ABC World News (3/26, story 6, 2:35, Sawyer) reported that "two
studies in the 'New England Journal of Medicine' show there's hope for a
cure" for diabetes.
The CBS Evening News (3/26, story 6, 2:25, Pelley) reported that
Dr. Steven Nissen, an author of one of the studies, "was amazed by the
results. In fact, many of the patients were taken off their diabetes
medicine."
On NBC Nightly News (3/26, story 7, 2:35, Williams), NBC Chief
Science Correspondent, Robert Bazell said that while physicians "and
scientists do not know why the weight lost surgery can have such
dramatic effects," they "suspect that the procedure itself causes
massive hormonal changes."
The AP 
(3/27, Marchione) reports, "The two studies, released on Monday, are
the first to compare stomach-reducing operations to medicines alone for
'diabesity' -- type 2 diabetes brought on by obesity."
(3/27, Marchione) reports, "The two studies, released on Monday, are
the first to compare stomach-reducing operations to medicines alone for
'diabesity' -- type 2 diabetes brought on by obesity."
In a front-page story, the New York Times
(3/27, A1, Grady, Subscription Publication) reports, "Neither study
involved the Lap Band, an implanted loop that cinches the stomach into a
small pouch and that does not involve cutting the stomach or
intestines."
(3/27, A1, Grady, Subscription Publication) reports, "Neither study
involved the Lap Band, an implanted loop that cinches the stomach into a
small pouch and that does not involve cutting the stomach or
intestines."
USA Today (3/27, Szabo) reports, "In the study
of 150 patients with type 2 diabetes, 42% of those randomly assigned
to the stomach-reducing surgery saw their blood sugar drop to normal
levels, according to research presented in Chicago at the annual meeting
of the American College of Cardiology." Some of the study participants
"who had the operations, called bariatric surgery, improved so rapidly
that
they went off their diabetes medications before leaving the hospital,
says lead investigator Philip Schauer, a professor of surgery and
director of the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at the Cleveland
Clinic."
(3/27, Szabo) reports, "In the study
of 150 patients with type 2 diabetes, 42% of those randomly assigned
to the stomach-reducing surgery saw their blood sugar drop to normal
levels, according to research presented in Chicago at the annual meeting
of the American College of Cardiology." Some of the study participants
"who had the operations, called bariatric surgery, improved so rapidly
that
they went off their diabetes medications before leaving the hospital,
says lead investigator Philip Schauer, a professor of surgery and
director of the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute at the Cleveland
Clinic."
Bloomberg News
(3/27, Langreth, Cortez) reports, however, that "one in three patients
studied in the Cleveland Clinic research wouldn't have been big enough
to qualify for obesity surgery under current US guidelines."
(3/27, Langreth, Cortez) reports, however, that "one in three patients
studied in the Cleveland Clinic research wouldn't have been big enough
to qualify for obesity surgery under current US guidelines."
The Washington Post (3/27, Vastag) reports that the other " study
, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results." Researchers found
that "gastric bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full
remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that
bypasses more of the intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95
percent remission rate."
(3/27, Vastag) reports that the other " study
, conducted in Italy, achieved even better results." Researchers found
that "gastric bypass surgery put 75 percent of patients into full
remission from diabetes, while a more extreme type of surgery that
bypasses more of the intestines, biliopancreatic diversion, led to a 95
percent remission rate."
The Los Angeles Times (3/27) reports, "In an accompanying editorial
in the journal, diabetes specialists...wrote that although surgical
weight-loss procedures were 'not yet' a panacea for the worldwide
epidemic of type 2 diabetes, the new research 'suggests they should not
be seen as a last resort.'"
(3/27) reports, "In an accompanying editorial
in the journal, diabetes specialists...wrote that although surgical
weight-loss procedures were 'not yet' a panacea for the worldwide
epidemic of type 2 diabetes, the new research 'suggests they should not
be seen as a last resort.'"
Also covering the story are the Wall Street Journal (3/27, D5, Winslow, Subscription Publication), Reuters (3/27, Sherman, Pierson), the NPR (3/27, Stein) "Shots" blog, Forbes (3/27, Herper), WebMD (3/27, Laino), HeartWire (3/27, Nainggolan, Barclay) MedPage Today (3/27, Phend), and HealthDay (3/27, Mozes).
(3/27, D5, Winslow, Subscription Publication), Reuters (3/27, Sherman, Pierson), the NPR (3/27, Stein) "Shots" blog, Forbes (3/27, Herper), WebMD (3/27, Laino), HeartWire (3/27, Nainggolan, Barclay) MedPage Today (3/27, Phend), and HealthDay (3/27, Mozes).
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