Monday, June 18, 2007

Surgical Weight Loss News


St. Francis Named Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence - Inside INdiana Bus...

St. Francis Named Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
Inside INdiana Business (press release), IN - 18 minutes ago
The designation recognizes the centers surgical programs. Since 2002, the St. Francis Weight Loss Center has performed more than 500 surgical procedures. ...

Coping with IBD - St. John's Telegram

Coping with IBD
St. John's Telegram, Canada - 2 hours ago
The most common symptom is abdominal pain, which may be associated with loose stools and/or with decreased appetite and weight loss. ...

Fighting fat at the cutting edge - Fortnightly Tenerife News

Fighting fat at the cutting edge
Fortnightly Tenerife News, Spain - 3 hours ago
Studies show that conventional weight loss schemes are likely to be ineffective. Surgery is one of the few permanent solutions. The main reservation people ...

Obesity reaches epidemic proportions in the Gulf region, according ... - AME ...

Obesity reaches epidemic proportions in the Gulf region, according ...
AME Info (press release), United Arab Emirates - 4 hours ago
... such as diet and lifestyle modifications but statistics show that only a very small percentage of people (3-6 per cent) will maintain their weight loss ...

Third of all births by C-section (La Crosse Tribune)
PHILADELPHIA ? For a peek into the future of childbirth, look to Puerto Rico.

Coping with IBD (The Telegram Online)
Twenty-one-year-old Lesley Butler has learned to live with ulcerative colitis. The inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which hit her three years ago, is as painful as it is embarrassing, she says.

Community Bulletin Board (Napa Valley Register)
From Register staff Education Scholarship workshop Napa Valley College hosts a free scholarship workshop in building 1600, room 1633, on Tuesday, 7 p.m.; and at the Napa Chamber of Commerce Executive Board Room, 1556 First St., Napa, on Thursday. Speakers are members of College Planning Specialis...

Hot stuff: 20 glistening facts, timely tidbits about sweat (The Olympian)
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