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'ROSE' Procedure can help gastric bypass patients
There's a significant new surgery that just started being performed in South Carolina. It's called the ROSE Procedure, or better known as "Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endoscopic."
Basically it means for people who need a follow up treatment after gastric bypass surgery because of regaining some weight, doctors can do the procedure without ...Obesity rates are still high in the US
Americans are getting fatter and that could create a health crisis as baby boomers begin to suffer from the health effects of being overweight.
But people of all ages are struggling with obesity.
Fifteen-year-old Maria Clemente and her father Robert are fighting fat with surgery.
"It is a real struggle to do things ...Gastric bypass patients regain weight due to abnormal glucose tolerance
Almost 80% of patients who undergo gastric bypass surgeries to lose weight show abnormal glucose tolerance when administered a glucose challenge. Some patients are downright hyperglycemic to the point they could be diagnosed as diabetic according to news released at the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery meeting.Family Shares Weight-Loss Success Story
Amid a new obesity report that shows two out of every three adults are overweight, a local family offers proof that it is possible to lose weight and keep it off.
Larry Budwig and his daughters lost weight during the KETV NewsWatch 7 Fitness Challenge two years ago and have not ...Obesity rates take a toll on employers
With two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese, employers will want to take a hard look at how their companies are financially affected by employees’ weight-related illness and injuries.
According to a report by The Conference Board, a business research group, obese employees cost private employers in this country about $45 billion ...
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