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• Obesity surgery 'cures' diabetes - Pulse

Obesity surgery 'cures' diabetes
Pulse, UK - 4 hours ago
The surgical group achieved an average 20.7% body weight loss at two years, compared with 1.7% among the conventional-therapy group, representing a loss of ...

• Health events - Cincinnati Enquirer

Health events
Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - 5 hours ago
Surgical Weight Loss Seminar, 6 pm, Holiday Inn Eastgate, 4501 Eastgate Blvd., Union Township. Deaconess Surgical Weight Loss Center staff. Free. ...

• Promising Results For Treating Anorexia Nervosa With Deep Brain ... - Medical...

Promising Results For Treating Anorexia Nervosa With Deep Brain ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 5 hours ago
This surgical procedure should serve as an alternative therapy in advanced cases." Dr. Sun and colleagues implanted electrodes via a minimally invasive ...

• Man sues nursing homes in wife's death - State-Journal.com

Man sues nursing homes in wife's death
State-Journal.com, KY - 23 hours ago
... of her health and physical condition and resulted in physical and emotional injuries " weight loss, infection, poor hygiene, severe pain and death. ...

• "Lose Weight Gain Life": New Website For Patients Seeking Information On Obes...
Today saw the launch of a new disease awareness website http://www.loseweightgainlife.co.uk from Allergan as part of its ongoing commitment to raise awareness of obesity as a serious medical condition and offer clear information and support to patients considering bariatric surgery.

• What Is Mesotherapy Treatment You Ask? (Medical News Today)
Mesotherapy treatment is a non surgical cosmetic solution aimed at diminishing problem areas in your body such as cellulite, excess weight, body contouring, and face/neck rejuvenation, just to name a few. It is administered via numerous injections containing various types of FDA approved medicine...

• Baytown woman making television debut (Baytown Sun)
On March 1, 2005, Khalliah McGinty, unit coordinator for outpatient surgery at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital, underwent weight-loss surgery. The surgery was performed by Garth Davis, M.D. and Robert Davis, M.D. at The Methodist Hospital in Houston. Since the surgery, McGinty has lost 52 pounds.

• Health events (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Join the blood drive at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, learn about teen sex, and more.

Surgical Weight Loss Videos

• Medical Center East, Surgical Weight Loss- created by Customer Connection
Medical Center East, Surgical Weight Loss- created by Customer Connection
Customer Connection
58 sec - Mar 2, 2005

Medical Center East, Surgical Weight Loss

• Lap Band Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
Lap Band Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
ORLivedotcom
2 min - Sep 7, 2006

The Center for Surgical Weight Loss & Wellness at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) will offer the public a chance to watch a laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding weight loss surgery during a live webcast Tu...

• BWH Surgeons Demonstrated New Minimally Invasive Approach to Weight Loss Surgery
BWH Surgeons Demonstrated New Minimally Invasive Approach to Weight Loss Surgery
OR-Live.com, slp3D, Inc.
1 hr 3 min - Jul 27, 2005

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a new minimally invasive surgical treatment for weight loss that requires no stomach stapling or intestinal re-routing. The ...

• Weight Loss Surgery: To Be a Surgical Candidate
Weight Loss Surgery: To Be a Surgical Candidate

4 min

Katherine Applegate, PhD, explains the

• Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: the gold standard of weight-loss
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: the gold standard of weight-loss
ORLivedotcom
46 min - May 12, 2007

Shawnee Mission Medical Center will host its fourth live surgical Webcast on February 28 at 6:30 p.m. CST (00:30 UTC), when bariatric surgeon Stan Hoehn, MD, performs a minimally invasive Roux-en-Y Gastric ...

• Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Weight Loss Surgery
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Weight Loss Surgery

2 min - Sep 22, 2006

The Center for Surgical Weight Loss & Wellness at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) will offer the public a chance to watch a laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding weight loss surgery during a live webcast T...

• Weight-Loss Surgical Options in Dallas Texas: G
Weight-Loss Surgical Options in Dallas Texas: G

43 sec

www.drwbarker.com - Dallas Bariatric surgeon/doctor Dr. Wade N. Barker describes the Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass procedure. Topics include describes the benefits (enormous amount of weight loss), the disadvantages (initial resistance to eating...

• EDITORIAL: Alternative Surgery - RedOrbit

EDITORIAL: Alternative Surgery
RedOrbit, TX - 32 minutes ago
Australian researchers published a study in which they found weight-loss surgery to be more effective than the conventional methods of treating Type 2 ...

• Heart to Heart Talk Dangers of snoring - Inquirer.net

Heart to Heart Talk Dangers of snoring
Inquirer.net, Philippines - 36 minutes ago
Weight loss for those who are overweight can minimize the episodes of sleep apnea. Avoidance of sleeping pills, sedatives and alcohol, all of which increase ...

• Dr. Mehta: Hepatoma: Liver cancer -- new advances - Waukegan News Sun

Dr. Mehta: Hepatoma: Liver cancer -- new advances
Waukegan News Sun, IL - 2 hours ago
His symptoms included an unexpected 50-pound weight loss and abdominal pain. He took some over-the-counter pain medications without much relief. ...

• Patients Encouraged To See A Physician If They Experience Symptoms ... - Medi...

Patients Encouraged To See A Physician If They Experience Symptoms ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 2 hours ago
Surgical therapy is available for those who do not respond to lifestyle and medication therapy or who do not wish to remain on medications. ...

• Dr. Mehta: Hepatoma: Liver cancer -- new advances (Lake County News Sun)
Mr. K is a 78-year-old patient who saw me almost two years ago for a second opinion. His symptoms included an unexpected 50-pound weight loss and abdominal pain. He took some over-the-counter pain medications without much relief.

• Diabetes Remission In Obese Patients More Likely With Weight Loss Surgery (Me...
Gastric banding surgery appeared to be more effective than conventional weight loss and diabetes control at helping obese patients with type 2 diabetes lose weight and achieve remission of diabetes, revealed the results of a preliminary study by researchers in Australia.

• Weight Loss Surgery Treats Diabetes (WebMD)
Weight loss surgery proved to be a highly effective treatment for type 2 diabetes in a newly published study.

• Overweight patients with diabetes appear more likely to achieve remission wit...
Preliminary research indicates that obese patients with type 2 diabetes who had gastric banding surgery lost more weight and had a higher likelihood of diabetes remission compared to patients who used conventional methods for weight loss and diabetes control, according to a study in the January 2...

Surgical Weight Loss Videos

• Medical Center East, Surgical Weight Loss- created by Customer Connection
Medical Center East, Surgical Weight Loss- created by Customer Connection
Customer Connection
58 sec - Mar 2, 2005

Medical Center East, Surgical Weight Loss

• Lap Band Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
Lap Band Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
ORLivedotcom
2 min - Sep 7, 2006

The Center for Surgical Weight Loss & Wellness at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) will offer the public a chance to watch a laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding weight loss surgery during a live webcast Tu...

• BWH Surgeons Demonstrated New Minimally Invasive Approach to Weight Loss Surgery
BWH Surgeons Demonstrated New Minimally Invasive Approach to Weight Loss Surgery
OR-Live.com, slp3D, Inc.
1 hr 3 min - Jul 27, 2005

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a new minimally invasive surgical treatment for weight loss that requires no stomach stapling or intestinal re-routing. The ...

• Weight Loss Surgery: To Be a Surgical Candidate
Weight Loss Surgery: To Be a Surgical Candidate

4 min

Katherine Applegate, PhD, explains the

• Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: the gold standard of weight-loss
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: the gold standard of weight-loss
ORLivedotcom
46 min - May 12, 2007

Shawnee Mission Medical Center will host its fourth live surgical Webcast on February 28 at 6:30 p.m. CST (00:30 UTC), when bariatric surgeon Stan Hoehn, MD, performs a minimally invasive Roux-en-Y Gastric ...

• Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Weight Loss Surgery
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Weight Loss Surgery

2 min - Sep 22, 2006

The Center for Surgical Weight Loss & Wellness at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC) will offer the public a chance to watch a laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding weight loss surgery during a live webcast T...

• Weight-Loss Surgical Options in Dallas Texas: G
Weight-Loss Surgical Options in Dallas Texas: G

43 sec

www.drwbarker.com - Dallas Bariatric surgeon/doctor Dr. Wade N. Barker describes the Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass procedure. Topics include describes the benefits (enormous amount of weight loss), the disadvantages (initial resistance to eating)...