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Men Benefit Most From Combined Weight-Loss Procedure
Major Finding: At 6 months after undergoing BPD-DS surgery, men had a significantly greater reduction in weight (–-30% vs. –26%, respectively),...
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Newer Technologies May Improve Diabetes Control
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Bariatric Surgery Yields Durable Results for Diabetic Nephropathy
Major Finding: Among patients with preoperative microalbuminuria, 42% remained stable 5 years after their bariatric surgery, whereas 58% regressed...
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Race, Sex Factor Into Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass
Major Finding: Following gastric bypass surgery, independent significant predictors of weight-loss failure were being black (OR, 3.1; P = .002),...
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Type 2 Diabetes Re-Emerges After Bariatric Surgery
Major Finding: Twenty-one percent of obese patients with type 2 diabetes whose disease went into remission following gastric bypass surgery...
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Denosumab Builds Bone in Men With Low BMD
Major Finding: Lumbar spine bone mineral density improved by 5.7% after 12 months of denosumab compared with a 0.9% gain with placebo in men with...
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Only High Vitamin D Intake Cuts Fracture Risk
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Post-MI Rehospitalization Rate Has Not Declined Since 1987
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GSK Pays $3 Billion to Settle Drug Promotion Charges
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Despite Cardiac Concerns, FDA OKs Obesity Drug Lorcaserin
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Tailored Weight-Loss Programs May Save Money
Major Finding: Participants in the stepped-care intervention group achieved a slightly lower but still significant weight loss, compared with...