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Gastric banding helps in slowing down prediabetes: Study
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct 5 (ANI): A new study has found that gastric banding, a type of bariatric surgery for weight loss, is as effective as taking a pill of Metformin to slow down prediabetes.
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Combat obesity with this effective treatment
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Sep 17(ANI): Obesity is a growing epidemic worldwide and a leading cause of death alongside heart disease and smoking. Bariatric surgery, specifically Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), is the most effective treatment for obesity.
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Delhi to host 1st world consensus meeting on bariatric metabolic surgery s
Updated : 7 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 20 (ANI): World's first consensus meeting on bariatric metabolic surgery standardization is all set to start from March 22 to March 24 here.
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Surgeons head to medical conferences in India to upgrade skills
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai, New Delhi, Chandigarh [India], Feb 24 (Businesswire India): In the backdrop of the recent National Health Protection Plan announcement, hundreds of surgeons from pediatrics, urology, bariatric are heading to a specialist conference to gain insights from fellow practitioners in thei
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Bariatric surgery during adolescence may help in later life
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 8 (ANI): Bariatric surgery, when performed in adolescence, significant improves cardiovascular disease risk factors later in life, according to a study.
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Bariatric surgery cuts heart failure risk in overweight, obese people
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Oct 25 (ANI): Good news! Bariatric surgery and the weight loss that follows it can significantly allow the heart to return to its natural shape and function in people who were once overweight.
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Bariatric surgery may reverse eye damage
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 15 (ANI): A study has recently found that early eye damage caused by obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes can potentially be reversed by bariatric surgery.
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Bariatric surgery may reduce fertility in men
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 09 (ANI): Beware! Men undergoing bariatric surgery may be at increased risk of sperm aberrations and lower fertility rates despite improvements in weight, androgen levels and sexual quality of life.
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India carries out more than 100 bariatric surgeries a day
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): India is carrying out more than 100 weight loss surgeries a day.
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Bariatric surgery ideal to address acute obesity
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 15 (ANI): Obesity in India has been increasing at an alarming rate over the past three decades.
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Bariatric surgery prior to hip, knee replacement cuts post-operative compl
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 15 (ANI): A study reveals bariatric surgery performed on morbidly obese people prior to hip or knee replacement can reduce in-hospital and 90-day post-operative complications.
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