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Data Shows Incisionless Procedure Reverses Weight Gain
Patients who have regained weight after gastric bypass surgery now have access to an incisionless procedure that appears highly effective at reversing weight gain, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons. Santiago Horgan, MD, professor of surgery and director of the Center for the Treatment of Obesity at UC San Diego, presented six-month outcomes from a national registry of 116 patients who underwent the procedure, known as ROSE (Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal).

Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic To Provide Free Health Care To The Uninsured
People without health insurance will have another avenue for medical care beginning Aug. 1 when student volunteers at the Indiana University School of Medicine open the IU Student Outreach Clinic in a near eastside Indianapolis neighborhood.
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27,717 Swine Flu Cases Including 127 Deaths In USA So Far - Could Be One Million
According to the CDC"s (Center for Disease Control and Prevention"s) Friday evening weekly update, 27th June 2009, there have been 27,717 laboratory confirmed human cases including 127 deaths of Swine Flu or A(H1N1) influenza. Fortunately, so far the Swine Flu A(H1N1) virus appears to be no more virulent than ordinary seasonal human influenza. No reports have come in indicating that the virus may have mutated.
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Mind Welcomes Radical Reform Of Social Care, UK

As the Government sets out proposals to reform social care, leading mental health charity Mind welcomes the move to simplify the process and create a fairer system for the many thousands of people with mental health problems who currently pay for social care services. Mind"s Director of External Relations Sophie Corlett said: "Health and social care are two sides of the same coin, yet the division between the two services and how they are paid for and accessed has long been a problem for people with experience of mental distress, whose needs can span both categories. "Having a mental health problem isn"t just a medical issue - it can affect every aspect of daily living, from holding down jobs and relationships, to domestic duties such as getting round to cooking and paying the bills. A lack of funding in the social care system has meant that people with enduring mental health needs have been missing out on simple but life changing services, including support in managing day to day tasks that will help them get back on their feet and live independent lives. People are being left isolated and unable to access the things in life that most people take for granted. "The Government"s commitment to a National Care Service should help to address some of these problems by finally bringing social care in step with NHS services. We must ensure that any future Government"s sign up to this radical reform which will create a fairer playing field for people with experience of mental distress." MIND


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