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Gastric bypass patients who attended five follow-up office visits in two years as recommended by their surgeons lost nearly twice as much weight (113 lbs. vs. 57 lbs.) as patients who attended only two follow-up visits, according to a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing study in Obesity...

A new study led by Brown University researchers reports that percutaneous endoscopic gastric (PEG) feeding tubes, long assumed to help bedridden dementia patients stave off or overcome pressure ulcers, may instead make the horrible sores more likely to develop or not improve. The analysis of...

It has been about 5 years, and I have a Vena Cava filter Implant still, I was wondering if it would be safe to train in MMA

what foriegn country would be the safest for gastric bypass surgery

Lost 105#, but regained 42#. Is there a way to reshrink the stomach without another surgery?

The incidence of a certain type of gastric cancer has declined in the last 30 years for all age groups and races, except for whites 25 to 39 years of age, according to a study in the May 5 issue of JAMA. Gastric cancer is the fourth most common type of cancer and the second most common among...

New Data Questions Whether Diabetes Is Really "Cured" By Gastric Bypass Surgery A new case study cautioned against promoting gastric bypass surgery as a "cure" for diabetes at the AACE 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Boston. The study cited that normal hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) and...

New Data Questions Whether Diabetes Is Really "Cured" By Gastric Bypass Surgery A new case study cautioned against promoting gastric bypass surgery as a "cure" for diabetes at the AACE 19th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress in Boston. The study cited that normal hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) and...

A combination of two targeted therapies already shown to be effective in breast cancer packs an effective one-two punch against a subset of gastric cancers that have a specific genetic mutation, a study at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has found. The drugs Herceptin and Tykerb when...

UroToday.com - As morbid obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in our western society, the surgical options for management of this disorder are being more widely utilized. These procedures include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric band surgery. It has been estimated that the number of...

I have been refered for a gasrtric band, Can anyone tell me their experiences of the operation, and the pros and cons... No stupid answers please.

anyone ever heard of having a Gastric bypass suregy redone? A friends of mine has had the surgery and It didn't work for her. and she would like to know if they do, do overs. nd if so what Doctor will perform the surgery again.

friends and family treating them? differently? Did they lose any friends as they lost weight? If so or if not please tell me your experience.

The reason why I am writing is because I wondered if you could give me any advice about EE Eosophilic Gastric Disorder. It;s about a child, who is 5 years old and his situation is getting worse every day. Here are some more information about him He is extremely allergic to egg, peanuts...