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Bariatric Surgery Reduces Diabetes Medications, Cost of Care

From Medscape Medical News

Emma Hitt, PhD

August 16, 2010 (UPDATED August 17, 2010) — Bariatric surgery may reduce the use of medications and healthcare costs in patients with type 2 diabetes, according to the findings of a new study. >> Read more >>

Does Bariatric Surgery Affect the Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Pregnancy?

From Medscape General Surgery > Viewpoints

Albert B. Lowenfels, MD

Posted: 08/16/2010

Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy: Retrospective Analysis of Insurance Claims Data

Bennett WL, Gilson MM, Jamshidi R, et al

BMJ. 2010;340:c1662 >> Read more >>

Announcing Arrival of Metabolic Surgery for Diabetes

Featured Article: Bypass Surgery to treat Type 2 Diabetes

Your Weight Matters

By Joseph Nadglowski, President and CEO, The Obesity Action Coalition

Weight and health go hand-in-hand, but many Americans do not always consider their weight and the impact it has on their health. Many individuals walk around each day and do not even know their weight or how it is affecting their health. To get the American public talking about excess weight, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), a nonprofit charity, has developed the “Your Weight Matters” Campaign, a national initiative aimed to get the public to measure their weight and talk to their doctor. >> Read more >>

Gastric Bypass Surgery Q&A's from a teenager

A Video of Chelsey Lewis, a teenager, answering some common questions relating to Gastric Bypass Surgery. >> Read more >>

Bariatric surgery had favorable effect on Myocardial Infarction in obese patients with high blood glucose

There was a significant effect of Bariatric surgery on myocardial infarction among patients with baseline glucose values >4.72 mmol/L, according to data from the Swedish Obese Subjects study. >> Read more >>

Scientific Study Paves Way For New Strategies & Treatments of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

These new findings on the role of the central control of energy pave the way to envision new strategies of prevention or treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes in humans. >> Read more >>

Obesity Possibly A Cause Of Cancer

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