Improves Gastric Bypass Outcomes [September 28, 2006] |
| THURSDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A polypropylene mesh can help shield gastric bypass patients from a common and debilitating complication, researchers say.
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Q & A: Your Questions on Weight-Loss Surgery [August 25, 2006] |
| What's the most effective type of weight-loss surgery? How do you know if you're a good candidate? Could you end up gaining the weight back? Dr. Ed Livingston, a professor of surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, answers these and other queries from the NPR audience, submitted after our story on gastric bypass surgery. |
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Source: NPR.org |
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| Weight-Loss Surgery: It's Not for Everyone [August 17, 2006] |
| Gastric bypass surgery has increased ten-fold over the past decade, with more than 150,000 Americans getting the procedure every year. Most insurance companies, as well as Medicare, pay for it. Doctors say there's no question that the surgery works, but there are still significant risks. |
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Source: NPR.org |
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| Obesity Surgery Puts Ex-Football Star Back in Play [August 17, 2006] |
| At 53, former USC running back Anthony Davis knew he'd lost control of his body. Life got in the way of keeping in shape, he says and dieting wasn't working. So he turned to gastric bypass surgery. He's since lost the pounds, but the toughest months may still be ahead. |
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Source: NPR.org |
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| Stomach bypass best for extreme obesity [July 18, 2006] |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although technically more challenging, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a common type of stomach bypass operation, provides greater weight loss in severely obese patients than does placing a plastic band around the stomach to make it smaller, new research shows.
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| New Method Gauges Weight-Loss Surgery Risk [July 7, 2006] |
| FRIDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Five key characteristics may single out those patients most at risk for fatal complications from gastric bypass weight-loss surgeries, researchers report.
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Gastric Bypass May Boost Blindness Risk [June 15, 2006] |
| THURSDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- A boom in gastric bypass surgery could lead to an unwelcome trend: an increase in vitamin A deficiency among patients that raises their risk for vision loss.
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Weight-loss surgery also eases hypertenstion: study [March 20, 2006] |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Weight-loss surgery has the added benefit of dropping high blood pressure levels as it slims morbidly obese patients, researchers said on Monday. |
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Source: Analysis and discussion on alternative health and medical news. |
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| Medicare sets obesity surgery standards [February 22, 2006] |
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Source: CNN Health |
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