Incisionless surgery revises stomach bypass
When weight loss stalls or other problems arise years after gastric bypass, the surgery can be successfully revised with an incisionless, from-the-inside approach, researchers from Ohio State University in Columbus report.
The technique, involves the use of a device called StomaphyX, which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The device is inserted with an endoscope via the mouth into the stomach, where suction pulls the stomach walls against the device. Staple-like fasteners are then deployed to create pleats in the walls, effectively reducing the size of the stomach.
Physical fitness low in kids with arthritis
Aerobic and anaerobic exercise capacity is decreased in children and adolescents with so-called juvenile idiopathic arthritis or JIA, according to the results of two studies by Dutch investigators.
The findings of a third study suggest that although the exercise capacity of these children is diminished, adherence to an exercise program can improve their functional level. All three studies are reported in the medical journal Arthritis and Rheumatism.
AstraZeneca drug extends prostate cancer survival
Patients with advanced prostate cancer given AstraZeneca’s experimental pill ZD4054 live around seven months longer than those on placebo, according to results of a clinical trial presented on Tuesday.
But the drug - which some analysts think could be a blockbuster - failed to show an improvement in progression-free survival, a measure of how long patients survive before their condition worsens.
“Eating competence” may lead to healthier hearts
People who are confident, comfortable, and flexible eaters may be less prone to develop cardiovascular disease than those who are not, new research suggests.
According to the Satter Eating Competence Model, developed by registered dietitian Ellyn Satter, competent eaters are aware of hunger and appetite, regularly eat a variety of enjoyable and nourishing food, and eat in harmony with the body’s biological tendency to maintain a preferred and stable weight.
Walking to work may cut diabetes risk
Lowering your diabetes risk may be as easy as walking to work, Japanese researchers have found.
Regular exercise, such as brisk walking, is one way to cut the risk of type 2 diabetes, a disease closely associated with obesity. But it has been unclear whether light exercise—like a leisurely paced walk to work—has the same benefit, according to the authors of the new study.
