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GI Dynamics > Clinical-stage medical device company > New noninvasive approaches to treat obesity > Type 2 diabetes > Related metabolic diseases > EndoBarrier technology > EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner > Orally delivered > Removable device > Lines portion of small intestine > Immediate metabolic control with less risk

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Has GI Dynamics developed therapies resulting in weight loss and improved glycemic control? Is the technology designed to deliver immediate metabolic control by modifying metabolic pathways? Will EndoBarrier application data be presented at the 1st World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes?

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Is surgical treatment for obesity a good and effective treatment for preventing the life-threatening complications and serious degenerative problems associated with pathological obesity? Do drug and medical device companies cash in to unprecedented degrees? Will overweight- and obesity-attributable spending continue to increase and government will continue to finance a sizable portion?

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