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McIndoe Purchase Europe's First Carbon Fibre Operating Table For Obese Patients
According to NICE, over 700,000 people in the UK are so overweight they need gastric band surgery. In response to the UK's growing obesity epidemic, the BMI McIndoe Surgical Centre, the UK's largest specialist unit dedicated to cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, has purchased the first operating table in Europe capable of holding patients up to 330kg (51 stone).
Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:00:00 PST

Surgical Study Highlights Pros And Cons Of Gastric Bypass Surgery For Severe Obesity
Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the November issue of the British Journal of Surgery.
Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:00:00 PST

Breast Cancer Prevention Differences In Postmenopausal Women Following Calorie Restriction And Exercise
Scientists at the University of Texas at Austin have identified pathways by which a reduced-calorie diet and exercise can modify a postmenopausal woman's risk of breast cancer. The results, presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research, suggest that both caloric restriction and exercise affect pathways leading to mTOR, a molecule involved in integrating energy balance with cell growth.
Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:00:00 PST

Weight Loss, Quality Of Life Improved By Physical Activity After Bariatric Surgery
A new study by researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine suggests increased physical activity after bariatric surgery can yield better postoperative outcomes. According to the study, published online by the journal Obesity, previously inactive patients who became physically active after bariatric surgery lost more weight and achieved greater improvements in quality of life than those patients who remained inactive.
Publ.Date : Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:00:00 PST

Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized For Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery
Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure-- complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby--than pregnant women who are obese, according to new findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that are published in the November 19 issue of JAMA.
Publ.Date : Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:00:00 PST

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