http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Over the past few years, weight loss surgery has become an increasingly popular option to treat Type 2 diabetes, but Dr. Vivian Fonseca, professor of medicine at the Tulane University School of Medicine, says it is not a cure-all.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-surgery-easy-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:00:01 EST news275042665 (HealthDay)—Lung cancer surgery takes longer and is more costly if a patient is obese, a new study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-obesity-complicates-lung-cancer-surgery.html Cancer Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:30:02 EST news273504589 After gastric bypass surgery, diabetes goes away for some people—often even before they lose much weight. So does that mean gastric surgery "cures" diabetes? Not necessarily, according to the largest community-based study of long-term diabetes outcomes after bariatric surgery. For most people in the study, e-published in advance of print in Obesity Surgery, diabetes either never remitted after gastric surgery or relapsed within five years. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-gastric-bypass-surgery-diabetes-doesnt.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:21:38 EST news273165685 (Medical Xpress)—Gastric bypass patients who attended five follow-up office visits in two years as recommended by their surgeons lost nearly twice as much weight (113 lbs. vs. 57 lbs.) as patients who attended only two follow-up visits, according to a University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing study in Obesity Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-gastric-bypass-surgery.html Overweight and Obesity Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:28:20 EST news272629016 Bariatric surgery reduces the long-term risk of developing diabetes by over 80 % among people with obesity. The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) has published the results of a study conducted at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-bariatric-surgery-substantially-diabetes.html Diabetes Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:49:47 EST news267180576 An international study, led by researchers at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU) at the University of Southampton, has found that obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery are not at an increased risk of broken bones in the first few years after the operation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-bariatric-surgery-broken-bones.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 06 Aug 2012 19:20:02 EST news263489566 Surgery for obesity improves lives and may save money. There are two very commonly performed operations to treat morbid obesity in the UK but it is unclear which is the most effective and provides the greatest benefit for patients and the NHS. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-obesity-surgery.html Surgery Mon, 27 Feb 2012 11:11:02 EST news249563426 (AP) -- Should parents of extremely obese children lose custody for not controlling their kids' weight? A provocative commentary in one of the nation's most distinguished medical journals argues yes, and its authors are joining a quiet chorus of advocates who say the government should be allowed to intervene in extreme cases. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-parents-custody-super-obese-kids.html Sleep apnea Tue, 12 Jul 2011 16:51:42 EST news229708292 The use of bariatric surgery among older, severely obese patients was not associated with a decreased risk of death, according to a study in the June 15 issue of JAMA. This study is being released early online to coincide with its presentation at the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-bariatric-surgery-older-high-risk-patients.html Other Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:17:46 EST news227164655