2 items including Bariatric surgery only half as likely for obese black Americans compared to their white counterparts (Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today)

Bariatric surgery only half as likely for obese black Americans compared to their white counterparts (08/07/13 08:00:00 UTC)

White Americans who are obese are twice as likely as black Americans to have surgery to tackle the problem, a study has found. Bariatric surgery is now recognised as a successful treatment for preventing serious complications of obesity such as diabetes and high blood pressure. The new study is one of the first to look at whether people who need surgery most are actually receiving it...

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Cancer drug affects chromosome that causes Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes (08/07/13 08:00:00 UTC)

UC Davis researchers have identified how and where in the genome a cancer chemotherapy agent acts on and 'un-silences' the epigenetically silenced gene that causes Angelman syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe intellectual disability, seizures, motor impairments, and laughing and smiling...

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