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
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
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