Obesity
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Pharmacists: Weight-loss drugs and diabetes can mix
Weight-loss medications have a role in the management of diabetes, as long as physicians and patients realize these drugs are not an easy fix.
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VIDEO: Bariatric surgery may protect against heart failure
NEW ORLEANS – Bariatric surgery appears to reduce substantially the risk of heart failure.
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VIDEO: Don’t be surprised by weight gain in men after HCV cure
BOSTON
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Weight Watchers program shows efficacy in controlling type 2 diabetes
NEW ORLEANS - Overweight and obese patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes have a new evidence-based treatment option in the form of...
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Readmissions after bariatric surgery more common among black patients
WASHINGTON – Readmissions after bariatric surgery are significantly higher among black patients than among whites.The reasons aren’t entirely...
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When school’s out, the obesity epidemic grows
NEW ORLEANS
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Therapeutic alternative to liver transplantation could be on horizon in NASH
BOSTON - A novel therapeutic approach to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis could one day mean sufferers of this severe form of nonalcoholic fatty...
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How to reduce early readmissions after bariatric surgery
NEW ORLEANS – Hospital revisits by bariatric surgery patients within 30 days following discharge were cut in half if they received two home...
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Weight loss procedure is linked to subsequent substance misuse
NEW ORLEANS – One in five patients who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to treat severe obesity develop new-onset alcohol use disorder symptoms in...
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An enlightened approach to weight loss using liraglutide
It’s possible to identify by week 16 of liraglutide for weight loss which patients will go on to show clinically meaningful weight reduction at 56...
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Body-size awareness linked with BMI decrease in obese children, teens
Body-size awareness was associated with a decrease in BMI among obese children and teens.