Gastric Bypass Surgery Eases GERD in the Obese
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MONDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDayNews) -- Gastric bypass surgery controls symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in morbidly obese people who've had previous anti-reflux surgery, says a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study in the November issue of Obesity Surgery.
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NEW YORK  - More than half of patients with advanced COPD have gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), new research suggests.
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A study found weight-loss surgery better than standard medical therapy in treating Type 2 diabetes in the obese.
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota - A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering on Wednesday from obesity surgery.
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A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes.
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The use of surgery to treat obesity  has increased greatly among U.S. adolescents in recent years,  with the number of operations tripling from 2000 to 2003,  according to a study published on Monday.
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&quot;It works really for reducing the incidences of diseases and specifically the most common diseases that occur with obesity.&quot;.
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An old ulcer operation is getting new attention as a possible alternative obesity surgery: a quick snip of a nerve that helps control hunger.
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HOUSTON A Houston surgery center has offered to donate a gastric bypass operation to a 420-pound boy who needs the procedure for a chance at a healthy life.
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NEW YORK  - Gastric bypass surgery and  similar operations for severe obesity lead to long-term weight  loss, and people who have undergone such a procedure have lower  risks for heart disease and diabetes than conventionally  treated individuals, according to a new Swedish study.
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NEW YORK  - Obesity, especially excessive abdominal fat, may be a much stronger contributor to acid reflux in white people than in other racial groups, a new study suggests.
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CHICAGO Obese people who have stomach-reducing surgery may be shedding more than just pounds. A new report says the operations may also cure other ills, like diabetes and high-blood pressure.
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TUESDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Using a plate and cereal bowl that indicate proper portion sizes helped obese patients with diabetes lose weight and decrease their use of glucose-controlling medications, says a Canadian study.
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NEW YORK  - Gastric surgery for obesity is  extremely effective in treating the metabolic syndrome, the  cluster of disorders that increase the risk of heart disease  and diabetes, doctors in Taiwan report.
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A 42-year-old man who once weighed more than 1,000 pounds was recovering Wednesday at a Sioux Falls, SD, hospital after gastric bypass surgery.
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WASHINGTON: Surgical treatment of obesity appears to be an effective way to promote weight loss and heal related disorders, according to a report published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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NEW YORK  - People who smoke or use high amounts of table salt on their food appear to be at increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux, a disease in which stomach juices flow back into the esophagus, European researchers report.