Bariatric surgery can reduce or resolve many health conditions. But, two new studies show that bariatric patients with sleep apnea still risk complications after their procedure. Read the full story
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Bariatric Patients with Sleep Apnea Face Higher Risk of Complications
Posted on 08 September 2009
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Tags: American Journal of Medicine, Bartiatric Surgery, Dr. David Greenburg, NIH, obesity and sleep apnea, obesity surgery, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, OSA, sleep apnea, U.S. National Institutes of Health, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, weight loss surgery, weight loss surgery and sleep apnea
Weight Loss Surgery Not a Cure for Sleep Apnea, Research Shows
Posted on 28 July 2009
Weight Loss Surgery is not a cure for sleep apnea according to a new study out of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. While obesity is a common factor for sleep apnea, new research shows that the surgery does not always resolve the condition. Read the full story
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Tags: California Center for Public Health Advocacy, cost of obesity, fat germs, fattest state, marriage and weight gain, Mississippi obesity, National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, obesity and germs, obesity in California, obesity in the south, obesity research, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, OSA, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sleep apnea, Trust for America's Health, U.S. obesity rate, weight loss surgery, Yvonne McCarthy
Weight Loss Surgery News – July 24, 2009
Posted on 24 July 2009
In the July 24, 2009 edition of WLS News, find out whether germs in your mouth could make you fat, why the South has the highest obesity rates in America, and why doctors have changed their tune about using weight loss surgery to cure sleep apnea. Plus, learn whether getting married means saying “I do” to weight gain, and how the battle of the bulge is affecting the economy on the West Coast.
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