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The Medical Minute: Bariatric surgery and diabetes

Being overweight is the greatest risk factor for developing type 2 diabetes. With two thirds of the U.S. population now overweight and half of these individuals (one third) meeting the medical definition of obese, the connection between weight and type 2 diabetes is of great medical interest. Studies show that even modest weight losses reduce this risk. Even more interesting has been the ...

GI Dynamics Announces New Data Showing Significant Weight Loss, Cardiovascular and Metabolic Improvements Following 12 ...

LEXINGTON, Mass. & LOS ANGELES----GI Dynamics, a leader in non-surgical, endoscopic treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity, today announced data with the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner at 12 months showing significant weight loss and cardiovascular and metabolic improvements in obese patients.

Smoking could cost you an arm and a leg

PERSPECTIVES 5 September, 2010 - In our subcontinent, a widely prevalent myth is that smoking or use of tobacco keeps gastric problems at bay.

Local Mom & Daughter Tackle Weight Goals Together

Do you love rollercoasters? Some people across North Texas just wish that they were small enough to get inside of the cars. That has been the motivation for a local woman who is losing weight alongside her mom, who has struggled with diabetes, sleep apnea, high cholesterol and blood pressure. Together, they chose gastric bypass surgery to help them get healthy.

WHO revises treatment protocols for HIV patients

Prompted by clinical research into the early initiation of antiretroviral therapies for HIV performed at the GHESKIO clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the World Health Organization (WHO) has revised its treatment protocols for HIV patients.