TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Is Cost-Effective For Treating Obesity Health insurers can offset the cost of laparoscopic or traditional bariatric surgery as a weight-loss treatment for obese patients within two to four years as a result of savings on other medical costs, according to a study published this month in the American Journal of Managed Care, the Wall Street Journal reports. medicalnewstoday.com |
Type 2 Diabetes Patients With OSA Benefit From CPAP Which Improves Sleeping Glucose Levels A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that screening type 2 diabetes patients for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and treating those who have OSA with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy could improve the management of their hyperglycemia and might favorably influence their long-term prognosis. medicalnewstoday.com |
Families That Eat Together Serve Up Good Dietary Habits (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new long-term study says that kids in families that have at least five meals together a week tend to practice good eating habits. us.rd.yahoo.com |
New Study Shows Similar Benefits, No Additional Risks For Seniors Who Have Gastric Bypass Morbidly obese seniors, age 65 and over, who had laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery lost nearly 76 percent of their excess weight after two years and had low complication rates and short hospital stays comparable to younger surgical patients, according to a new study presented today at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). medicalnewstoday.com |
Corzine Points a Spotlight at His Rival’s Waistline In the New Jersey gubernatorial race, Jon S. Corzine is pointing out Christopher J. Christie’s heft in overt ways. nytimes.com |