Surgeons Give Laparoscopic Surgery a Hand Nov 8, 2008
A newer surgery technique helps reduce complications for some patients especially those who need bariatric, liver, or colon cancer surgery ... But, Kerlakian said, several studies now show for certain patients such as those who need their liver or colons removed or are undergoing bariatric surgery for morbid obesity. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Melanin Production Discovered In Fat Tissue May Protect Some Individuals Against Chronic Diseases Associated With Obesity Nov 8, 2008
(June 19, 2008) Bariatric surgery for morbidly obese decreases the risk of developing cancer by up to 80 percent, according to new research. Obesity affects the body in multiple ways, so a single hypothesis cannot. (Science Daily)
Weight Loss Wednesday: The Aspen Clinic Nov 6, 2008
Autos HomeCenter Zero In On Your Next Home Free Classifieds. 10:20 PM CST on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Obesity is linked to increase in cancer cases Nov 4, 2008
" The statistics are of particular concern in Scotland, which is second only to the US in obesity rates. In Scotland, almost one-third of all 13 to 15-year-olds are overweight, while nearly 10% are considered severely obese. As reported in The Herald on Saturday, severely obese teenagers could soon be eligible for weight loss surgery, such as gastric bands, on the NHS under new draft guidelines for doctors. In the US, the number of such operations performed on teenagers has almost tripled in the... (The Herald)
Participants find success in weight-loss program (1) Nov 3, 2008
Provided through the Bariatric Center at Moore Regional, it helps participants lose weight while helping them learn the healthy lifestyle skills needed to keep the weight off. Cecile Robes, D.O., a FirstHealth family practice physician, is the program s medical director. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
Synovis Life Technologies Reports Ninth Consecutive Record Revenue Quarter Nov 3, 2008
Revenue from Peri-Strips Dry, a tissue-based buttress used in bariatric surgery to treat obesity, increased 37 percent. Within the Peri-Strips product line, use of PSD Veritas is growing. (Investors Business Daily)
LMH designated as a Blue Distinction Center for bariatric surgery Nov 1, 2008
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts has designated Hallmark Health System s Lawrence Memorial Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery by Blue Cross Blue Shield ... According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the total number of bariatric surgeries increased 400 percent from 1998 to 2004 ... Bariatric Surgery may help some individuals reduce extreme obesity and its associated health risks and Blue Distinction provides objective information to... (Medford Transcript, MA)
Bedford Springs Resort to Host Annual Women's Wellness Weekend Oct 31, 2008
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is a full-service women's hospital, which has now expanded to include a range of services for women and men: diagnostic imaging, including CT and MRI, a Heart Center, bariatric surgery, orthopedics, digestive disorders, pulmonology, thoracic surgery, minimally invasive abdominal surgery and vascular surgery. Bedford Springs Resort re-opened in July 2007 following a $120-million restoration and expansion. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Health Briefs Oct. 24, 2008 Oct 24, 2008
Tupelo bariatric surgeon Dr. Terry Pinson will discuss "Obesity, Diabetes and Weight Loss Surgery.". Throughout the event, vendors will be on hand to demonstrate diabetes-related products and answer questions. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Ivivi Technologies Signs Non-Binding Term Sheet With Recovercare, LLC for Wound Care Distribution Oct 24, 2008
RecoverCare delivers wound care, bariatric care and safe patient handling solutions to healthcare facilities nationwide and Canada via 80-plus service centers ... RecoverCare's product lines include therapeutic mattresses for wound care, bariatric equipment for care of obese patients and specialty beds and patient transfer equipment for safe patient handling ... The company also manufactures bariatric beds and safe enclosure bed systems under the Camtec division, and patient lifts and transfer... (Primezone Releases)
Weight-loss surgery saves lives, studies find Oct 23, 2008
Researchers already knew that bariatric surgery sharply reduced diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, in addition to improving appearance and quality of life ... It is now absolutely clear that losing weight and keeping the weight off adds years to your life, said Dr. Edward H. Phillips, a bariatric surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, who was not involved in the studies ... The message is that if you are a morbidly obese diabetic, you are going to get sick and you are going to die... (Yahoo News -- Obesity)
Gastric bypass surgery for obesity Oct 22, 2008
Researchers from Lebanon examined 6 studies that looked at cardiovascular risk after bariatric surgery for ... Also, the predicted chance of having a heart attack or need for heart or dying of heart disease over 10 years fell from 7 percent to 3 percent after undergoing bariatric surgery ... The researchers concluded that bariatric surgery predicts long-term benefits and decreases the risk of cardiovascular problem in obese patients. (NDTV.com)
Weight-loss surgery, no cutting required Oct 21, 2008
Known as bariatric surgery, it is often done through slits ... "Most people don't want the risk," he said, adding that only about 2 percent of those who might be helped by bariatric surgery actually have it ... Bariatric operations typically work far better than diet, exercise or drugs, and they often cure diabetes and reduce the risk of dying from heart disease or cancer. (International Herald Tribune)
Gastric Bypass Reduces Heart Risks Oct 21, 2008
The take-home message is that "bariatric surgery can be considered as a means to reduce cardiovascular risk (in obese patients) after conservative treatment options have failed," Dr. John A. Batsis told Reuters Health. Batsis, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and his colleagues identified six studies that looked at cardiovascular risk after bariatric surgery for obesity ... 5 percent after undergoing bariatric surgery. (Newsmax)
Gundersen Lutheran earns top marks in care report Oct 16, 2008
Gundersen Lutheran received speciality excellence recognition for bariatric surgery, critical care, general surgery, joint replacement and pulmonary care ... Gundersen Lutheran: Appendectomy, bariatric surgery, bowel obstruction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetic acidosis and coma, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture repair, pancreatitis, pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis, total hip replacement, total knee replacement. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Behavioral Modification Helps Obese... Oct 15, 2008
Bariatric Surgery for Adolescent Obesity. The AHRQ report and several other studies have reported that bariatric surgery can result in moderate to substantial weight loss in adolescents ... Bariatric surgery can lead to resolution of obesity comorbidities like asthma and sleep apnea. (Suite101.com)
These losers are really winners Oct 8, 2008
The extravaganza was promoted by Lowell General Hospital s Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery as a way to educate people about the health problems that are part of obesity and offer real-life examples of the benefits of weight management far beyond image and appearance. One dozen people shared their journey, before and after, and their new lifestyles as a way to motivate others to make positive changes in weight loss to help improve their overall health and wellbeing. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Bariatric Center gets high-profile success Oct 7, 2008
Both men have gone through weight loss surgery at North Mississippi Medical Center's Bariatric Center, which celebrates its first anniversary this month ... More than numbersThe weight loss surgeries have been a success not because of numbers on a scale, but because his patients have improved their health, drastically lowering their blood pressure and cholesterol levels, said Dr. Terry Pinson, the center's medical director and a bariatric surgeon ... The center represents a holistic, coordinated... (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Ask Norman-The Bariatric Services Expert Oct 6, 2008
Ask Norman -The Bariatric Services Expert ... Norman Regional Health SystemAsk Norman -The Bariatric Services Expert ... For those with serious weight problems, the Norman Regional Bariatric Program offers surgical options that can help. (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
• To do for you Oct 6, 2008
Bariatric Support Group meeting for patients who have undergone bariatric surgery, 7 p.m. today, at St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center's Education Center, 588 Addison Ave. W. in Twin Falls. Information: 280-1337. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Hospitals to pay for own surgical mistakes Oct 6, 2008
Surgical infections (includes coronary bypass, orthopedic and bariatric surgeries). Deep vein thrombosis/pulmonary embolism from orthopedic care. (AZCentral -- Business)
Children thronging plastic surgeons Oct 6, 2008
Bariatric surgeon Dr Muffazal Lakadawala says he is used to children showing up and asking for surgery to lose weight ... Dr Lakadawala adds that the only time he gave in and performed such surgery was when he was approached by a parent of a 14-year-old boy who weighed 140 kg. The boy, he said, had developed early diabetes and his father was insistent on bariatric surgery to help him. (India Times, India)
Programs, upgrades keep Hallmark, LMH up to speed Oct 3, 2008
The hospital was also designated as a center of excellence for bariatric surgery, something less than 225 hospitals nationwide can boast. Hallmark has also instituted a bone and joint replacement program, which follows patients from pre-surgery to post-surgery and beyond to help them make the transition to caring for themselves and their new joint. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Bones May Weaken After Weight Loss Surgery Oct 3, 2008
While the effect of bone density loss on future fracture risk is not yet clear, "for the present, a high degree of vigilance for nutritional deficiencies and bone loss in patients both before and after bariatric surgery is critical," the researchers write. Dr. Shonni J. Silverberg and colleagues from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City explain that after people have obesity surgery, they have a smaller gut area available to absorb nutrients from the food they... (MEDLINEplus)
Risk factors associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in subjects from primary care units. A case-control study Oct 3, 2008
Many etiologic factors are associated with NAFL, such as, the metabolic syndrome factors, medications, bariatric surgery, nutritional disorders. However, very little information is available on the clinical relevance of this disorder as a health problem in the general population. (BioMed Central)
Leaving the Folds Sep 24, 2008
Bariatric surgery -- the stomach-shrinking operation performed to treat obesity -- works, and it is becoming safer all the time ... Many patients who experience massive weight loss after bariatric surgery will need additional surgery to remove excess skin ... As bariatric surgery has grown more common (some 144,000 such procedures were performed in the United States in 2004, more than double the number in 2002), D'Amico says, patients seeking body contouring have "started to show up in plastic... (Yahoo News -- Cosmetic Treatments and Surgery)
Murfreesboro hospital goes robotic Sep 24, 2008
The daVinci is most used in urologic, cardiac, bariatric, colorectal and gynecologic surgeries. It is commonly used for prostatectomy surgery, which is total removal of the prostate. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Sisters noted for bariatric care Sep 24, 2008
received a top rating and was ranked in the top 10 percent among hospitals nationwide for its bariatric surgery performance. The hospital received a five-star rating from HealthGrades in its Third Annual HealthGrades Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study ... The rating studies outcomes of bariatric inpatient surgery procedures, including gastric bypass and laparascopic procedures. (Buffalo Business First, NY)
Area hospitals honored for bariatric surgery Sep 24, 2008
Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, CMC-Mercy, Frye Regional Medical Center and Presbyterian Hospital have been named Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The designation is given to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise and reliability in performing bariatric surgery. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Crossing borders to shed pounds Sep 23, 2008
Even under the best conditions, providing long-term follow-up care to young weight-loss patients can be difficult, said Dr. Kelvin Higa, a professor of surgery at the UC San Francisco Medical Center and former president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ... Equally important are comprehensive pre-surgery screenings designed to gauge whether a person should have a weight-loss operation, said some bariatric specialists in the United States. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
No end in sight for the obesity epidemic Sep 22, 2008
It turns out that once you're about 100 pounds over your ideal body weight, your body has reset its thermostat, said Dr. Sunil Bhoyrul, a bariatric surgeon in San Diego. The process works this way: Overeating produces an oversupply of insulin, which causes the body to use more of its energy to store fat. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Weighing the risks Sep 22, 2008
In 2004, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery said BMI standards for children undergoing weight-loss surgery should be the same as those set for adults by the National Institutes of Health ... The bariatric society said both banding and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the most common form of that surgery, are safe for children. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Study: Varicose Veins Treatment Could Be Used As Obesity Treatment Sep 20, 2008
In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by suppressing ghrelin levels and subsequently lowering appetite ... An estimated 205,000 people in the United States underwent bariatric surgery last year ... Results after four weeks showed that the pigs that were injected with sodium morrhuate had the hormone suppressed by up to 60 % and the use of surgery was kept to the minimum which could complement or substitute for bariatric surgery. (TopNews)
New Noninvasive Device Could Control Diabetes Sep 19, 2008
"Over the last few years, we've learned how effective bariatric surgery can be," explained study author Dr. Lee Kaplan. "But surgery is invasive, and because it has significant side effects in a small percentage of patients, it would be nice to come up with noninvasive things that can work effectively along the same principles of surgery. And this device does that.". (MEDLINEplus)
Factors Associated With Poor Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery Identified Sep 18, 2008
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is the most common bariatric procedure in North America, according to background information in the article ... (July 23, 2007) In the first operations of their kind in Northeastern USA, a bariatric surgery team has performed a unique non-invasive weight loss procedure that uses a new device that reduces the size of a. (Science Daily)
Study: Pros & Cons Of Losing Weight With Gastric Surgery Sep 18, 2008
But, over the two and a half years since her bariatric surgery, she has maintained and kept to her new weight of 130-lbs ... With over 15-million morbidly obese Americans, 205,000 of which underwent surgery last year, going on to lose 100 or more pounds according to American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimates. (TopNews)
'Gastric Sleeve' Bypass Might be Safer Sep 17, 2008
After trying just about every diet without weight loss success, Cindy McBride consulted with bariatric surgeon Dr. George Kerlakian decided on a new kind of gastric bypass surgery called the "gastric sleeve," which may have significant advantages to the patient. Kerlakian said, "We make the stomach a lot smaller, but we don't do any of the intestinal re-routing, so there is no associated problems that we see with the gastric bypass of malabsorption and malnutrition.". (WOKR13 Rochester)
Weight-loss surgery is only half the battle Sep 17, 2008
For more than two and a half years she has maintained her new weight of 130 pounds, within a 3-pound range, by following all the rules suggested for people who undergo bariatric surgery, which in most cases reduces the stomach to a tiny pouch and bypasses part of the small intestine ... " If not for the scars on her legs and abdomen where excess skin was removed after her weight loss, no one would ever guess that this lean, well-muscled woman was once terribly obese. About 15 million Americans... (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Varicose vein treatment eases hunger for pigs Sep 16, 2008
"In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by suppressing ghrelin levels and subsequently lowering appetite.". Bariatric surgery involves cutting off part of the stomach and sometimes small intestine so that people eat less and so their bodies have less time to digest food ... About 205,000 people in the United States had bariatric surgery last year. (Scientific American)
Weight-Loss Surgery Requires Discipline Sep 16, 2008
For more than two and a half years she has maintained her new weight of 130, within a 3-pound range, by following all the rules suggested for people who undergo bariatric surgery, which in most cases reduces the stomach to a tiny pouch and bypasses part of the small intestine ... Last year, the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimates, 205,000 people underwent surgery to help them lose 100 or more pounds that they had been unable to shed and keep off any other way ... A... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone' Sep 16, 2008
Minimally invasive procedure in pigs produced effect similar to bariatric surgery ... TUESDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive procedure successfully suppressed levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in pigs and led to appetite reduction results similar to bariatric surgery, say Johns Hopkins researchers ... "With gastric artery chemical embolization, called GACE, there's no major surgery. In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by... (Health-Finder)
Weight-Loss Surgery Weighed as Diabetes Prescription Sep 16, 2008
These "bariatric" procedures are normally reserved for the morbidly obese, but recent studies suggest that patients with type 2 diabetes may benefit as well, by improving disease symptoms, often driving it into remission, and reducing the risk of death from the illness ... Rubino also hopes to garner consensus on a set of guidelines drafted in Rome last year for the safe use of bariatric surgery in the treatment of diabetes ... While obesity is a risk factor for diabetes, not all diabetics meet... (MEDLINEplus)
Johns Hopkins researchers suppress 'hunger hormone' Sep 16, 2008
New minimally invasive method tested in pigs yields result as good as bariatric surgery ... "In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by suppressing ghrelin levels and subsequently lowering appetite." ... Bariatric surgery - involving the removal, reconstruction or bypass of part of the stomach or bowel - is effective in suppressing appetite and leading to significant weight loss, but carries substantial surgical risks and complications. (EurekAlert!)
Gastric Bypass Surgery Less Helpful for Diabetics Sep 16, 2008
Led by Dr. Guilherme Campos, director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at University of California, San Francisco, the study found that gastric-bypass patients with diabetes did not lose as much weight as other patients after the surgery. Of the 310 patients in the study, 92% of those without diabetes were able to lose more than 40% of their excess weight statistically, that's considered a successful procedure while only 79% of diabetes patients were able to drop that much weight after one year. (Time.com)
Hospital CEO Gets 'Spoofed' by State Budget Sep 9, 2008
With an active emergency department open to the public 24/7, CHLB is a major provider of personalized health care with a focus on adult medicine including: intensive care, inpatient/outpatient care, women's health, bariatric/ weight-loss surgery, diagnostic services, occupational medicine, behavioral health, sleep disorders and family wellness program. SOURCE Community Hospital of Long Beach. (PR Newswire)
Study shows cost savings behind bariatric surgery Sep 9, 2008
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Bariatric surgery can pay for itself in a few years by helping to reduce insurance claims from other medical conditions morbidly obese people develop, a new study reports ... The study was funded by Johnson & Johnson's Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc., which makes bariatric surgical instruments ... Co-author Dr. Scott Shikora is president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, whose members would stand to gain from any easing of insurers' requirements... (CNNMoney.com)
Fat? Dieting won't help, only surgery Sep 9, 2008
Given that obesity is fast attaining a disease status the world over and particularly in Britain, an increasing number of men and women will fall in the eligible category for bariatric surgery, where the stomach is stapled or bypassed altogether by diverting food directly to the small intestine, says Carel Le Roux of Imperial College London. In Britain, a gastric band operation costs the NHS about 5,500 pounds and a gastric bypass costs about 9,000 pounds. (India Times, India)
Does weight loss surgery lower the risk of getting cancer? Sep 8, 2008
The research team, led by Dr. Nicholas Christou, director of bariatric surgery and professor of surgery at McGill, looked at the medical records of 1,035 patients who had the surgery and 5,746 who did not but were otherwise similar. None of the patients, who were in their mid- to late- 40s, had been diagnosed with cancer before the study. (Boston Globe)
Synovis Life Technologies Reports Ninth Consecutive Record Revenue Quarter Sep 6, 2008
Revenue from Peri-Strips Dry, a tissue-based buttress used in bariatric surgery to treat obesity, increased 37 percent. Within the Peri-Strips product line, use of PSD Veritas is growing. (Investors Business Daily)
Making a life-changing choice Sep 5, 2008
Schlapia goes back for periodic adjustments in Des Moines at the Bariatric Surgery Program and when an adjustment is needed, a needle is inserted into the Lap-Band with a saline solution ... He s doing very well he s losing weight a little bit more than normal, said Dr. Todd Eibes, medical director for the Bariatric Surgery Program. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
Dallas County Hospital Board of Trustees hold monthly meeting Sep 5, 2008
The Board also approved the purchases of new centrifuge equipment for the Lab, a bariatric hospital bed, and a facilities management software. Construction on the south parking lot began on Monday, Aug. 18. (Dallas County News, IA)
How Gastric Bypass Rapidly Reverses Diabetes Symptoms Sep 4, 2008
(May 26, 2007) A new study concludes that patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, are at risk for long-term vitamin and mineral deficiencies and may develop a variety of. . (Science Daily)
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't "Cure" Sleep Apnea Sep 3, 2008
Many patients will have residual OSA one year after weight-loss surgery (also known as bariatric surgery), results of a study indicate ... In a study designed to clarify the impact of bariatric surgery on OSA, 24 morbidly obese patients underwent overnight sleep studies before and 1 year after bariatric surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
NH congressional candidate speaking at forum Aug 31, 2008
Clegg lost over 100 pounds after having bariatric surgery at his own expense. He sponsored a new law that requires New Hampshire health insurers to offer the procedure as an option in treating diseases and ailments caused by obesity. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Jewish Bariatric Care opens treatment center Aug 30, 2008
Jewish Bariatric Care has opened a comprehensive treatment area for bariatric patients at. Before the treatment area opened, patients went from surgery to recovery and then to a patient room on one of the medical/surgical units, Lana Sartini, the bariatric program coordinator, said in a news release ... The area includes new classroom space for educating potential patients about bariatric surgery. (Louisville Business First, KY)
"Sick" Fat Found In Obese People Aug 29, 2008
"People have all kinds of theories about why bariatric surgery works the way it does, but the most simple and straightforward explanation is that the dramatic and immediate reduction in caloric intake is responsible for this improvement," he says. Endocrinologist and diabetes researcher R. Paul Robertson, MD, tells WebMD that the findings are important because researchers have been trying to link ER stress to insulin resistance for some time. (CBS News)
SRMC performs lap-band procedure (167) Aug 27, 2008
More than a year ago, Wilson began the LAP-BAND process in Pinehurst, but decided to have the procedure performed closer to home after Southeastern introduced its own Bariatric Surgery Program in December 2007 ... Obesity continues to affect a growing number of people in the United States, and many dont know that for the severely obese, there are safer alternatives to gastric bypass surgery, such as the LAP-BAND system, said Bariatric Surgery Program Director Dr. Barry Williamson ...... (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Newsweek: Is there a surgical cure for diabetes? Aug 26, 2008
"The fat in your belly is very insulin-resistant," says George Fielding, a bariatric surgeon at New York University. "So as that fat increases, the insulin in the body just isn't strong enough to work against it, and the person gets diabetes." That explanation, however, doesn't work for everyone, because it fails to account for the 20 percent of type 2 diabetes patients who aren't overweight. (MSNBC -- Health)
Health-care professionals set obesity seminar in Scottsdale Aug 25, 2008
Seminar faculty include Dr. Robin Blackstone, medical director of Scottsdale Bariatric Services and faculty at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix; a representative of Phoenix Children's Hospital; and researchers and physicians from the National Institutes of Health and medical programs throughout the U.S.. Open to all medical professionals in primary care, family medicine, pediatrics, cardiology, pulmonary and internal medicine, the program will be Oct. 22-25 at the Scottsdale... (AZCentral -- News)
Weight-loss surgery saves lives, studies find Aug 25, 2008
Researchers already knew that bariatric surgery sharply reduced diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, in addition to improving appearance and quality of life ... It is now absolutely clear that losing weight and keeping the weight off adds years to your life, said Dr. Edward H. Phillips, a bariatric surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, who was not involved in the studies ... The message is that if you are a morbidly obese diabetic, you are going to get sick and you are going to die... (Yahoo News -- Obesity)
Amylins Byetta: physicians remain skeptical of drugs real-world benefit Aug 22, 2008
It will definitely affect the approval chances for LAR, said Dr Daisy Merey, a specialist in bariatric medicine for 27 years, who currently has patients on Byetta. Byetta LAR will take longer to get out of a patients system and may have cumulative effects as well, added Merey, who runs her own private practice in West Palm Beach, Florida. (FT.com -- Markets)
The miracle weightloss thatoftenisnt Aug 19, 2008
From the menu of weight loss (bariatric) operations, Wells had chosen the Roux-en-Y bypass, the most popular option in the United States ... Rarely seen outside 19th-century Asia, its present enough among those in the weight losssurgery world that doctors call it bariatric beriberi ... But as she learned the hard way, doing everything right after bariatric surgery is no guarantee of success. (MSNBC -- Health)
Healthful Hints: Research shows gastric bypass surgery can help save lives Aug 19, 2008
The two lead articles were long-term studies of bariatric surgery patients and their survival rates compared with same-sized people without that surgery ... Index, or BMI, of 34 and higher, and women of 38 and higher who had bariatric surgery 2,010 subjects with a group the same size and age who didn t have surgery, 2,037 people ... The word bariatrics (Greek: baros, weight and iatreia, medical treatment) is that branch of medicine or surgery concerned with the management of obesity and... (Winona Daily News, MN)
Surgical Weight Loss Does Not Eliminate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Aug 17, 2008
16, 2008) Surgical weight loss results in an improvement of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but most patients continue to have moderate to severe OSA one year after undergoing bariatric surgery according to new research ... Results show that bariatric surgery reduced body mass index (BMI) from an average of 51 to 32 in 24 adults with OSA. At the one-year follow-up, however, only one participant (4 percent) experienced a resolution of OSA, and the majority of the study group (71 percent) still had... (Science Daily)
Obesity surgery numbers skyrocket: study Aug 17, 2008
Overall, she said bariatric surgery was a safe procedure that "poses low short-term risk in an otherwise high-risk population". But, she warned, candidates for bariatric surgery should continue to be carefully selected and counselled on the potential risks they face ... At present, bariatric surgery is only recommended for people with a body mass index (BMI) over 30 who have failed to shift their weight with lifestyle changes like diet and exercise. (The Age)
