Ethicon Endo-Surgery Inc. Release: Webcast Alert: Renowned Experts To Share Early Insights Into Why Bariatric Surgery Improves Type 2 Diabetes For Many Patients

SAN DIEGO, June 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Join three medical experts for a special media briefing as they discuss the topic, "Insights Into Why Bariatric Surgery Improves Type 2 Diabetes For Many Patients." The briefing, sponsored by Ethicon Endo-Surgery, can be accessed either in-person or via online video cast. The briefing will explore why bariatric surgery affects type 2 diabetes, and why the most basic earlier assumptions about how bariatric surgery works are wrong.

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What:

Insights Into Why Bariatric Surgery Improves Type 2 Diabetes For Many Patients



When:

June 24, at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time



Where:

http://video.webcasts.com/events/mult001/39016



How:

Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the web at the address above.



Contact:

Maria Sekar at 212.601.8253 or maria.sekar@porternovelli.com



Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast:

The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com and at least a 56Kbps connection to the Internet.

If you experience problems listening to the webcast, send an E-mail to: webcast@multivu.com.

SOURCE Ethicon Endo-Surgery

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