Obesity Surgery

ATTN Men: Obesity Surgery May Not Mean You'll Live Longer

AP | By CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 08.13.2011

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CHICAGO -- Very obese older men hoping to live longer may be let down by a new long-term study that found weight-loss surgery didn't increase survival...

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South Carolina To Cover Obesity Surgery Next Year

AP | SEANNA ADCOX | Posted 11.17.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Obese government workers in South Carolina can get stomach-shrinking surgery through the state health plan under a pilot progra...

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Study: Obesity Surgery Reverses Diabetes In Teens

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 11.17.2011

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NEW YORK — Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study. All but one of the 11 extremel...

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Obesity Surgery Seen As Diabetes Cure

AP | CARLA K. JOHNSON | Posted 11.17.2011

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CHICAGO — A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of th...

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