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"Medical tool to switch off hunger pangs"

Source: Sky News

Published: 24 Aug 2012

Category: Surgical Procedure

Rating: (1½ stars)

Keywords: weight loss vagal nerve

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A medical device recently listed on the Australian Register of Therapeutic goods sends low-energy electrical impulses to nerves around the stomach to switch off hunger pangs.

The original article can be found at: http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=787352

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Criteria	Rating
Total Score	2 of 9
Novelty of Treatment	Satisfactory (?)
Availability of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Treatment Options	Not Satisfactory (?)
Disease Mongering	Satisfactory (?)
Evidence	Not Satisfactory (?)
Quantification of Benefits of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Harms of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Costs of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Sources of Information	Not Satisfactory (?)
Relies on Press Release	Not Applicable

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This story is so brief it doesn't have space to include the required detail to properly inform readers of a new treatment option.

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