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Why Does Bariatric Surgery Protect Patients Against Cancer?
And What Does It Mean for the Future of Bariatric Surgery and Cancer Research?
ISSUE: APRIL, 2010 Although bariatric surgery clearly has an effect on cancer, the mechanism that drives this effect remains a mystery. Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News asked researchers and surgeons involved in this research for their thoughts on this phenomenon and what it means for bariatric surgery.
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If You Had One Wish, What Would You Change About Health Care in America?
Leaders of Physician, Nursing and Quality Improvement Groups Answer
ISSUE: NOVEMBER, 2009 After a summer filled with rumors and confusion on health care reform, members of Congress are now settled back in D.C. for another go at health care legislation. We wondered: What do the people and organizations that shape the practice of medicine want from health care reform?
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Mind Over Platter: Retraining the Mind’s Desire for Food
ISSUE: MAY, 2009 Recently, there has been growing support for the idea that we can train our appetites to match our energy expenditure, overcoming physiologic and environmental urges to eat. Appetite conditioning or appetite training, although it may be called different names, is now a part of the services offered at most weight management medical practices.
We contacted obesity experts from different specialties and asked: Can human beings retrain their appetite? If so, how?
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Propofol Sedation for Colonoscopy: A Consensus?
ISSUE: SEPTEMBER, 2008 Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News has convened a panel of experts in colonoscopy—representing gastroenterology, family practice, colorectal surgery and anesthesiology—to share their thoughts on propofol sedation for colonoscopy. If their answers are any indication, a consensus on use of this popular sedative remains a long time off.
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Surgery's Place in Treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Surgeons and Gastroenterologists Debate the Roles of Medical, Surgical and Endoscopic Approaches to GERD
ISSUE: MAY, 2007 Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News convened a panel of leading surgeons and gastroenterologists to get their thoughts on where surgery fits into current treatment of GERD.
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