Independent
Thursday August 23 2012 THE number of gastric bypass operations carried out in England has risen five-fold during the past five years, new figures have revealed...There were also 1,618 gastric band maintenance operations and 124 procedures to remove...
Daily News & Analysis
In a first of its kind comparative study in Asia, a surgeon's scalpel is all set to challenge a physician's medication in a bid to tackle diabetes. A random controlled study of patients, who are obese with a basal metabolic index (BMI) between 25 and...
WebMD
DeNoon WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Aug. 22, 2012 -- Weight loss surgery reduced obese patients' 10-year risk of getting type 2 diabetes by 80%, Swedish researchers report. The study, begun in 1987, already has shown that weight...