Diabetes Study Favors Surgery to Treat Obese
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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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NEW YORK  - A drug approved for the treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese individuals, Harvard researchers report.
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An unusually high number of patients who undergo surgery to stem obesity are suffering from nerve damage, according to a new 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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US scientists believe they have made a discovery which could mean a cure for more diabetic patients in the future. Some patients have already been cured by islet cell transplants, but a major obstacle is a
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Following for release at 4 pm, Eastern time CHICAGO  _ Obesity surgery can do the body good -- in more ways than one. Researchers say it not only helps patients drop pounds, but it often cures their diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
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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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[Health India]: Washington, Nov 21 : A new study, published in the November issue of the journal &quot;Diabetes Care&quot; has indicated that about 40 percent of diabetic patients can reduce their risk of heart attacks and of dying from heart disease by taking
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Most people who have obesity surgery not only lose a lot of weight but also experience marked improvements in health problems that are part and parcel of being extremely overweight.
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Obesity surgery helps patients do more than shed weight &#151; it often cures their diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.
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The largest diabetes-prevention study ever done has found that a drug already used to treat the disease can also help keep "pre-diabetics" from developing it. But many experts said losing weight and exercising remain a safer, cheaper approach.
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NEW YORK  - People who are obese at age 18 will more likely than not develop type 2 diabetes at some point, according to a U.S. study.
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The research, published in this week&#39;s Lancet medical journal, should bolster the arguments against those in the food industry who claim that the obesity is caused not by what you eat but how little exercise you take.
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Sticking to a low-calorie, low-sugar diet could help diabetes patients who have been given rare transplants of pancreatic cells, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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An increasing number of American adults  diagnosed with diabetes are obese, making it more likely they  will suffer heart disease, vision damage and other health  problems, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - Weight loss is the key factor   in reducing diabetes risk for high-risk, overweight   individuals, a new study shows.
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Obese people are significantly less likely to die prematurely if they undergo stomach surgery to lose weight, according to two large new studies that offer the first convincing evidence that the health gains of losing weight translate into living longer.