VIDEO: Coffee Good For Hepatitis C Patients, Superobesity and Comorbidity Linked to Death Risk Following Bariatric Surgery, H1N1 Disproportionately Attacks Youth Under 25

Patients who drank at least three cups of coffee a day were 53% less likely to see their liver disease progress.

From North Carolina - According to a report published in the Archives of Surgery, patients who are 'super obese' and those with a higher comorbidity burden are more likely to die following bariatric surgery. Researchers studied the records of over 800 patients who underwent bariatric surgery. Results showed that patients with a body mass index higher than 50 were twice as likely to die a year after the surgery, while those with a high comorbidity score were three times as likely to die.

And finally, from Atlanta - The CDC continues to assert that the H1N1 flu disproportionately affects people under 25 years of age. 54% of hospitalizations for H1N1 and 24% of H1N1 related deaths are people under 25. Complications from the flu are more likely to occur in pregnant women and people with asthma.

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