Surgical Weight Loss News

• uterine fibroid tumors - American Family Physician

uterine fibroid tumors
American Family Physician - 13 hours ago
MRI is preferred when precise myoma mapping is required (usually for surgical purposes), but it is the most expensive modality for evaluating fibroid tumors ...

• Antioxidants offer added health protection - Indianapolis Star

Antioxidants offer added health protection
Indianapolis Star, IN - May 16, 2007
... fruits and vegetables, dark leafy greens, green tea and dark chocolate,? said Rachel Nix, RD, CD, of St. Francis Medical & Surgical Weight Loss Center. ...

• Community Calendar - Palm Beach Post

Community Calendar
Palm Beach Post, FL - May 15, 2007
Surgical Weight Reduction support group and lecture, 5:15-7:30 pm first Wednesdays, Pinecrest Cafeteria. Call (877) 495-8446. ? Surgical Weight Reduction ...

• Epidemiology of obesity, pathophysiology, associated disease and ... - News-M...

Epidemiology of obesity, pathophysiology, associated disease and ...
News-Medical.net, Australia - May 15, 2007
... MD, Oregon Health & Science University, and colleagues discuss surgical procedures for weight loss, criteria for patient selection and outcomes. ...

• Seminar topic bariatric surgery (The Mining Journal)
MARQUETTE ? An educational seminar on extreme obesity and surgical options available for weight reduction will be offered at 6 p.m. Monday in Conference Room 1 at Marquette General Hospital.

• Epidemiology of obesity, pathophysiology, associated disease and management (...
Due to the gastrointestinal tract's role in body weight regulation, gastroenterologists should work closely with other medical disciplines to oversee and coordinate the care of obese individuals, according to an American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Obesity Task Force Report.

• Options multiply for osteoarthritis management (BioMechanics)
In this two-part series, we review the various nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies currently available for the care of patients who have osteoarthritis. In part II, to be published in our June issue, we will focus on the risks, benefits, and future outlook of these therapies.

• Study supports plantar fasciitis orthotic relief (BioMechanics)
Plantar fasciitis is a common condition that presents clinically as pain in the arch or, more commonly, as pain within the heel. Bordelon1 describes plantar fasciitis as "a clinical syndrome characterized by unilateral or bilateral heel pain in the medial tubercle of the calcaneous."

Surgical Weight Loss News

• Seminar topic bariatric surgery - Marquette Mining Journal

Seminar topic bariatric surgery
Marquette Mining Journal, MI - 1 hour ago
Video conferencing may be available at local hospitals. For more information, call Marquette General Surgical Weight Loss at 225-7979.

• Get your skates on to tackle arthritis - Daily Mail

Get your skates on to tackle arthritis
Daily Mail, UK - 4 hours ago
... it may have the potential to delay the need for surgery or at least provide a supplement to non-surgical treatment such as exercise and weight loss. ...

• Only 15 Percent Of Bariatric Patients Follow-up With Plastic ... - Medical Ne...

Only 15 Percent Of Bariatric Patients Follow-up With Plastic ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 6 hours ago
"Bariatric surgery is a useful tool for treating obesity and many patients benefit from completing their weight loss journey with plastic surgery every year ...

• Only 15 Percent of Bariatric Patients Follow-up With Plastic ... - PR Newswir...

Only 15 Percent of Bariatric Patients Follow-up With Plastic ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 8 hours ago
"Bariatric surgery is a useful tool for treating obesity and many patients benefit from completing their weight loss journey with plastic surgery every year ...

• Seminar topic bariatric surgery (The Mining Journal)
MARQUETTE ? An educational seminar on extreme obesity and surgical options available for weight reduction will be offered at 6 p.m. Monday in Conference Room 1 at Marquette General Hospital.

• Only 15 Percent of Bariatric Patients Follow-up With Plastic Surgery, ASPS Re...
Bariatric surgery to treat morbid obesity is poised to become the most prevalent major surgery in the United States. However, while most bariatric patients consider plastic surgery to re-contour their bodies after losing weight, less than 15 percent of patients will actually have it, according to...

• Only 15 Percent Of Bariatric Patients Follow-up With Plastic Surgery, ASPS Re...
Bariatric surgery to treat morbid obesity is poised to become the most prevalent major surgery in the United States. [click link for full article]

• Back pain doesn't have to be a part of your life (Montgomery Advertiser)
Regardless of where you stand on the issue of evolution, one thing that separates us from our primate counterparts is the ability to walk upright.