Health Ministry Releases New Guidelines For Obesity Nov 27, 2008
5 kg/m2 will require bariatric surgery to eliminate excess. The guidelines were released jointly by the health ministry, the Diabetes Foundation of India, the All-India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), Indian Council of Medical Research, the National Institute of Nutrition and 20 other health organisations. (TopNews)
Childrens Hospital leads national task force on obesity Nov 27, 2008
In May 2006, Children s Hospital completed its first bariatric surgery on an 18-year-old female from the Milwaukee area. Since then, one other 17-year-old female has undergone the surgery and two more teenage females are expected to have the procedure done in coming months, Fidlin said. (Milwaukee Business Journal, WI)
Overnight, many overweight Nov 26, 2008
For the extremely obese, the group has revised rules for bariatric surgery that can help people eat less and lose weight ... We had been blindly using Western guidelines, said Pradeep Choubey, head of bariatric surgery at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, and convener of the expert group which plans to circulate the guidelines to doctors across the country. (Calcutta Telegraph)
'Quack foods' that claim to aid weight loss are 'waste of money' Nov 26, 2008
He said only appropriate diets, exercise, licensed drugs such as orlistat and sibutramine along with bariatric surgery which includes stomach stapling and gastric bands, are safe and effective. Prof Lean hopes new European Union (EU) Directive on Unfair Commercial Practices, adopted this year in UK, will finally protect vulnerable consumers who are tricked into to buying useless food products or supplements in attempts to combat their disease. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Billions splashed every year on quack health foods Nov 26, 2008
He highlighted that, of all the hundreds of products currently on sale to help people lose weight, only energy-restricted diets and exercise, the drugs orlistat and sibutramine, and in some cases bariatric surgery, are safe, effective and cost-effective. And the rest of them, in his opinion are either not effective or not safe. (Expressindia.com)
Go for pre-pregnancy weight loss surgery Nov 21, 2008
In the study, researchers found that women who underwent bariatric surgery and lost weight before becoming pregnant had a significantly lower risk of gestational diabetes and high blood pressure than obese women who did not have surgery ... For the study, the team, comprised primarily of researchers from RAND Health, the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, reviewed results from 75 studies that examined health issues among women who had... (Times of India)
They Say: Healthier Pregnancies, Babies After Gastric Bypass Nov 21, 2008
In one of those "study of studies," published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the authors reviewed 75 research projects that compared outcomes between formerly obese women who had had gastric bypass or other bariatric surgery with their still-obese peers (and some, with their non-obese peers). Overall, they found that mums who had undergone surgery before becoming pregnant had a significantly lower risk of various weight-related complications, in some cases... (Babblebaby)
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies Nov 20, 2008
Data from those studies showed that bariatric surgery in the United States increased by 800 percent between 1998 and 2005 (from 12,480 to 113,500) ... Between 2003 and 2005, more than 50,000 women in this age group had inpatient bariatric surgery each year, which accounted for 49 percent of all bariatric surgeries ... The review authors found that pregnant women who'd had bariatric surgery had lower maternal complication rates than obese women, including gestational diabetes (0 percent vs. 22. (MEDLINEplus)
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies Nov 20, 2008
The review of 75 studies found that pregnant women who lose weight after bariatric surgery may have lower rates of complications like gestational diabetes and preeclampsia and do almost as well as non-obese women ... Intuitively, it makes sense to me that the maternal outcomes are better after bariatric surgery they lose weight and approach the outcomes of normal women, said Dr. Melinda A. Maggard, a general surgeon at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an author of the study ...... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Bariatric Surgery Helps Future Pregnancies Nov 20, 2008
A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared with pregnant women who are obese, according to an article in the November 19 issue of JAMA. ... Large numbers of women in their childbearing years may undergo bariatric surgery, which may change fertility following weight loss, alter nutritional requirements during... (Newsmax)
Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized for Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery Nov 19, 2008
Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure -- complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby -- than pregnant women who are obese, according to new findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that are published in the November 19 issue of JAMA. ... In one study of laparoscopic gastric... (PR Newswire)
Health, the No.1 issue in Quebec: the Coalition against morbid obesity urges Quebec's Health and Social Services to submit its action plan on bariatric surgery promised in 2008 Nov 13, 2008
"We take this opportunity to reiterate our request, this time to newly appointed Health minister Dr. Yves Bolduc, concerning the promised action plan on bariatric surgery to be submitted by the minister in 2008", says Jos;e Roy, cofounder of the Coalition against morbid obesity ... Many other recent scientific studies(1) clearly show that bariatric surgery hinders the development of associated diseases requiring expensive treatments ... Consequently, after just a few years, the costs of... (Canada Newswire)
Weight-Loss Surgery May Improve IVF Outcomes Nov 13, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Preliminary findings from patients who underwent obesity surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, at Washington University in St. Louis, indicate that this procedure used to induce weight loss may improve the ability of morbidly obese women to conceive after undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) ... Lewkowski's team reviewed the records of five obese women who underwent bariatric surgery followed by IVF. Currently, three of the women have delivered healthy... (MEDLINEplus)
Plastic surgeons warn of malnutrition in body contouring patients Nov 13, 2008
At one year after bariatric surgery, most patients' food intake remains at about 1,000 calories per day, not even close to meeting standard recommendations regarding calories and protein intake. The study also noted the role various nutrients play in wound healing: Protein, vitamins A, B complex, C, arginine, glutamine, iron, zinc and selenium promote wound healing, collagen production and immune response; Vitamin B complex has also been associated with reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis. (EurekAlert!)
Melanin Production Discovered In Fat Tissue May Protect Some Individuals Against Chronic Diseases Associated With Obesity Nov 8, 2008
(June 19, 2008) Bariatric surgery for morbidly obese decreases the risk of developing cancer by up to 80 percent, according to new research. Obesity affects the body in multiple ways, so a single hypothesis cannot. (Science Daily)
Obesity is linked to increase in cancer cases Nov 4, 2008
Cancer rates could double within the next 40 years unless obesity is tackled, health experts warned yesterday. Professor Martin Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser at the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), said the UK was "sleepwalking" towards more cancer cases than ever before, and action to curb rising obesity rates was essential. (The Herald)
LMH designated as a Blue Distinction Center for bariatric surgery Nov 1, 2008
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts has designated Hallmark Health System s Lawrence Memorial Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery by Blue Cross Blue Shield ... Bariatric Surgery may help some individuals reduce extreme obesity and its associated health risks and Blue Distinction provides objective information to help them make informed decisions when choosing a provider ... We are thrilled to have our bariatric surgery program recognized by Blue Cross and Blue... (Medford Transcript, MA)
Bedford Springs Resort to Host Annual Women's Wellness Weekend Oct 31, 2008
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is a full-service women's hospital, which has now expanded to include a range of services for women and men: diagnostic imaging, including CT and MRI, a Heart Center, bariatric surgery, orthopedics, digestive disorders, pulmonology, thoracic surgery, minimally invasive abdominal surgery and vascular surgery. Bedford Springs Resort re-opened in July 2007 following a $120-million restoration and expansion. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Gastric bypass surgery for obesity Oct 22, 2008
Researchers from Lebanon examined 6 studies that looked at cardiovascular risk after bariatric surgery for ... Also, the predicted chance of having a heart attack or need for heart or dying of heart disease over 10 years fell from 7 percent to 3 percent after undergoing bariatric surgery ... The researchers concluded that bariatric surgery predicts long-term benefits and decreases the risk of cardiovascular problem in obese patients. (NDTV.com)
Weight-loss surgery, no cutting required Oct 21, 2008
Known as bariatric surgery, it is often done through slits ... "Most people don't want the risk," he said, adding that only about 2 percent of those who might be helped by bariatric surgery actually have it. (International Herald Tribune)
Gastric Bypass Reduces Heart Risks Oct 21, 2008
The take-home message is that "bariatric surgery can be considered as a means to reduce cardiovascular risk (in obese patients) after conservative treatment options have failed," Dr. John A. Batsis told Reuters Health. Batsis, at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, New Hampshire and his colleagues identified six studies that looked at cardiovascular risk after bariatric surgery for obesity ... 5 percent after undergoing bariatric surgery. (Newsmax)
Gundersen Lutheran earns top marks in care report Oct 16, 2008
Gundersen Lutheran received speciality excellence recognition for bariatric surgery, critical care, general surgery, joint replacement and pulmonary care ... Gundersen Lutheran: Appendectomy, bariatric surgery, bowel obstruction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, diabetic acidosis and coma, heart attack, heart failure, hip fracture repair, pancreatitis, pneumonia, respiratory failure, sepsis, total hip replacement, total knee replacement. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Behavioral Modification Helps Obese... Oct 15, 2008
Bariatric Surgery for Adolescent Obesity. The AHRQ report and several other studies have reported that bariatric surgery can result in moderate to substantial weight loss in adolescents ... Bariatric surgery can lead to resolution of obesity comorbidities like asthma and sleep apnea. (Suite101.com)
These losers are really winners Oct 8, 2008
The extravaganza was promoted by Lowell General Hospital s Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery as a way to educate people about the health problems that are part of obesity and offer real-life examples of the benefits of weight management far beyond image and appearance. One dozen people shared their journey, before and after, and their new lifestyles as a way to motivate others to make positive changes in weight loss to help improve their overall health and wellbeing. (Chelmsford Independent, MA)
Bones May Weaken After Weight Loss Surgery Oct 3, 2008
While the effect of bone density loss on future fracture risk is not yet clear, "for the present, a high degree of vigilance for nutritional deficiencies and bone loss in patients both before and after bariatric surgery is critical," the researchers write. Dr. Shonni J. Silverberg and colleagues from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City explain that after people have obesity surgery, they have a smaller gut area available to absorb nutrients from the food they... (MEDLINEplus)
Programs, upgrades keep Hallmark, LMH up to speed Oct 3, 2008
The hospital was also designated as a center of excellence for bariatric surgery, something less than 225 hospitals nationwide can boast. Hallmark has also instituted a bone and joint replacement program, which follows patients from pre-surgery to post-surgery and beyond to help them make the transition to caring for themselves and their new joint. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Risk factors associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in subjects from primary care units. A case-control study Oct 3, 2008
Many etiologic factors are associated with NAFL, such as, the metabolic syndrome factors, medications, bariatric surgery, nutritional disorders. However, very little information is available on the clinical relevance of this disorder as a health problem in the general population. (BioMed Central)
Area hospitals honored for bariatric surgery Sep 24, 2008
Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, CMC-Mercy, Frye Regional Medical Center and Presbyterian Hospital have been named Blue Distinction Centers for Bariatric Surgery by the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. The designation is given to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise and reliability in performing bariatric surgery. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Crossing borders to shed pounds Sep 23, 2008
Even under the best conditions, providing long-term follow-up care to young weight-loss patients can be difficult, said Dr. Kelvin Higa, a professor of surgery at the UC San Francisco Medical Center and former president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The busy lives of teenagers can leave little room for trips across town to the doctor's office, much less to one in another country. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Weight-loss surgery saves lives, studies find Sep 23, 2008
Researchers already knew that bariatric surgery sharply reduced diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol, in addition to improving appearance and quality of life ... Last year, about 177,600 Americans had bariatric surgery, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ... There are two main types of bariatric surgery. (Yahoo News -- Obesity)
Weighing the risks Sep 22, 2008
In 2004, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery said BMI standards for children undergoing weight-loss surgery should be the same as those set for adults by the National Institutes of Health. Not everyone agreed with that recommendation. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Study: Varicose Veins Treatment Could Be Used As Obesity Treatment Sep 20, 2008
In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by suppressing ghrelin levels and subsequently lowering appetite ... An estimated 205,000 people in the United States underwent bariatric surgery last year ... Results after four weeks showed that the pigs that were injected with sodium morrhuate had the hormone suppressed by up to 60 % and the use of surgery was kept to the minimum which could complement or substitute for bariatric surgery. (TopNews)
New Noninvasive Device Could Control Diabetes Sep 19, 2008
"Over the last few years, we've learned how effective bariatric surgery can be," explained study author Dr. Lee Kaplan. "But surgery is invasive, and because it has significant side effects in a small percentage of patients, it would be nice to come up with noninvasive things that can work effectively along the same principles of surgery. And this device does that.". (MEDLINEplus)
Study: Pros & Cons Of Losing Weight With Gastric Surgery Sep 18, 2008
But, over the two and a half years since her bariatric surgery, she has maintained and kept to her new weight of 130-lbs ... With over 15-million morbidly obese Americans, 205,000 of which underwent surgery last year, going on to lose 100 or more pounds according to American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimates. (TopNews)
Weight-loss surgery is only half the battle Sep 17, 2008
For more than two and a half years she has maintained her new weight of 130 pounds, within a 3-pound range, by following all the rules suggested for people who undergo bariatric surgery, which in most cases reduces the stomach to a tiny pouch and bypasses part of the small intestine ... " If not for the scars on her legs and abdomen where excess skin was removed after her weight loss, no one would ever guess that this lean, well-muscled woman was once terribly obese. About 15 million Americans... (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Leaving the Folds Sep 16, 2008
Bariatric surgery -- the stomach-shrinking operation performed to treat obesity -- works, and it is becoming safer all the time ... Many patients who experience massive weight loss after bariatric surgery will need additional surgery to remove excess skin ... As bariatric surgery has grown more common (some 144,000 such procedures were performed in the United States in 2004, more than double the number in 2002), D'Amico says, patients seeking body contouring have "started to show up in plastic... (Yahoo News -- Cosmetic Treatments and Surgery)
Varicose vein treatment eases hunger for pigs Sep 16, 2008
"In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by suppressing ghrelin levels and subsequently lowering appetite.". Bariatric surgery involves cutting off part of the stomach and sometimes small intestine so that people eat less and so their bodies have less time to digest food ... About 205,000 people in the United States had bariatric surgery last year. (Scientific American)
Weight-Loss Surgery Requires Discipline Sep 16, 2008
For more than two and a half years she has maintained her new weight of 130, within a 3-pound range, by following all the rules suggested for people who undergo bariatric surgery, which in most cases reduces the stomach to a tiny pouch and bypasses part of the small intestine ... Last year, the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery estimates, 205,000 people underwent surgery to help them lose 100 or more pounds that they had been unable to shed and keep off any other way ... A... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Researchers Suppress 'Hunger Hormone' Sep 16, 2008
Minimally invasive procedure in pigs produced effect similar to bariatric surgery ... TUESDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive procedure successfully suppressed levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in pigs and led to appetite reduction results similar to bariatric surgery, say Johns Hopkins researchers ... "With gastric artery chemical embolization, called GACE, there's no major surgery. In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by... (Health-Finder)
Johns Hopkins researchers suppress 'hunger hormone' Sep 16, 2008
New minimally invasive method tested in pigs yields result as good as bariatric surgery ... "In our study in pigs, this procedure produced an effect similar to bariatric surgery by suppressing ghrelin levels and subsequently lowering appetite." ... Bariatric surgery - involving the removal, reconstruction or bypass of part of the stomach or bowel - is effective in suppressing appetite and leading to significant weight loss, but carries substantial surgical risks and complications. (EurekAlert!)
Gastric Bypass Surgery Less Helpful for Diabetics Sep 16, 2008
Led by Dr. Guilherme Campos, director of the Bariatric Surgery Program at University of California, San Francisco, the study found that gastric-bypass patients with diabetes did not lose as much weight as other patients after the surgery. Of the 310 patients in the study, 92% of those without diabetes were able to lose more than 40% of their excess weight statistically, that's considered a successful procedure while only 79% of diabetes patients were able to drop that much weight after one year. (Time.com)
Study shows cost savings behind bariatric surgery Sep 9, 2008
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Bariatric surgery can pay for itself in a few years by helping to reduce insurance claims from other medical conditions morbidly obese people develop, a new study reports ... Co-author Dr. Scott Shikora is president of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, whose members would stand to gain from any easing of insurers' requirements for the surgery ... Percentages for those conditions either stayed the same or rose in the patient group that didn't... (CNNMoney.com)
Fat? Dieting won't help, only surgery Sep 9, 2008
Given that obesity is fast attaining a disease status the world over and particularly in Britain, an increasing number of men and women will fall in the eligible category for bariatric surgery, where the stomach is stapled or bypassed altogether by diverting food directly to the small intestine, says Carel Le Roux of Imperial College London. In Britain, a gastric band operation costs the NHS about 5,500 pounds and a gastric bypass costs about 9,000 pounds. (India Times, India)
Does weight loss surgery lower the risk of getting cancer? Sep 8, 2008
The research team, led by Dr. Nicholas Christou, director of bariatric surgery and professor of surgery at McGill, looked at the medical records of 1,035 patients who had the surgery and 5,746 who did not but were otherwise similar. None of the patients, who were in their mid- to late- 40s, had been diagnosed with cancer before the study. (Boston Globe)
Synovis Life Technologies Reports Ninth Consecutive Record Revenue Quarter Sep 6, 2008
Revenue from Peri-Strips Dry, a tissue-based buttress used in bariatric surgery to treat obesity, increased 37 percent. Within the Peri-Strips product line, use of PSD Veritas is growing. (Investors Business Daily)
Making a life-changing choice Sep 5, 2008
Schlapia goes back for periodic adjustments in Des Moines at the Bariatric Surgery Program and when an adjustment is needed, a needle is inserted into the Lap-Band with a saline solution ... He s doing very well he s losing weight a little bit more than normal, said Dr. Todd Eibes, medical director for the Bariatric Surgery Program. (Creston News Adertiser, IO)
How Gastric Bypass Rapidly Reverses Diabetes Symptoms Sep 4, 2008
(May 26, 2007) A new study concludes that patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, are at risk for long-term vitamin and mineral deficiencies and may develop a variety of. . (Science Daily)
Weight-Loss Surgery Won't "Cure" Sleep Apnea Sep 3, 2008
Many patients will have residual OSA one year after weight-loss surgery (also known as bariatric surgery), results of a study indicate ... In a study designed to clarify the impact of bariatric surgery on OSA, 24 morbidly obese patients underwent overnight sleep studies before and 1 year after bariatric surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
NH congressional candidate speaking at forum Aug 31, 2008
Clegg lost over 100 pounds after having bariatric surgery at his own expense. He sponsored a new law that requires New Hampshire health insurers to offer the procedure as an option in treating diseases and ailments caused by obesity. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
"Sick" Fat Found In Obese People Aug 29, 2008
"People have all kinds of theories about why bariatric surgery works the way it does, but the most simple and straightforward explanation is that the dramatic and immediate reduction in caloric intake is responsible for this improvement," he says. Endocrinologist and diabetes researcher R. Paul Robertson, MD, tells WebMD that the findings are important because researchers have been trying to link ER stress to insulin resistance for some time. (CBS News)
SRMC performs lap-band procedure (167) Aug 27, 2008
More than a year ago, Wilson began the LAP-BAND process in Pinehurst, but decided to have the procedure performed closer to home after Southeastern introduced its own Bariatric Surgery Program in December 2007 ... Obesity continues to affect a growing number of people in the United States, and many dont know that for the severely obese, there are safer alternatives to gastric bypass surgery, such as the LAP-BAND system, said Bariatric Surgery Program Director Dr. Barry Williamson ... For... (Elizabethtown Bladen Journal, NC)
Healthful Hints: Research shows gastric bypass surgery can help save lives Aug 19, 2008
The two lead articles were long-term studies of bariatric surgery patients and their survival rates compared with same-sized people without that surgery ... Index, or BMI, of 34 and higher, and women of 38 and higher who had bariatric surgery 2,010 subjects with a group the same size and age who didn t have surgery, 2,037 people ... Bariatric surgery isn t perfect. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Surgical Weight Loss Does Not Eliminate Obstructive Sleep Apnea Aug 17, 2008
16, 2008) Surgical weight loss results in an improvement of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but most patients continue to have moderate to severe OSA one year after undergoing bariatric surgery according to new research ... Results show that bariatric surgery reduced body mass index (BMI) from an average of 51 to 32 in 24 adults with OSA. At the one-year follow-up, however, only one participant (4 percent) experienced a resolution of OSA, and the majority of the study group (71 percent) still had... (Science Daily)
Obesity surgery numbers skyrocket: study Aug 17, 2008
Overall, she said bariatric surgery was a safe procedure that "poses low short-term risk in an otherwise high-risk population". But, she warned, candidates for bariatric surgery should continue to be carefully selected and counselled on the potential risks they face ... At present, bariatric surgery is only recommended for people with a body mass index (BMI) over 30 who have failed to shift their weight with lifestyle changes like diet and exercise. (The Age)
Sack: Celebrating 10 years of community-based health care Aug 16, 2008
In addition, Hallmark Health System s Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford was also designated a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. With this special designation, the hospital joined an elite group of only four other hospitals in Massachusetts and only 200 hospitals nationwide. (Stoneham Sun, MA)
Expanding the South Side lifeline Aug 15, 2008
Our Wound Care center is accredited by the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society and our Bridges Center for Surgical Weight Loss is also rated as a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). In addition, Southwest General has the best food in town according to our patients, employees and medical staff. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Study shows that surgical weight loss does not eliminate obstructive sleep apnea Aug 15, 2008
1 year follow-up study of a random sample of men and women shows that bariatric surgery does not result in the resolution of OSA ... A study in the August 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that surgical weight loss results in an improvement of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but most patients continue to have moderate to severe OSA one year after undergoing bariatric surgery ... Results show that bariatric surgery reduced body mass index (BMI) from an average of 51 to 32 in... (EurekAlert!)
General Surgeon Joins FCMC Medical Staff Aug 8, 2008
Their patient case loads involve a wide variety of procedures such as colon resection, hernia repair, gallbladder removal, diagnostic endoscopy, advanced laparoscopic and laparoscopic Bariatric surgery through their affiliation with The Weight Loss Clinic (a division of Central PA Surgical Associates, Ltd). Copyright 1998-2007. (Fulton County News, PA)
Wesley Medical Center adds surgical weight loss specialist Aug 4, 2008
Ian Villanueva will practice bariatric surgery as part of the Wesley Surgical Weight Loss Program. He will be a member of a multidisciplinary team that will evaluate patients and offer consultations to see if weight loss surgery is right for them, the hospital says. (Wichita Business Journal, KS)
State to pay for obesity surgery Aug 3, 2008
"We don't have anything that's logical and connected, and to tackle obesity you need to be able to go somewhere which has all the modern treatments, and that includes bariatric surgery," said Professor Caterson, who is among the public health experts drafted into the university's new Centre for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research ... Professor Louise Baur, from the Children's Hospital at Westmead and chair of a working party on weight-loss surgery for adolescents, welcomed the move... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
NSW to pay for surgery of obese people Aug 3, 2008
"We don't have anything that's logical and connected, and to tackle obesity you need to be able to go somewhere which has all the modern treatments, and that includes bariatric surgery," said Professor Caterson, who is among the public health experts drafted into the university's new Centre for Physical Activity, Nutrition and Obesity Research. The experts will advise Ms Meagher on how to reverse our expanding waistlines, including reducing childhood obesity rates to 22 per cent by 2016. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Obesity Treatments That Don't Require Invasive Surgery Aug 2, 2008
Patients need help, said John Morton, director of Bariatric Surgery and an associate professor at Stanford School of Medicine ... Bariatric surgery costs around $25,000. (Fox News)
What You Can Expect With Gastric By... Jul 30, 2008
What You Can Expect With Gastric Bypass Surgery: Bariatric Surgery Specifics ... Bariatric Surgery Specifics ... When choosing bariatric surgery, the process is sometimes as complicated as the after care. (Suite101.com)
Gastric Bypass Surgery Options Jul 30, 2008
Methods of Bariatric Surgery. Bariatric surgery is not all the same ... The other options for bariatric surgery are a gastric sleeve, a gastric band, or a biliopancreatice bypass with a duodenal switch. (Suite101.com)
Amazing Grace Jul 27, 2008
I pursued bariatric surgery and a whole host of others. But I was afraid to try to lose weight. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
