More Bariatric Surgery News

• Surgery Better Than Stents at Stroke Prevention

  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery outperformed the use of stents in a French ...

• Breathing Training Benefits Heart-Surgery Patients

  TUESDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Modern medicine is turning to life's simplest and most ...

• Heart From Donor With Hepatitis C Reduces Survival

  TUESDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Heart transplant recipients whose organ comes from a donor ...

• Obesity Boosts Complications From Sleep Apnea Surgery

  TUESDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Sometimes sleep apnea is so severe that patients opt ...

• High Blood Sugar Increases Risk of Blood Clots After Surgery

  MONDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Patients, such as diabetics, who have high blood-sugar levels ...

• U.S. Hospital Outcomes Vary Widely

  MONDAY, Oct. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Before you check into a hospital, it may be ...

• Low-Cal Drinks Help Teens Trim Down

  SUNDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- It sounds too simple to be an effective weight-loss ...

• Drug Offers Low-Cost Aid for Postpartum Hemorrhage

  FRIDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The drug misoprostol offers a safe, convenient and affordable ...

• Ultrasound Successful in Thyroid Nodule Trial

  THURSDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- A new technology designed to remove growths from the ...

• Whooping Cough Making a Comeback in U.S.

  THURSDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of whooping cough (pertussis) in the United ...

• Drug Reverses Deadly Angioplasty Complication

  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- The drug nicardipine is effective in reversing a potentially ...

• Faster, More Accurate TB Test Developed

  WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A new tuberculosis test that's more sensitive, faster and ...

• Obesity Boosts Back Surgery Complication Rate

  TUESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity increases the risk that patients will suffer complications ...

• Psoriasis Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Attack

  TUESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Psoriasis sufferers may face an increased risk of having ...

• Gain Weight, Lose Brain Power?

  TUESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Add another hazard to the pitfalls of being overweight ...

• Gel Could Offer Instant Bleeding Control

  TUESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the future, quick, effective wound control could come ...

• Obesity Affects Prostate Cancer Screens

  MONDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors need to be aware that obesity can affect ...

• 'Coaching' Care Can Help Cut Medical Costs

  SUNDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- "Health-care transition coaches," who encourage people to take a ...

• Bypass Best for Clogged Arteries

  FRIDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Coronary artery bypass surgery is more effective at extending ...