Percent Weight Regain Predicts Health Risks Post-Bariatric Surgery
MONDAY, Oct. 22, 2018 -- Measuring the percentage of weight regained following the maximum amount of weight lost after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery best predicts a patient ' s risk for several serious health problems, according to a study... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 22, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Events planner, 36, nearly died after a tummy tuck left her battling THREE flesh-eating bugs
Laura Franks, who weighed 308lbs (22st) at her heaviest, lost 97lbs (7st) after gastric bypass surgery in 2013. The 36-year-old, from Atlanta, Georgia, went to Colombia for the tuck. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
2 GI Case Quizzes: Fatigue/Poor LFTs; Pain post-Gastric Bypass
Two scenarios: a 42-y/o man with MRCP findings of concern and a 35-y/o woman s/p RNY and C-sections, with RUQ pain. Your solutions? (Source: ConsultantLive)
Source: ConsultantLive - October 11, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ted W. James, MD Tags: Gastrointestinal Disorders Source Type: news
Sleeve Gastrectomy, Gastric Bypass May Be Better for Teens
THURSDAY, Oct. 11, 2018 -- Adolescents with severe obesity achieve substantial and sustainable weight loss with sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and gastric bypass procedures but not with gastric banding, according to a study published in the September issue... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 11, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Gastric bypass diet: What to eat after the surgery
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - September 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Taste preferences connected to success of long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery
(Binghamton University) Following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), a type of bariatric surgery, many patients exhibit a reduction in taste preference for sweet and fatty foods, although this effect may only be temporary, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at New York. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 14, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Type of Weight Loss Surgery Matters for People With Severe Obesity Type of Weight Loss Surgery Matters for People With Severe Obesity
People who have weight-loss surgery for extreme obesity may lose more weight with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) than with sleeve gastrectomy, a small U.S. study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - September 10, 2018 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news
Type of weight loss surgery matters for people with severe obesity
(Reuters Health) - People who have weight-loss surgery for extreme obesity may lose more weight with an older operation known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass than with a newer sleeve gastrectomy procedure, a small U.S. study suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Calcium supplements do not restore PTH level after gastric bypass surgery
Elevated parathyroid hormone levels following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery are unaffected by calcium supplementation, according to a study published in Clinical Endocrinology.Healio (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - September 3, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
ValenTx raises $10.3 million for implantable gastric bypass device
Startup ValenTx has attracted nearly $10.3 million from 32 investors, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
The Maple Grove, Minn. company is developing a removable gastric bypass device as an alternative to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. It raised $10,271,050 in the round begun July 18, 2018.
The ValenTx endoluminal bypass therapy mimics the attributes of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and is implanted through a non-surgical, endoscopic procedure, according to the company’s website. This procedure does not require gastric stapling or permanent changes to the patient’s anatomy. The dev...
Source: Mass Device - August 17, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Nancy Crotti Tags: Blog Business/Financial News Diabetes Endoscopic / Arthroscopic Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) valentx Source Type: news
Similar Rates of Fetal Growth Restriction Seen With Two Popular Bariatric Procedures Similar Rates of Fetal Growth Restriction Seen With Two Popular Bariatric Procedures
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) appear to result in similar rates of fetal growth restriction, according to French researchers.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - August 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
GID Gets 2nd Lease on Life with New Trial
GI Dynamics has won a nod from FDA to begin a pivotal trial of the embattled EndoBarrier, a technology used to treat patients with type 2 diabetes. The pivotal trial could be a significant turning point in the life of the Lexington, MA-based company, which was founded in 2004.
The firm has been approved for staged enrollment with initial approval for treatment of up to 67 study participants including 50 EndoBarrier and about 17 control participants. GI Dynamics said it expects to complete enrollment of Stage I of the study during the first half of 2019.
“This IDE approval is the result of more than two ye...
Source: MDDI - August 13, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Implants Source Type: news
Risk of fractures increases after gastric bypass surgery
The risk of a patient experiencing a fracture increases by about 30% after a gastric bypass operation, according to a Swedish study. (Source: Nursing Times)
Source: Nursing Times - August 13, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Thirty percent increase in risk of fracture after gastric bypass
(University of Gothenburg) A study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research shows that the risk of fractures increases by about 30 percent after a gastric bypass operation. It was also discovered that falls increase after these operations. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 13, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery Slashes Hormone-Related Cancer Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- But more colorectal cancer seen after gastric bypass (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - July 24, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
