Archive for March, 2006

Obesity surgery helps, but it’s not a cure-all

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

Obesity surgery helps, but it’s not a cure-all
Los Angeles Times - “Today” show weatherman Al Roker and singer Carnie Wilson are likely to have a lot more company in the once-exclusive ranks of those who undergo weight-loss surgery to treat obesity. But such surgery is not a cure for obesity. “It’s a tool designed

Community Calendar
Daily News Journal - Activities at St. Clair Street Senior Center: 10-11 a.m., St. Clair Garden Club. Rutherford County Extension Agent Anthony Tuggle speaks on understanding your plants. Free, open to anyone in the community age 60 or older. St. Clair Street Senior

Weight-loss surgery could drop blood pressure of obese patients
WLS - March 20, 2006 - Weight-loss surgery has the added benefit of dropping high blood pressure levels as it slims morbidly obese patients. Patients who had not been taking dugs to treat their hypertension prior to surgery saw a significant easing of

Fidelis Health Care New York
WSTM - Today many Americans are suffering from obesity. When dieting and drugs don t work many turn to bariatric surgery as a next step to weight-loss. Bariatric surgery or weight-loss surgery, alters the size of the stomach digestive process. Dr. William

Antelope Valley Calendar
Los Angeles Daily News - AV Scrap Club will host crop night, 6-midnight at the Courtyard Marriott, 530 Rancho Vista Blvd., Palmdale. Scrapbooking, shopping and socializing will be featured. The $20 fee includes food and prizes. People who preregister will receive a goodie

British Asians travel to India for cosmetic surgery

Monday, March 27th, 2006

British Asians travel to India for cosmetic surgery
Hindustan Times, India - Mar 22, 2006… Britain. Some of the favourite operations are nose jobs, tummy tucks, liposuction and breast enlargements, the sources said. Unlike …

Looking for the biggest loser
Malay Mail, Malaysia - Mar 23, 2006… people. Think Extreme Make-Over, minus the facial reconstruction, and plus a whole lot more liposuction and tummy tucks. Premiering …

Get under the knife, be a virgin again!
Times of India, India - Mar 18, 2006… “With more and more women from US and UK shopping for cosmetic procedures in Indian hospitals, along with breast upliftment and liposuction, we are now …

Beauty quacks leave a trail of trusting victims
New Straits Times, Malaysia - Mar 24, 2006… or houses. Among the common procedures offered are double eyelids and nose surgeries, breast augmentation and liposuction. Dr Angamuthu …

Trendy Plastic Surgery Overhyped?
WebMD - Mar 17, 2006… in 2005: America’s leading cosmetic plastic surgery in 2005 was liposuction, which was done more than 323,000 times. Rhinoplasty …

Oregon Health & Science Univ Researchers Say When It Comes To …

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

Oregon Health & Science Univ Researchers Say When It Comes To …
JacksonvilleOregonNews.com, OR - Mar 21, 2006… known as the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, or duodenal switch, is associated with a higher complication rate than gastric bypass, the most …

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Blood Pressure Drop
MedPage Today, NJ - Mar 21, 2006… In a chart review of 347 patients (about 77% female) who had undergone bariatric surgery, 285 (mean initial BMI 55.7) had a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and 62 …

Columbus man loses 370 pounds, regains a chance to live life
Columbus Telegram, NE - Mar 7, 2006… But after having gastric bypass surgery and committing to a healthy lifestyle, Robak has lost about 370 pounds. I fit in now. …