RightHealth Daily Dose » EndoBarrier http://dailydose.righthealth.com We feature the one health item you simply cannot afford to miss. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:56:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Gastric ‘Condom’ Alternative To Gastric Surgery http://dailydose.righthealth.com/diabetes-endocrinology/gastric-condom-alternative-to-gastric-surgery/ http://dailydose.righthealth.com/diabetes-endocrinology/gastric-condom-alternative-to-gastric-surgery/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 05:29:33 +0000 Steven http://dailydose.kosmix.com/?p=1187 The EndoBarrier is a new technology that may be an alternative to gastric surgery for people who are dangerously obese. It’s an impermeable sleeve that can be deployed in the stomach to line the first 60 centimeters of the small intestine. The barrier is designed to remain in place for a few months and prevents the intestine from absorbing calories.  In animal experiments and preliminary human trials, it reduces weight and rapidly brings type 2 diabetes under control. Weight gain (especially around the waist) is associated with type 2 diabetes.

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