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Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized For Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness

Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure– complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby–than pregnant women who are obese, according to new findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that are published in the November 19 issue of JAMA.

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Larry King And Health Leaders Address Child And Adult Obesity In Our Communities

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness

Healthcare leaders gathered at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California Health Science campus to discuss the critical issue of obesity and the challenges it brings to uninsured, under-insured, and lower-income communities. According to LA Public Health, one out of every five adults in LA County is obese (2005).

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Surgical Study Highlights Pros And Cons Of Gastric Bypass Surgery For Severe Obesity

Nov 21st 2008Drug InformationObesity / Weight Loss / Fitness

Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the November issue of the British Journal of Surgery.

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