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NEWS ABOUT: gastric banding surgery

gastric banding surgery stories: 3 news summaries

Bypass Surgery Looks More and More Like Diabetes Cure

No one knows why, but docs are embracing bypass as a cure

Oct 26, 09 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just why it works is still murky, but the connection between gastric bypass surgery and the reduction—or even elimination—of diabetes is so strong that some doctors are suggesting it as a treatment. “We may have a cure for diabetes,” one tells the Los Angeles Times.... More »

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medical research • doctor • intestines • type 2 diabetes • gastric banding surgery • stomach • gastric bypass

Surgery Cuts Down Obesity Without a Knife

First-of-its-kind trial a success in Boston

Jun 28, 08 5:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Boston hospital has successfully performed a first-of-its-kind obesity surgery that doesn’t require a scalpel. The promising treatment involves passing a tube through the patient’s throat, which bypasses the need to cut the patient—and reduces the risk of infections, bleeding, and scarring. “This is less invasive,... More »

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obesity • medical breakthrough • surgery • gastric banding surgery

Surgery Kicks Type 2 Diabetes Better Than Dieting: Study

73% remission rate for gastric bypass patients

Jan 23, 08 8:35 AM CST
(Newser) - Surgery is better than dieting and exercise to help people suffering from type 2 diabetes, according to a new study. Three of four patients—73%—who underwent "lap-banding" surgery lost 20% of their body weight and were in diabetic remission within two years, WebMD reports. That compares with a... More »

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obesity • surgery • diabetes • American Diabetes Association • gastric banding surgery

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