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• Lap band gastric bypass surgery improves insulin resistance - SpiritIndia

Lap band gastric bypass surgery improves insulin resistance
SpiritIndia, India - 27 minutes ago
Many studies have shown that RYGB is very successful in controlling diabetes, even before substantial weight loss has occurred. ...

• Putting down the fork, going under the knife - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Putting down the fork, going under the knife
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 3 hours ago
Several local doctors and hospitals offer a variety of weight-loss surgeries -- with aggressive marketing campaigns and intense competition for potentially ...

• Tufts changes weight-loss policy - Worcester Telegram

Tufts changes weight-loss policy
Worcester Telegram, MA - 5 hours ago
Tufts Health Plan has changed its policy for members seeking weight-loss surgery, reversing restrictions on who can have the operations and cutting in half ...

• Open wide and say appendectomy - Belleville News-Democrat

Open wide and say appendectomy
Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 5 hours ago
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promotes breast-feeding as a way to reduce children's excess weight. Some health officials say 15 percent ...

• Tufts changes weight-loss policy (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Tufts Health Plan has changed its policy for members seeking weight-loss surgery, reversing restrictions on who can have the operations and cutting in half the amount of time they must spend in its behavioral program.

• New Way To Predict Obesity Surgery Risk (CBS News)
A new assessment tool developed by a Duke University gastric bypass surgeon should help doctors better identify which patients are at a high risk of death from weight loss surgery.

• Simple scoring system accurately predicts weight-loss surgery risk (News-Medi...
A simple scoring system based on five medical factors accurately predicts which patients being considered for gastric bypass surgery would be at highest risk of dying.

• Turnaround effort faces major hurdles (The Press-Enterprise)
Prospective buyers of Moreno Valley Community Hospital and the entire Valley Health System say they must expand medical and surgical specialties to generate income and make up for years of losses.