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Gastric banding 'bargain' for diabetics

news.com.au     May 11, 2008       Send to a friend

STOMACH surgery can cure obese diabetics of their twin diseases for the "bargain" price of $17,000, according to new figures surgeons hope will make the procedure more widely available. ... A new Melbourne study has shown that each diabetic patient who undergoes banding...


Obesity, diabetes twin-cure 'bargain'

news.com.au     May 11, 2008    Send to a friend

STOMACH surgery can cure obese diabetics of their twin diseases for the "bargain" price of $17,000, according to new figures surgeons hope will make the procedure more widely available. ... But Professor Paul Zimmet, director of the International Diabetes Institute in...

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