Obese patients more to return to work following gastric bypass surgery
HULIQ, NC - 18 minutes ago
?Surgical treatment of morbid obesity has a profound effect on patients? quality of life as evidenced by the sustained long-term weight loss, ...
• Weight loss before bariatric surgery linked to shorter hospital ... - HULIQ
Weight loss before bariatric surgery linked to shorter hospital ...
HULIQ, NC - 24 minutes ago
The authors speculate that physiologic improvements associated with weight loss decreased surgical complications, reducing the length of hospital stay. ...
• Strong Sales Growth in the First Nine Months of 2007 - Full-year ... - Pharma...
Strong Sales Growth in the First Nine Months of 2007 - Full-year ...
PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - 45 minutes ago
Sales of the prescription weight-loss medication Xenical (orlistat 120 mg) declined 8% worldwide and 21% in the United States, where Roche?s partner ...
• ROCHE: Strong sales growth in the first nine months of 2007 - full ... - Kaup...
ROCHE: Strong sales growth in the first nine months of 2007 - full ...
Kauppalehti (press release), Finland - 2 hours ago
Sales of the prescription weight-loss medication Xenical (orlistat 120 mg) declined 8% worldwide and 21% in the United States, where Roche?s partner ...
• Studies Examine Life After Weight-Loss Surgery (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
MONDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary heart disease and suicide helped fuel the rise in the risk of death among patients after weight-loss surgery, a new study finds.
• Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery Linked To Shorter Hospital Stay, Faster ...
High-risk morbidly obese patients who lose 5 to 10 percent of their excess body weight before undergoing gastric bypass surgery appear to have shorter hospital stays and more rapid postoperative weight loss, according to a new report.
• Studies Examine Life After Weight-Loss Surgery (KOLD News 13 Tuscon)
MONDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary heart disease and suicide helped fuel the rise in the risk of death among patients after weight-loss surgery,...
The recent approval of Johnson & Johnson's Realize gastric band has stepped up competition in the surgical weight-loss market, which until now has been dominated by Allergan's Lap-Band.