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Scoring reduces bariatric complications - United Press International
DALLAS, June 26 (UPI) — A scoring system that rates a bariatric surgery patient’s risk of complications can reduce post-surgical complications by 65 percent, U.S. researchers said. The scoring system that rates a bariatric surgery patient’s risk of

New Study Finds Social And Economic Factors Play Major Role In - Medical News Today
Less than one-half of one percent (0.4%) of the 22 million people in the U.S. who are medically eligible for bariatric surgery actually get the surgery, and those who do are most likely to be white females with higher incomes and covered by private

Remembering Michael Jackson with Song Requests - Krextv.com
It’s never easy dealing with weight problems… but try facing obesity as a teenager. Obesity in the United States is affecting the pediatric population at an alarming rate. Currently 25-50 percent of America’s children are caught within the

Lap-band weight-loss surgery can reverse metabolic syndrome in obese - PhysOrg
A new study of obese adolescents has shown that laparoscopic gastric banding surgery — the “Lap-Band” procedure — not only helps them achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for

Magical lap-band weight-loss surgery - Times of India
Laparoscopic gastric banding surgery – the “Lap-Band” procedure – not only helps obese adolescents achieve significant weight loss but can also improve and even reverse metabolic syndrome, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease and

Bariatric surgery cuts cancer risk for women - KCAU-TV
TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) — Obese women who have weight-loss surgery may reduce their risk of developing cancer, but there appears to be no such benefit for men, Swedish researchers report. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of

Stomach stapling surgery ‘reduces cancer risk in obese women by 42%’ - Daily Mail
Weight-loss surgery, such as stomach stapling, could reduce cancer risk in obese women - but not men - according to new research. It is widely known that obesity increases the risk of many types of cancer, but it was unclear whether surgery would cut

Lower Cancer Risk For Obese Women Who Underwent Weight-Loss Surgery - Medical News Today
An article published Online First and in the July edition of The Lancet Oncology indicates that weight-loss surgery known as bariatric surgery could be linked to a reduction in cancer risk in obese women, but not in obese men. The risk of developing

Weight-Loss Surgery Safe, Effective Type 2 Diabetes Treatment - BusinessWeek
WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) — Not only does one of the largest studies on bariatric surgery find the procedure to be as safe as other routine surgeries, two other studies confirm that it also appears to stave off diabetes for the long term

Weight-Loss Surgery: Safe, but Does It Work? - Time
As popular as bariatric surgery has become — each year, more than 200,000 people undergo stomach-shrinking procedures in an effort to lose weight — the reality is that there is still little information about which patients should be getting the