ORLive Presents: Access To Surgical Intervention For Metabolic Syndrome And Other Diseases, June 17 2008

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Article Date: 17 Jun 2008 - 4:00 PDT

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On Tuesday, June 17, 2008, at 4:00 pm CDT, http://www.ORLive.com will broadcast a panel discussion entitled, "Access to Surgical Intervention for Metabolic Syndrome and Other Diseases." Dr. Henry Buchwald, Professor of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, will serve as moderator. The panel will include Dr. Neil Hutcher, Commonwealth Surgeons, St Mary's Bon Secours Hospital, Richmond, VA., Dr. Scott A. Shikora, Professor of Surgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Chief, General, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, and Walter Lindstrom, Jr., Esq., Obesity Law and Advocacy Center, Chula Vista, CA., a leading advocate for the rights of persons suffering from obesity. Join this leadership panel as they discuss the challenges of access to surgical intervention for the resolution of metabolic syndrome and other diseases and suggestions for improvement.

Questions from Healthcare professionals and the general public can be sent to Dr. Buchwald, Dr. Hutcher, Dr. Shikora, and Mr. Lindstrom up to seven days following the broadcast. The panelists will also address questions on June 18, 2008 at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

Obesity is associated with multiple co-morbidities, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, obstructive sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), asthma, and depression. These co-morbidities are responsible for more than 2.5 million deaths per year worldwide. Surgical weight loss has been shown to improve if not resolve many of these co-morbidities.

About Synovis Life Technologies

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SYNO), based in St. Paul, Minn., is a diversified medical device company engaged in developing, manufacturing, and bringing to market medical devices for the surgical and interventional treatment of disease.

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