Obesity
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BOLD Analysis Backs Safety of Sleeve Gastrectomy
Major Finding: The rate of 30-day serious complications was 0.25% among those who underwent laparoscopic gastric banding, 0.96% among those who...
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Race, Sex Factor Into Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass
Major Finding: Following gastric bypass surgery, independent significant predictors of weight-loss failure were being black (OR, 3.1; P = .002),...
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Despite Cardiac Concerns, FDA OKs Obesity Drug Lorcaserin
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Gastric Bypass Induces Diabetes Remission in Mildly Obese
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Liver Cancer Rates Continue to Rise, Vigilance Warranted
Major Finding: U.S. hepatocellular carcinoma cases rose threefold during 1975-2007, while hospitalized cases rose by more than a third during 2005...
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Rise in Adolescent NAFLD Outpacing Obesity
Major Finding: Among obese adolescents, elevated ALT levels rose from 16.7% in 1988 to 36.9% in 2008. Data Source: A retrospective analysis of...
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FDA Panel Backs Lorcaserin for Weight Loss
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CDC: U.S. Obesity May Soar to 42% by 2030
Major Finding: By 2030, there could be a 33% increase in the prevalence of obesity in the United States, and a 130% increase in the prevalence of...
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Bariatric Surgery Markedly Improves Osteoarthritic Knee Pain
Major Finding: Depending on the type of bariatric surgery, between 51% and 71% of 264 obese patients saw marked improvement in osteoarthritic knee...
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Bariatric Surgery Bests Medication In Obese Diabetics
Major Finding: In obese patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, 1 year of intensive medical management yielded an HbA1c of 6.0% or lower...