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Individuals with diabetes and those whose stomach pouches are larger appear less likely to successfully lose weight after gastric bypass surgery, according to study findings published in the September 2008 issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Gastric bypass is one procedure some people with sleep apnea often consider or undergo, often at the suggestion of a health care provider, as one way to help lose weight, which may health reduce the severity of the person’s apnea.

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The number of patients assigned to medical residents and the complexity of care patients require has just as much impact on residents’ training as the number of hours they work, according to a study published by researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center in the September 10, 2008 issue of JAMA.

This study is believed to be the first of its kind using information gathered objectively from medical residents who work long shifts as part of their training.

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