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Obesity Surgery Reduces Cancer Risk in Women (CME/CE)

HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- Obese women had a 42% reduction in cancer risk following bariatric surgery, data from a Swedish study showed. (continued...)

Obesity surgery thins bones, but enough to break

WASHINGTON (AP) - It isn't just the thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Melting fat somehow thins bones, too. (continued...)

Study finds bones are also thinner after obesity surgery

WASHINGTON - It isn't just thunder thighs that shrink after obesity surgery. Bones somehow get thinner, too. Doctors don't yet know how likely patients' bones are to break in the years after stomach surgery. But one of the first attempts to tell suggests patients might have twice the average risk, (continued...)

Severe Obesity Impacts Surgical Care at All Stages (CME/CE)

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Severe obesity boosts the risk of cardiovascular events and other complications in all types of surgery, the American Heart Association warned in a paper outlining pre- and post-op care for this group. (continued...)

Teens' Risk Factors For Heart Disease, Diabetes Reduced By Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery

In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. An increasing number of obese adolescents (continued...)

ENDO: Obesity Surgery Doubles Fracture Risk (CME/CE)

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Bariatric surgery doubled the risk of fracture in a study reported here, documenting potentially serious consequences of rapid and sustained bone turnover that occurs following the obesity procedure. (continued...)

Hayati offers UAE patient financing

Hayati Healthcare has announced the launch of its healthcare financing services with its first regional office in the UAE. Covering elective and non-elective healthcare procedures, the new start-up offers loans for procedures that are not covered by medical insurance including Dental and Orthodontics, (continued...)

New obesity surgery via the mouth

Doctors are testing a new kind of obesity surgery without any cuts through the abdomen, snaking a tube as thick as a garden hose down the throat to snap staples into the stomach.  (continued...)

Bariatric Surgery: Waiting Times Too Long In Canada

Obesity is now acknowledged as a chronic disease with a number of related complications, and its prevalence has reached alarming epidemic proportions. While bariatric surgery is effective at treating the disease, access to this procedure is still too limited in Canada. The latest article published by (continued...)

DDW: Duodenal Switch Outperforms Gastric Bypass (CME/CE)

CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- For the "super-obese," duodenal switch surgery appears to be superior to gastric bypass for resolving obesity-related comorbidities, a researcher said here. (continued...)