Bariatric Surgery News and Research

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Bariatric surgery may treat polycystic ovarian syndrome in women of child-bearing age

Obesity has been linked to infertility and now a new study shows bariatric surgery may treat its most common cause, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal imbalance that affects up to 10 percent of women of child-bearing age -- 33 to 50 percent of whom are overweight or obese.

15 Jun 2011

Outpatient gastric bypass surgery linked to increased risk of complications, death

A new study of nearly 52,000 patients found that people who had gastric bypass surgery and were discharged from the hospital sooner than the national average of a two-day length of stay, experienced significantly higher rates of 30-day mortality and complications.

15 Jun 2011

Weight loss surgery fails to lower risk of dying in severely obese middle-aged adults: Study

According to a new study, weight loss surgery doesn't decrease the risk of death among severely obese middle-aged adults.

13 Jun 2011

GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement receives Heath Canada approval

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. today announced at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Meeting that it has received approval from Health Canada for GORE® SEAMGUARD® Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement. The device is specifically engineered to reduce the incidence of perioperative leaks and bleeding in a variety of open and minimally invasive surgeries.

13 Jun 2011

Bariatric surgery not linked with decreased risk of death among older obese patients

The use of bariatric surgery among older, severely obese patients was not associated with a decreased risk of death, according to a study in the June 15 issue of JAMA. This study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting.

13 Jun 2011

New bariatric bed

Twenty-percent of the adult U.S. population is obese, including approximately five percent that are considered morbidly obese. The direct health issues, related complications and safety challenges affecting this population are far reaching and well documented. VitalGo, Inc., a provider of advanced technology-based solutions for medical staff safety, patient safety and home care, has announced the immediate availability of the new bariatric version of its Total Lift Bed™ (TLB) which addresses a wide variety of care, treatment and safety issues for patients weighing up to 1,000 lbs.

9 Jun 2011

Amylin's metreleptin clinical study data on partial lipodystrophy presented at ENDO 2011

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced results from a study that showed treatment with metreleptin, an investigational treatment that is an analog of the human hormone leptin, improved diabetes and lipid control in patients with partial lipodystrophy.

6 Jun 2011

Weight loss after bariatric surgery may reverse low testosterone, sexual dysfunction in obese men

Low testosterone levels and symptoms of male sexual dysfunction due to obesity may be reversible with weight loss after bariatric surgery, a new study finds. The results will be presented Saturday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

6 Jun 2011

New guideline on bariatric surgery

The treatment of obesity still needs improvement. In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Norbert Runkel and colleagues present a new, interdisciplinary S3 guideline entitled "Bariatric Surgery".

6 Jun 2011

Weight loss following bariatric surgery may reduce risk of Alzheimer's

Obesity is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, but weight loss due to bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of this common dementia, a new study suggests. The results will be presented Sunday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

6 Jun 2011

$Bariatric weight-loss surgery may increase risk of fractures$

Bariatric weight-loss surgery may increase risk of fractures

People who have had gastric bypass surgery or other bariatric weight-loss surgery have an even higher increased risk of breaking bones than previously found. These study findings will be presented Tuesday at The Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

6 Jun 2011

Most parents feel bariatric surgery should not be available to kids under age 18

Just as cases of childhood obesity have skyrocketed in number over the last 40 years, so has children's risk for obesity-related illness such as diabetes, high blood pressure, liver disease and other illnesses. Research shows a multitude of issues that contribute to the problem, but no single solution is clear.

10 May 2011

Devrom is effective for eliminating flatulence, stool odor issues

Flatulence. Everyone has it. Common factors contributing to flatus production are swallowed air and digestion of certain foods in the intestine. Perhaps one of the most embarrassing aspects of flatulence is the smelly odor, but there is a remedy and it is called Devrom.

5 May 2011

ACS BSCN accredits Christiana Care's Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence as Level 1 facility

Christiana Care Health System's Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence has been accredited as a Level 1 facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

29 Apr 2011

Symposium to explore energy balance in physiologically maladaptive Homo sapiens

In the human body, an incessant competition is raging between energy storing-anabolic-processes and the less abundant energy using-catabolic-processes. In most people, energy balance varies within a narrow range.

25 Apr 2011

Roswell Park Cancer Institute named Blue Distinction Center for Transplants

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has been named a Blue Distinction Center for Transplants® by BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York for demonstrating better overall quality of care and patient results in bone marrow/stem cell (autologous and allogeneic) procedures.

22 Apr 2011

Genes linked to obesity may also cause poor weight loss outcomes after gastric bypass surgery

Researchers at Geisinger Health System are studying how genes may affect a patient's ability to lose weight following bariatric surgery. Highlighted in the journal Obesity, the study found that several genes that promote obesity may also result in inferior weight loss outcomes after gastric bypass surgery.

21 Apr 2011

Investigational drug effective for patients with obesity

An investigational combination of drugs already approved to treat obesity, migraine and epilepsy produced up to a 10 percent weight loss in obese individuals participating in a one-year clinical trial, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.

11 Apr 2011

First trial to test shared decision making for weight-loss surgery

A video-based decision aid helped severely obese people to make more informed choices about bariatric surgery and reach more certainty about them, according to a trial involving 152 Group Health patients, e-published in Obesity in advance of print. This randomized controlled trial is the first to test shared decision making for weight-loss surgery.

8 Apr 2011

Michigan's CQI model improves patient outcomes, reduces health care costs

In a paper published today in the professional health care journal, Health Affairs, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the University of Michigan Health System report that their model for collaborative health care quality improvement has measurably improved safety and quality in several clinical areas, and has saved millions in health care costs.

8 Apr 2011

Bariatric Surgery News and Research

Latest Bariatric Surgery News and Research

Bariatric surgery may treat polycystic ovarian syndrome in women of child-bearing age

Outpatient gastric bypass surgery linked to increased risk of complications, death

Weight loss surgery fails to lower risk of dying in severely obese middle-aged adults: Study

GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement receives Heath Canada approval

Bariatric surgery not linked with decreased risk of death among older obese patients

New bariatric bed

Amylin's metreleptin clinical study data on partial lipodystrophy presented at ENDO 2011

Weight loss after bariatric surgery may reverse low testosterone, sexual dysfunction in obese men

New guideline on bariatric surgery

Weight loss following bariatric surgery may reduce risk of Alzheimer's

Bariatric weight-loss surgery may increase risk of fractures

Most parents feel bariatric surgery should not be available to kids under age 18

Devrom is effective for eliminating flatulence, stool odor issues

ACS BSCN accredits Christiana Care's Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence as Level 1 facility

Symposium to explore energy balance in physiologically maladaptive Homo sapiens

Roswell Park Cancer Institute named Blue Distinction Center for Transplants

Genes linked to obesity may also cause poor weight loss outcomes after gastric bypass surgery

Investigational drug effective for patients with obesity

First trial to test shared decision making for weight-loss surgery

Michigan's CQI model improves patient outcomes, reduces health care costs

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Bariatric Surgery News and Research

Latest Bariatric Surgery News and Research

Sensing a Healthier Future

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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