Shedding 'Baby Fat' Through Surgery
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At least half a dozen major hospitals in the New York City area are now offering surgical options for obese teenagers.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD A South Dakota man, who recently weighed more than a-half ton, is recovering from obesity surgery. Patrick Deuel had surgery yesterday to reduce the size of his stomach so he can&#39;t eat as much.
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New research shows that bariatric surgeries, like gastric bypass, are safer and more effective than originally thought, especially for teenagers and seniors. But patients have to be sure to watch their alcohol intake
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NEW YORK  - Breastfeeding has many benefits for babies, but protection from obesity may not be one of them, a UK research team reports.
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NEW YORK  - In-hospital outcomes of weight-loss surgery, also known as "bariatric" surgery, vary widely from one institution to another, and it appears that hospitals that perform the most procedures have the lowest complication rates, according to the First Annual HealthGrades Bariatric Surgery Trends in American Hospitals Study.
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For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed.
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AUSTIN, Texas - Calling himself the biggest fat sucker in Texas, a plastic surgeon performed liposuction on himself in full view of television and newspaper cameras to promote the potential use of stem cells that can be harvested in such an operation.    Dr...
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PITTSBURGH -- Thereâs new evidence that surgery to help people lose weight provides significant health benefits that could prolong life and improve quality of life.
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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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Weight loss surgery can be especially  helpful to patients with diabetes and can even help them  reverse the disease, Australian researchers reported on  Tuesday.
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By LINDA A. JOHNSON     -- An obese Massachusetts woman and her 8-month-old fetus died of complications 18 months after stomach-stapling surgery, an apparent first that is leading to warnings about the risks of pregancy soon after the surgery...
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Obese patients who undergo  surgery for esophageal cancer with a procedure called  transhiatal esophagectomy appear to fare just as well as their  normal weight counterparts, according to study findings  presented Tuesday at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons annual  meeting in San Diego.
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NEW YORK  - Obese patients typically show  poor sensitivity to the hormone insulin, a problem that can  lead to diabetes. Previous reports have shown that weight loss  surgery can improve this sensitivity and now, new research  indicates that the type of surgery determines how fast this  problem is fixed.
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NEW YORK  - Obese pregnant women can avoid weight gain or even lose some weight without harming their babies, a small study suggests.
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For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed
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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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Surgeons have used stem cells from fat to help repair skull damage in a 7-year-old girl in Germany, in what&#39;s apparently the first time such fat-derived cells have been exploited to grow bone in a human.