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Gastric bypass surgery helped father and daughter shed 380 pounds
Wisconsin State Journal, WI - Aug 18, 2006… In addition, he said, the Florida-based American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) has developed standards for weight loss surgery centers that include …

Bariatric surgery now at Lutheran
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - Aug 10, 2006… St. Joseph Hospital, and a second weight-loss surgery option will also be available at Lutheran Hospital in the next month or so. …

Books : Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious …
Science Daily (press release) - Aug 9, 2006After her weight loss surgery in 2003, Patt Levine knew she would have to stick to a very restrictive diet, but there had to be something better than the …

Ojeda: It’s a long road, but ‘I will get there’
Miami Herald, FL - Aug 29, 2006… QUOTE: ”Every day that passes, I’m very glad I picked that right way,” diet and exercise rather than weight-loss surgery. …

Protein, B-12 important after bypass
The Grand Rapids Press, MI - Aug 23, 2006By Vicky Ferguson. OK, I have been told I need a lot of protein, but how do you get much down after you have had the Roux en y (gastric bypass) surgery? …

Think Slimmer, Think Bariatric
Express Healthcare Management, India - Aug 17, 2006… one. “My distress ended only when I underwent a gastric bypass surgery. Two … completely. A gastric bypass is usually suggested. Sleeve …

Doctors: dieting won’t banish cellulite
Daily Mail - UK, UK - Aug 15, 2006… programmes. These included low-fat meals, liquid diets, medication, and bariatric surgery (such as gastric bypass and gastric banding). …

Laparoscopic weight reduction surgeries at Apollo Victor
Herald Publications, India - Aug 17, 2006… These procedures, namely Laparoscopic Gastric Banding and Laparoscopic Gastric bypass surgeries are indicated in very obese individuals, who have had multiple …

Weight loss procedures don’t end with Gastric bypass surgery
ABC7Chicago.com,  USA - Aug 2, 2006… a swimsuit. “My starting weight was 231 pounds,” she said. Carla had gastric bypass surgery. “I actually reached 106.”. She felt …

Business Briefs 
Tampa-based Health Integrated , a privately held health care provider, said Tuesday that it will expand its headquarters at 10008 N. Dale Mabry Highway and add 60 employees over the next three years.

Study finds weight loss can sometimes worsen cellulite 
A new study has revealed that weight loss could result in some women getting cellulite, the deposits of subcutaneous fat and fibrous tissue that create a dimpling effect on the overlying skin.

Shedding some skin 
Losing 165 pounds of fat was only half the battle. Pruning 15 pounds of excess skin proved to be nearly as long and arduous. It had to be done, though. “I looked like a Shar-Pei,” said Laurie Crawford of Delaware.

Weight-loss surgery goes to Lutheran 
Starting Monday, patients seeking bariatric surgery in Fort Wayne will have to go to Lutheran Hospital rather than St. Joe Hospital.

Mortality Rates in Morbidly Obese Skyrocket Without Bariatric Surgery 
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 25, 2006 — A recent study published in Elsevier, a medical journal covering surgery for obesity and related diseases, found mortality rates in morbidly obese people who defer bariatric surgical intervention was more than 10 times the expected rate.

Healthy Happenings 
Sharing with Sherry: Cooking class for people with MS Class is hosted by Sherry Adcock, RN. Bring a recipe and the actual dish, if possible. Saturday, 1-3 p.m., Skyline Medical Center, Aud. A, 3441 Dickerson Pike, 828-8251.