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British scientists developed the EndoBarrier to cure __.
a) Diabetes
b) Cancer
c) AIDS
d) Skin Cancer
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24 Feb '12 09:04 am
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The Endobarrier is a balloon-type device, taken orally, which lines the intestine and prevents food from being absorbed.
It is designed to help dangerously overweight patients who are unlikely to be able to cope with the trauma of gastric surgery.
Researchers at Imperial College Healthcare say that the treatment has so far been a big success.
The procedure is not currently available on the NHS but the first patients to receive an Endobarrier are shedding weight without experiencing the potentially debilitating side-effects of a major operation.
Lorry driver Leslie Lloyd has had an Endobarrier fitted. His diet of bacon rolls - bought in roadside cafes during lengthy journeys - caused his weight to balloon to 18 stone.More...
'I lost seven stone and gained a baby': Mother told she was too fat for IVF dropped five dress sizes and fell pregnant
41ST father who gorged on pork pie sandwiches loses half his body weight after breaking his car seatLloyd was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes ...more
Answered by venkatesaldevarajan, 24 Feb '12 09:10 am
It is designed to help dangerously overweight patients who are unlikely to be able to cope with the trauma of gastric surgery.
Researchers at Imperial College Healthcare say that the treatment has so far been a big success.
The procedure is not currently available on the NHS but the first patients to receive an Endobarrier are shedding weight without experiencing the potentially debilitating side-effects of a major operation.
Lorry driver Leslie Lloyd has had an Endobarrier fitted. His diet of bacon rolls - bought in roadside cafes during lengthy journeys - caused his weight to balloon to 18 stone.More...
'I lost seven stone and gained a baby': Mother told she was too fat for IVF dropped five dress sizes and fell pregnant
41ST father who gorged on pork pie sandwiches loses half his body weight after breaking his car seatLloyd was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes ...more
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