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New Study Shows Gastric Bypass Can Normalize Cholesterol Levels Within Six Months And Keep High Cholesterol Away For at Least Six Years

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Gender, Race, Age Before Surgery May Play Role in Patient Outcomes

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Patients Wait Nearly Four Months Longer for Surgery, But Get No Additional Benefit

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Significantly More Weight Loss and Higher Resolution of Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension For Family Members Who Have Gastric Bypass Together

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Weight Stayed the Same Over Three Years, But New Diseases Developed at Rapid Pace

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- Surgery's Positive Affect on Female Sexual Dysfunction, High Cholesterol -- Clinical Consequences of Insurance Requirements and Denials on Patients with Morbid Obesity -- Patient Outcomes and Complication Rates Affected by Family, Race and Gender -

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Researchers from Miriam Hospital and Brown University Medical School Find New Benefit to Weight Loss Surgery

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The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) today announced its support of recent policy changes by Aetna Inc. and United Healthcare. The national health insurance giants will now cover laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a newer method of bariatric surgery that is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for morbid obesity.