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Laparoscopic Weight-Loss Surgery Shown Safe and Effective for Patients on Outpatient Basis

Reno, NV (PRWEB) April 17, 2009 -- Individuals considering weight-loss surgery can have adjustable gastric banding or gastric bypass surgery done safely in under two hours on an outpatient basis at...

Study Shows Vertical Gastrectomy is Safe, Effective Treatment for Different Types of Obesity

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 3, 2007 -- A study published in a recent issue of the medical journal Surgical Endoscopy found that vertical sleeve gastrectomy is an effective surgical option in...

Laparoscopic Gastric Banding: A Powerful Weapon in the Fight Against Adolescent Obesity

San Francisco, CA (PRWeb) March 25, 2007 -- A recent article in the Elsevier Journal of Science and Health discussed the results of a study designed to test the impact of laparoscopic gastric banding...

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

LEXINGTON, Mass. & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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. Following 12 months of therapy, patients lost an average of 20 percent of their ...

GI Dynamics Announces Distribution Agreement with Elemental Healthcare for the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner

LEXINGTON, Mass. & HUNGERFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GI Dynamics today announced it has entered into a new agreement with Elemental Healthcare for the distribution of the EndoBarrier™ Gastrointestinal Liner.