Obesity
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Obesity Drugs' CV Risk Assessment Needs Hard End Points
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Bariatric Surgery Bests Medication In Obese Diabetics
Major Finding: In obese patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, 1 year of intensive medical management yielded an HbA1c of 6.0% or lower...
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Duodenal Switch May Excel at Type 2 Diabetes Resolution
Major Finding: Resolution of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia was greatest among duodenal switch patients, at 82%, 67%, and 81%,...
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FDA Says Weight Loss Drug Needs CV Outcome Trial
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Obesity Epidemic Is Skewing Face of Gout
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Weight Loss Higher After Roux-en-Y Surgery vs. Gastric Banding
Major Finding: Patients lost 78.5% of excess weight after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass vs. 64.8% after gastric banding, and the treatment failure rate...
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Iron Deficiency Anemia 'Unintended Consequence' of Gastric Bypass
Major Finding: Gastric bypass surgery was determined to be the cause of iron deficiency anemia in 24% of cases.Data Source: A study of 130...
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Diabetes: Calorie Restriction Yields Lasting Cardiac Benefit
Major Finding: Four months of a restricted-calorie diet produced lasting reductions in pericardial fat and improvements in left ventricular...
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Study: Liraglutide Helps Nondiabetics Keep the Weight Off
Major Finding: Body weight was decreased by 6.11% in the liraglutide-treated individuals but by just 0.05% in those given placebo (P less than ....
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Obesity Might Be a Risk Factor for Asthma
Major Finding: The odds of developing airway hyperresponsiveness increased with advancing obesity class, from an odds ratio of 1.15 for patients...