Archive for September, 2005

Weight Loss without Gastric Bypass surgery

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Weight Loss without Gastric Bypass surgery
PR Leap - (PRLEAP.COM) Obesity and overweight has reached levels of epidemic proportion in America . According to latest estimates as high as 70% of Americans may be overweight, obese or morbidly obese. such a Diet plans on a permanent basis.Gastric bypass surgery or the stomach blocking bariatic surgery is increasingly

Racism not big issue at heart of slow relief efforts in South
State Hornet - government is in serious need of a good gastroenterologist: Gastric bypass surgery is the only way to tackle an appetite

Weight-loss surgery gains popularity
Lawrence Journal-World - resident had gastric-bypass surgery to lose weight, with Medicare picking up the cost overweight - are increasingly opting for some form of gastric bypass surgery as a last resort

More obese seniors choosing gastric-bypass surgery
AP via Florida Times-Union - gastric-bypass surgery to lose weight, with Medicare picking up the cost. Because he couldn’t eat as much, the weight dropped off faster than he could believe. Exercising got easier. 100 pounds overweight - are increasingly opting for some form of gastric bypass surgery as a last resort

Maradona’s gastric bypass surgery sparks weight-loss trend in Colombia 

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Maradona’s gastric bypass surgery sparks weight-loss trend in Colombia 
Slam! Sports - Sep 27 3:13 PM
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - Diego Maradona has started a weight-loss trend. The former Colombian soccer star dropped 110 pounds through gastric bypass surgery, and now his countrymen want it, too. Maradona weighed 266 pounds before he had the surgery in March.

Healthy Happenings 
Nashville City Paper - Sep 19 10:25 PM
Adoption information Learn about adopting children from abroad, 7 p.m. Thursday, Gordon Jewish Community Center, 801 Percy Warner Blvd. 356-7170. Info: 354-1644.

More obese seniors choosing gastric-bypass surgery 
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Sep 26 1:08 PM
TAMPA, Fla. With 360 pounds hanging on his 5-foot-7 frame, Robert Stratiff was in sad shape. He had heart problems, poor circulation, wasted knees and sleep apnea that kept him awake most nights. Miserable at age 69, he knew he wasn’t long for the world unless he did something drastic. And soon.

Minneapolis/St. Paul 
Minneapolis City Pages - Sep 06 7:55 PM
The interest-only mortgage? You might as well kill yourself now–that’s suicide. There’s a six-month, a three-year, and a ten-year. The ten-year has the highest rate. Interest-only loan rates last month went up half a percent, so the payment jumped.

Local teen tests anti-obesity device 
Seattle Times - Sep 07 8:39 PM
Emily Sperry’s fight with obesity has been a challenge since birth. Last year, at age 17, she thought she’d be overweight the rest of her…

Saints optimistic in finding top-notch’ talent

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Saints optimistic in finding top-notch’ talent
Lowell Sun - the hospital began developing new, more profitable areas of medicine such as gastric bypass surgery and angioplasty

More Obese Seniors Seeking Surgical Help
The Ledger - resident had gastric-bypass surgery to lose weight, with Medicare picking up the cost are increasingly opting for some form of gastric bypass surgery as a last resort.That includes

More obese seniors turn to gastric bypass
St. Petersburg Times - resident had gastric-bypass surgery to lose weight, with Medicare picking up the cost overweight - are increasingly opting for some form of gastric bypass surgery as a last resort

Maradona’s gastric bypass surgery sparks weight-loss trend in Colombia
C-Health - Maradona’s gastric bypass surgery sparks weight-loss trend in Colombia Provided by: Associated star dropped 110 pounds through gastric bypass surgery, and now Colombians want