Surgical weight loss seems to no longer risky for the elderly

the elderly may undergo surgery for weight loss without worse side effects of young people to experience, new research shows.

"Age does not appear to be a significant predictor of mortality or major adverse events, but it provide for a longer period of stay in hospital, said Dr. Robert b. Dorman, which is slated to present the findings Monday at Digestive Disease week in Chicago." Research presented at medical meetings must be regarded as preliminary.

"Assessment of risk in the elderly be a paramount issue, especially as the Baby Boomers continue to age" added Dorman, who approached the conclusion at a press conference on April 21. "Bariatric surgeons should be cautious in operating on an old obese patient." "Are certainly not gives us a green light to operate on patients without prejudice to the individual risk.

There was a debate whether it is appropriate to perform this type of intervention on aged patients with obesity.

According to Dr. Stephen Carryl, Director of the Bariatric Surgery Hospital of Brooklyn in New York, the National Institutes of Health has recommended that the age of 65 should be cut-off for Bariatric Surgery.

"To which became sort of the artificial standard," he said.

In contrast, Medicare pay for the surgery of the loss of weight in this population, he added.

These researchers have studied a database of 50,000 patients a different types of surgery for the loss of weight between 2005 and 2009. Approximately 4% were over 65 years, said Dorman, a resident in general surgery at the school of Medicine of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Older people underwent Bariatric Surgery in 2009 than in 2005 (4.77% vs. 1.92%).

There was a trend towards greater mortality in patients aged 65 years, but this is not important, said the authors.

Although age is not correlated with adverse events such as heart attacks or the formation of blood clots, higher body mass index (BMI), diabetes and chronic renal failure were.

The only apparent downside that Bariatric Surgery when older, at least in this group, has been a longer hospital stay.

But, showing that the procedures are safe in a old population does not mean that people over 65 will have access to them.

"Medicare is a small player in the Bariatric population," said Carryl. "The majority have private medical insurance."

And not all commercial providers will pay for this in the elderly population.

Surgical weight loss seems to no longer risky for the elderly

the elderly may undergo surgery for weight loss without worse side effects of young people to experience, new research shows.

"Age does not appear to be a significant predictor of mortality or major adverse events, but it provide for a longer period of stay in hospital, said Dr. Robert b. Dorman, which is slated to present the findings Monday at Digestive Disease week in Chicago." Research presented at medical meetings must be regarded as preliminary.

"Assessment of risk in the elderly be a paramount issue, especially as the Baby Boomers continue to age" added Dorman, who approached the conclusion at a press conference on April 21. "Bariatric surgeons should be cautious in operating on an old obese patient." "Are certainly not gives us a green light to operate on patients without prejudice to the individual risk.

There was a debate whether it is appropriate to perform this type of intervention on aged patients with obesity.

According to Dr. Stephen Carryl, Director of the Bariatric Surgery Hospital of Brooklyn in New York, the National Institutes of Health has recommended that the age of 65 should be cut-off for Bariatric Surgery.

"To which became sort of the artificial standard," he said.

In contrast, Medicare pay for the surgery of the loss of weight in this population, he added.

These researchers have studied a database of 50,000 patients a different types of surgery for the loss of weight between 2005 and 2009. Approximately 4% were over 65 years, said Dorman, a resident in general surgery at the school of Medicine of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.

Older people underwent Bariatric Surgery in 2009 than in 2005 (4.77% vs. 1.92%).

There was a trend towards greater mortality in patients aged 65 years, but this is not important, said the authors.

Although age is not correlated with adverse events such as heart attacks or the formation of blood clots, higher body mass index (BMI), diabetes and chronic renal failure were.

The only apparent downside that Bariatric Surgery when older, at least in this group, has been a longer hospital stay.

But, showing that the procedures are safe in a old population does not mean that people over 65 will have access to them.

"Medicare is a small player in the Bariatric population," said Carryl. "The majority have private medical insurance."

And not all commercial providers will pay for this in the elderly population.

Birth month Kids' seems to be related to celiac disease: study

 celiac disease is more common among children born in the months of spring and summer, according to a new study of Massachusetts General Hospital for Children.

The results suggest that impact the greater of this autoimmune disease may be related to a combination of seasonal and environmental factors.

Celiac disease is a digestive disorder triggered by consuming the protein gluten, which is mainly located in bread and other foods that contain wheat, barley or rye. It can damage the intestine and make difficult the absorb certain nutrients, causing problems ranging from abdominal pain, nerve damage.

Review of data on the children of Massachusetts 382 diagnosed celiac disease to between 11 months and 19 years, researchers have discovered that in the game of 15 to 19 years, season of birth seems to make no difference. But among 317 children under 15 years old, 57 percent are born in the season "light" from March to August, against 43% were born in the season "dark" from September to February.

Although the exact cause of celiac disease is unknown, potential triggers include the time of the introduction of infants to gluten and viral infections contracted during the first year of life. Conclusions of the study suggest that season of birth of the child is another factor of potential risk for the disease.

Researchers have noted that infants are usually introduced to foods solid containing gluten in about 6 months of age, which, for the spring and summer, babies would coincide with the cold season and flu.

Based on the findings, the study principal investigator, Dr. Pornthep Tanpowpong, said that the age at which gluten is first offered to some babies may need to be changed.

"If you were born in the spring or summer, it would not be appropriate to introduce the gluten in the same place as someone born in the fall or winter, said Tanpowpong." Even if we need to develop and test our hypothesis, we believe that it provides an index useful for ongoing efforts to prevent the celiac disease. ?

The study also noted that exposure to the Sun can also play a role in celiac disease, since vitamin d deficiency has been associated with the disease.

The study is scheduled for presentation Sunday in Chicago the week of digestive diseases, an international gathering sponsored by the American class Association and other organizations.

Because the study was presented at a medical meeting and is small, its conclusions should be considered preliminary until published in a journal of peer and confirmed in further research.