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Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at greater risk for alcohol abuse than similar obese patients undergoing restrictive procedures….

Age does not appear to significantly increase the risks associated with having weight loss surgery.…

Worse glycemic control correlated with slower wound healing in patients with diabetes.  Every 1% increase in HbA1c was associated with -0.028 cm2 decrement in the daily change in wound area.…

Two phase 3 studies have found that a combination of naltrexone SR/bupropion SR can produce significant weight loss in overweight and obese women, regardless of menopausal status.…

This week we continue Dr. Aaron Vinik’s slide series on Diabetic Neuropathies….

Female heart attack patients are less likely to receive surgical intervention and there is a 30% higher death rate among those who do.…

"If King Hattusili III is cured from the fire that burns his feet, I will give a golden cup with a handle of lapis lazuli to Goddess Ningal!" — attributed to Queen Puduhepa, approx 1250 BC….

Gastric bypass surgery is great for curing Type 2 diabetes. It works for almost 80% of patients. Now scientists are beginning to figure out why and weight loss may be the least of it.…

Lifestyle decisions made before age 30 appear to determine a person’s risk of developing chronic kidney disease many years down the road….

Treating high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and other vascular risk factors may help lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease in people who already show signs of declining thinking skills or memory problems….