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• DHSS Releases Report On Bariatric Surgery In New Jersey - eMaxHealth.com

DHSS Releases Report On Bariatric Surgery In New Jersey
eMaxHealth.com, NC - 42 minutes ago
"New Jerseyans should discuss all options for weight loss with their physicians to determine the proper and healthiest course of care," said Dr. Jacobs. ...

• HUMC led NJ in fight on obesity - NorthJersey.com

HUMC led NJ in fight on obesity
NorthJersey.com, NJ - 2 hours ago
"There is always a potential for complications to arise when undergoing surgery, but bariatric surgical patients in particular are higher risk," Pascack ...

• Calendar - Florence - Community Press

Calendar - Florence
Community Press, KY - 3 hours ago
Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center Information Session, 6 pm St. Luke Hospital West, 7380 Turfway Road. Free. 513-585-2273. Florence. ...

• Calendar - Boone County - Community Press

Calendar - Boone County
Community Press, KY - 3 hours ago
Tristate Surgical Weight Loss Center Information Session, 6 pm St. Luke Hospital West, 7380 Turfway Road. Free. 513-585-2273. Florence. ...

• Study of Atkins, Zone, Ornish and LEARN Diets Means Little to Morbidly-Obese ...
A recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association discussed the results of a study designed to compare four weight-loss diets. (PRWeb May 3, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/Q3Jhcy1DcmFzLVN1bW0tUHJvZi1NYWduLVplcm8=

• Study of Atkins, Zone, Ornish and LEARN Diets Means Little to Morbidly-Obese ...
A recent article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association discussed the results of a study designed to compare four weight-loss diets.

• Health: Robotic Weight Loss (CBS 3 Philadelphia)
In health, losing weight with the help of a robot is a revolutionary diet breakthrough. Medical Reporter Stephanie Stahl says it's helping one Horsham family accomplish what they thought was impossible.

• Tufts changes weight-loss policy (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Tufts Health Plan has changed its policy for members seeking weight-loss surgery, reversing restrictions on who can have the operations and cutting in half the amount of time they must spend in its behavioral program.

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• Lap band gastric bypass surgery improves insulin resistance - SpiritIndia

Lap band gastric bypass surgery improves insulin resistance
SpiritIndia, India - 27 minutes ago
Many studies have shown that RYGB is very successful in controlling diabetes, even before substantial weight loss has occurred. ...

• Putting down the fork, going under the knife - Fort Worth Star Telegram

Putting down the fork, going under the knife
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 3 hours ago
Several local doctors and hospitals offer a variety of weight-loss surgeries -- with aggressive marketing campaigns and intense competition for potentially ...

• Tufts changes weight-loss policy - Worcester Telegram

Tufts changes weight-loss policy
Worcester Telegram, MA - 5 hours ago
Tufts Health Plan has changed its policy for members seeking weight-loss surgery, reversing restrictions on who can have the operations and cutting in half ...

• Open wide and say appendectomy - Belleville News-Democrat

Open wide and say appendectomy
Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 5 hours ago
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention promotes breast-feeding as a way to reduce children's excess weight. Some health officials say 15 percent ...

• Tufts changes weight-loss policy (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)
Tufts Health Plan has changed its policy for members seeking weight-loss surgery, reversing restrictions on who can have the operations and cutting in half the amount of time they must spend in its behavioral program.

• New Way To Predict Obesity Surgery Risk (CBS News)
A new assessment tool developed by a Duke University gastric bypass surgeon should help doctors better identify which patients are at a high risk of death from weight loss surgery.

• Simple scoring system accurately predicts weight-loss surgery risk (News-Medi...
A simple scoring system based on five medical factors accurately predicts which patients being considered for gastric bypass surgery would be at highest risk of dying.

• Turnaround effort faces major hurdles (The Press-Enterprise)
Prospective buyers of Moreno Valley Community Hospital and the entire Valley Health System say they must expand medical and surgical specialties to generate income and make up for years of losses.