Surgery news 2008

2008-05-06 Is your Free Press release Distribution Center for news and Information Related To the Medical Industry

After the weight loss surgery, patients may experience body aches, mood changes, dry skin, tiredness, hair thinning and hair loss. These effects are due to the rapid weight loss and will occur in the first three to six months. Gastric surgery or bariatric surgery offers sustained weight loss, but this procedures presents a greater risk in malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies and requires close monitoring. Weight loss surgery is generally used for people who have a body mass index greater than 50. Though some people still utilizes traditional obesity control strategies, these approaches often do not reach large numbers of people and only a small proportion of adults are able to sustain weight loss on a long term basis. Altering environmental influences on behavior is a promising additional strategy that may be more generalizable and

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2008-05-25 Demand for Weight Loss Surgery Soars - BMI Clinic in Brno Opens New Wing for UK and US Patients

Morbid Obesity, with the life threatening complications it so often brings, has reached an epidemic scale in the UK and North America. Surgery is the only proven long-term weight loss solution. In the UK the National Health Service simply cannot meet the demand for surgery - so patients who have met all the clinical requirements for surgery are faced with the stark reality of paying privately. In the USA the self-pay route is often the only option available, as many US Insurance Companies are reluctant to fund this surgery. The very high cost of self-funded surgery back home unfortunately puts it out of the reach of many patients who desperately need a surgical solution to their obesity problem. Because of the lower overheads here in Brno, we are delighted to be able to offer an affordable route to surgery for our clients.

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2008-05-02 Lap-Band Patient Nutrition Promoted By NJ Gastric Bypass Expert

Heres why. Lets use liquids as an example- specifically liquid calories such as juices, sodas and fancy coffee drinks. For weight loss in general, its recommended to avoid all liquid calories. Its even more important with weight loss surgery. Due to the mal-absorptive component of gastric bypass, liquid calories that are sweet will cause a patient to experience dumping syndrome (nausea, sweating, increased heart rate). Dumping syndrome is unpleasant, and experiencing it once often prevents patients from consuming these high calorie beverages again. This side effect, while unpleasant, helps curb a patients desire for unhealthy foods such as sweets. However,Lap Band or REALIZE Band patients can consume liquid calories without experiencing dumping syndrome. The absence of the mal-absorptive nature of the Lap Band or REALIZE

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2008-06-05 The Ferngate affair Lifeandstyle Life and Health

Britton isnt alone in deciding that surgical intervention is the best way to address her weight. Over the past year, the number of people having gastric bypass surgery in the UK has risen by 41 pct. , to 3,459 operations in all. Judith Eastwood, for example, who now works as an adviser on weight-loss surgery for a private company, The Hospital Group, had a gastric band fitted three-and-a-half years ago. Eastwoods story is a familiar one: one diet followed by another, significant weight loss, a moment to bask in success and hope - and then despair as it piled back on. A 44-year-old mother of one, Eastwoods greatest regret is that her son "missed out because of my weight problems", and though she had to remortgage her house to pay the and pound;7,450 cost of the operation (and says that shell "be paying that back for the next 11 years"),

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2008-04-12 Press Release

The study, "Effects of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Weight Loss Surgery on Patients with a Body Mass Index of 30-35 kg/m2", will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of gastric banding in patients over a five year period. Prior to surgery, patients complete a thorough evaluation and educational process. Candidates will also participate in a schedule of clinic visits after surgery to optimize weight loss, monitor overall health and satisfaction, and evaluate any concerns which may arise. Patients will be monitored for changes in body weight, use of prescription medication, and overall quality-of-life.

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2008-06-24 Weight Loss - Gastric Bypass Can Cut Cancer Risk Health News

However, Dr. Edward H. Phillips, a bariatric surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles was less enthusiastic about the study findings. He told the Los Angeles Times the results could be biased since candidates for weight-loss surgery often undergo cancer screenings before the procedure, therefore "it could be we are selecting people out of the population who dont have cancer. " He also noted that cancer takes a long time to develop and the patients were only studied for five years. Dr. Christou disagreed, saying that in Canada where the subjects were chosen, such screening "is not the standard of care. " He also noted that many of the patients had undergone surgery as long as 15 years before the start of the study, allowing ample time for cancers to develop.

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The number of overweight Americans opting for gastric bypass surgery has risen dramatically over the past decade. Last year, an estimated 205,000 people had the surgery, compared with a mere 23,100 in 1997. In addition to dramatic weight loss, gastric - Weight Loss Cancer Gastric Bypass Obesity Health Health News Healthy Living

2008-05-19 The Science of Obesity - When Willpower Isnt Enough - WPTV NewsChannel 5

ENDOBARRIER: Researchers at Carolinas Medical Center are testing a new experimental device that may offer a less invasive weight loss alternative for patients who are seriously obese. It involves a device called an Endobarrier. The Endobarrier is a sleeve that is placed in the body without surgery. It lines the first two feet of into the patients small intestine, to help them lose weight. The Endobarrier works by preventing food from being absorbed until it reaches the lower bowel. Patients who participated in a three month trial with the Endobarrier lost more weight than those who did not have the device. All of the participants in the short term study were at least 100 pounds overweight and were seeking weight loss surgery in the future. Currently, the Endobarrier is being explored only on an experimental basis and only

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Sticking to a weight loss plan can be difficult. With all of the food and drink temptations tempting us around every corner, it can be tough to stay low carb, low sugar and low fat. - The Science of Obesity - When Willpower Isnt Enough medical breakthroughs

2008-10-29 Effective Weight Loss: Ways to Lose the Weight Lose the Weight Readers Digest

So-called "stomach-stapling" surgery can have dramatically positive effects on some peoples diabetes, practically reversing the condition. But dont take gastric bypass lightly; its major surgery, so its not without risks, including a 1 percent risk of death from the surgery itself. Weight-loss surgery is recommended only for people who are severely obese (usually with a body mass index of 40 or more, but if you have diabetes, 35 or more) and cant lose weight any other way. Those who have surgery have to commit to serious lifestyle changes: They will only be able to eat small meals, may need dietary supplements and perhaps medications, and will require frequent medical checkups. The cost of this surgery is substantial, too, and some insurance companies wont cover it.

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2008-07-10 Food diary helps weight loss

During this first phase, 1,685 participants were invited for screening. They were all at risk for cardiovascular disease, were aged 25 or older, were overweight (body mass index (BMI) 2545), taking medication for blood pressure or high cholesterol, and were willing to follow a healthy eating pattern. They had to agree to keep a five-day food diary and try to lose 4kg of weight. The study did not include those with medicated or poorly controlled diabetes, those who had a cardiovascular event in the past 12 months, kidney disease, psychiatric hospitalisation in the past two years, problems with alcohol or binge eating, those who had had previous weight loss surgery, those who were pregnant or breast feeding, or those with cancer in the past two years or any other contraindications to weight loss.

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News article about results from a screening phase of a study investigating multiple interventions for weight loss.

2008-04-15 Surgery and drugs alone are not enough to combat obesity

He found that when weight loss drugs are given on their own, with no other changes in lifestyle, they produce an average weight loss of 5 kg, the same amount of weight you lose if you go on a calorie-controlled diet and take regular exercise. However, if weight loss drugs are offered in combination with behavioural therapies, their effectiveness can be increased by over 100 pct. (from 5 kg to 12 kg average weight loss). He found that the story was the same with bariatric surgery. Patients who exercise and lose weight prior to surgery are less likely to have postoperative complications and lose more weight at a quicker rate after surgery than those who didnt.

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This review, presented at the annual Society for Endocrinology BES meeting in Harrogate, shows that lifestyle interventions provide benefits at all stages of obesity management and should be encouraged no matter what other forms of therapy are offered. D - This Society Endocrinology Harrogate