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Bishop Auckland couple's weight loss surgery commended
A COUPLE who shed 15 stone between them following pioneering weight loss surgery have been hailed as shining examples by medical staff.
Weight Loss: Separating Fact from Fiction
LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ABC's "20/20" recently aired a special, entitled "Losing It: The Big Fat Money Pit," that examined the burgeoning weight loss industry as a ...
Obesity surgery "saved our lives"
A COUPLE from Bishop Auckland have become one of the few husband and wife teams in the country to undergo weight-loss surgery together.
Anthem Blue Cross joins Aetna in investigating Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with 1-800-GET-THIN
A billboard for the Lap Band over the 210 freeway. A second large California health insurer is investigating possible medical fraud by a group of popular weight-loss surgery centers.
BroadcastMed Changes Bariatric Business
AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in New Jersey has relaunched a new weight-loss video channel focused on educating patients considering surgery. AtlantiCare’s original Channel debuted almost five years ago and has been so successful the Institution turned to BroadcastMed, Inc.
Weight-Loss Surgery May Also Help Menstruation, Skin, Hair
FRIDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women often stop getting their periods, but new research suggests weight-loss surgery can help regulate their monthly cycles, while also stemming excessive hair growth and skin problems that often accompany significant weight gain.
L.A. Bariatrics' New Weight-Loss Surgery Procedure Growing in Popularity in Los Angeles
After performing over 20 plicated band procedures at L.A. Bariatrics, the bariatric team at Marina Del Rey Hospital reflects on current success — and plans for more.Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 Obese patients have used gastric bypass and lap band surgeries as tools for safe, effective weight loss for over two decades. But the medical community is constantly developing new options to ...
BroadcastMed Highlights Live Weight Loss Surgery
BroadcastMed is proud to highlight a live Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is a newer, innovative weight loss surgery where the majority of the stomach is removed leaving a long tubular structure from the esophagus to the small intestine.
Washington, DC Weight Loss Surgeons Discuss New Link Between Obesity Surgery and Diabetes Treatment
WASHINGTON, DC-- - Thanks to two recent studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine, researchers and surgeons have established a tangible link between bariatric surgery and the treatment of ...
Many weight-loss surgery patients shed Type 2 diabetes along with their pounds
CHAMPAIGN — Type 2 diabetes used to weigh down Peggy Jenvey's life. It drained her energy. Her blood pressure rose. Her weight was too high, but the medications she had to take made the extra pounds tough to lose, she said. Eight years ago, the Thomasboro woman took a drastic step. read more
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