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Old 11-21-2007, 04:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
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LAP-BAND(R) System Weight-Loss Surgery Associated With More Than 70 Percent Reduced Risk of Death in People With ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Severely obese people who received the LAP-BAND® Adjustable Gastric Banding System to lose weight had a 72 percent reduction in their risk of dying compared to obese people who were not offered any specific weight-loss treatment, according to findings published in the December issue of the Annals of Surgery .

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