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KRON4 - WEDNESDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) — The risk of dying within 30 days of weight-loss surgery is less than 1 percent for patients who have the surgery done at an academic medical center, a U.S. study shows. Bariatric surgeries such as gastric banding

Antelope Valley Calendar
Los Angeles Daily News - of weight-loss surgery in fourth-floor Conference Room 16 at Antelope Valley Outpatient Imaging Center, 44105 15th St. W., Lancaster. Call (661) 723-5123

Enjoying life a few sizes smaller
Payson Roundup - She wishes there was a doctor-monitored support group in the community for those who have had weight loss surgery. People interested in such a group may contact her at (928) 476-3678. For her, the surgery was like “being born again.” Shopping malls and

Letter to the Editor: Surgery is not the easy way out
Crookston Daily Times - I would like to address your “opinion” that you stated in your recent Opinion article that addresses weight loss surgery that says: “it seems to be the easy way out.” Are you kidding me? You are so off the mark here. I have been blessed, yes, but

Hope For ‘Super Obese’ Can Be Risky
Playfuls - Weight-loss surgery is one of the most effective treatments, with gastric bypass the most commonly used, the study said. However, in a three-year test of 350 super obese patients the lesser used duodenal switch, in which about 85 percent of the

Walk aims to curb obesity epidemic
Pensacola News Journal - Last year, only Baptist’s weight-loss surgery patients participated, but this year the entire community is welcome, Hodge said. “It’s aimed at people who are already obese and need to get some help,” Hodge said. “But even if you’re in fairly good

Texas county backs off weight loss surgery
PhysOrg - The commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday against offering the surgery and ordered county employees to conduct more research on the proposed procedures, including gastric bypass surgery. Commissioner Karen Sonleitner, who opposed the offer in both votes

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Reality of the Marketplace
Orange County Weekly - James is being heavily marketed as the consummate survivor; her new slimmed-down look is the first item mentioned on her official website (James lost around 200 pounds through gastric-bypass surgery) and her (not uncommon) career arc, which

Gastric bypass: Who should pay?
Spartanburg Herald-Journal - Danny Hammett, pictured on the left, and Matthew Dunaway lost a collective 519 pounds after gastric bypass surgery. They say the surgery saved their lives and gave them a second chances. “Look.” He crossed his ankle over his knee and laughed like

The new Tiger
Boston Herald - T his is what Chris Tiger Stockbridge has eaten for the past seven days. It s a big change from the red-meat, artery-clogging binge he was on for 14 days straight as he prepared for gastric bypass surgery. Tiger troubles: Related articles

Osteoporosis: Gear up and Fight it Now!
Southern Illinoisan - People who’ve had prostrate surgery, brain tumors, kidney stones and gastric bypass surgery can be at risk for osteoporosis. “For example, you could lose a hundred pounds with gastric bypass, but then you will have a hip replacement in six years

Pre-op patient chews the fat - Binges before biting bypass bullet
Boston Herald - Gastric bypass surgery: Related articles, multimedia & images No side salad? Docs say hog-wild approach not recommended

Texas county backs off weight loss surgery
PhysOrg - The commissioners voted 5-0 Tuesday against offering the surgery and ordered county employees to conduct more research on the proposed procedures, including gastric bypass surgery. Commissioner Karen Sonleitner, who opposed the offer in both votes

Docs say hog-wild approach not recommended
Boston Herald - Last-minute eating binges like the one Chris Tiger Stockbridge is on are not recommended before gastric bypass surgery and, in fact, could be dangerous, doctors warn. Gastric bypass surgery: Related articles, multimedia & images Pre-op

in other magazines
Slate - One reason gastric-bypass surgery seems to be so effective in keeping people thin is that the procedure cuts down on the amount of ghrelin released from the stomach. Cannabinoid receptor antagonists . Potential promise: 8. Potential downside: 4.