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... is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery: They benefit almost as much as ... ) below 30 kg/m2), on the grounds that obesity is itself a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis.
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There is no justification for denying obese patients knee replacement surgery: they benefit almost as much as anyone else from the procedure, concludes a small study.
... against breast cancer still could be effective in obese patients, new research suggests. In laboratory ... tests in animals that model cancer growth in obese individuals and careful study of leptin and IGF ...
... of serious complications.
"Although recent analyses have suggested that obese patients undergoing colectomy have higher rates of ... to 29 kg/m2, 35.1 percent); obese (BMI = 30 to 34kg/m2, 19.0 percent ...
... weight individuals, the researchers say this is the first study to test this model in a severely obese patient population.
"Bariatric surgery has been referred to as 'behavioral surgery,' given the ...
... a strict diet and exercise program may benefit obese patients with mild to moderate obstructive sleep ... recommends weight loss for all overweight OSA patients. However, weight loss should be combined ...
Doctors have less respect for their obese patients than they do for patients of normal weight, a new study ... 14 percent higher prevalence of low patient respect. BMI, calculated from a person's weight ...
Doctors have less respect for their obese patients than they do for patients of normal weight, a new study by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests. The findings raise questions about whether negative ...
... double a person’s chances of developing heart failure.
“More practically, physicians need to monitor their obese patients for early signs of inflammation in the heart and to use this information in ...
... of whether blocking the vagus nerve electrically could cause obese patients to feel full after a normal-sized meal," Dr. Camilleri explains. "Patients were not put on any restricted diets or given ...
... and adolescents, NAFLD may serve as a marker to stratify the cardiovascular risk of overweight and obese patients."
NAFLD is the most common cause of liver disease in children and is associated with ...
... 26 per cent of women who were morbidly obese, with BMIs ranging from 40 to 58. 17 ... levels between the normal weight control group and the obese patients were very similar in most cases. The researchers ...
... body mass index, or BMI -- a measure of obesity -- and the amount of disease discovered after surgery to remove ... gold standard test for prostate cancer.
Obese patients whose cancer was diagnosed by PSA ...
... heart disease risk factor).
Individuals in the obese–insulin sensitive group did not differ ... valuable tools in assessing cardiovascular risk in overweight and obese patients, Dr. Landsberg concludes ...
