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Novel Gastrointestinal Interventional Therapies > Endolumenal application > GI Dynamics > Gut-Lining Device > Combats Diabetes > Obesity Clinical Trial > Reduced blood sugar > More invasive procedures might carry more risk > Harvard Medical School > Reversible > Device can be retrieved via the mouth > First World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes > EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner Data > Patients with Type 2 Diabetes > Presented at the First World Congress > Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Has the EndoBarrier potential to provide immediate metabolic control with less risk? Are these the most exciting and promising device data from endoscopic devices? Has this disease has reached epidemic proportions around the globe? Is there a substantial unmet need for a simple and safe approach for patients to achieve metabolic control?

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AAA Kills Up To 30,000 Americans Each Year > Screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms AAA > Supported By New Study > Good For Medtronic Inc And Life Line Screening

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Does a the study challenge the current recommendations that support AAA screenings only in men? Are older women with a history of smoking, heart disease also prone? Why do the current guidelines recommend that screening be only performed and reimbursed by Medicare for men aged 65 to 75?

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