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Obesity Surgery Triples Among U.S. Teens 
The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests. While the procedure is still far more common in adults, it appears to be slightly less risky in teens, according to an analysis of data on 12- to 19-year-olds who had obesity surgery from 1996 through 2003.

Obesity Surgery Can Lead To Memory Loss, Other Problems 
Weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass surgery, can lead to a vitamin deficiency that can cause memory loss and confusion, inability to coordinate movement, and other problems, according to a study published in the March 13, 2007, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Neurologic ill linked to obesity surgery 
WASHINGTON — Some obese people who have weight-loss surgery, particularly younger women, develop a neurological condition most often seen in severe alcoholics and linked to a vitamin deficiency, researchers said yesterday.

General Health Headlines
InteliHealth - CHICAGO (AP) — The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests.

Vertigo pill is new obesity wonderdrug
Daily Mail - Betahistine could be used as a real alternative to highly expensive, and potentially dangerous, obesity surgery which is rationed in some parts of the NHS. The new drug should cost the NHS just a few pence per tablet. “Although Betahistine does not

HEALTH NEWS
OregonLive.com - RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Doctors warn that a few obesity surgery patients have developed a serious neurological condition, with symptoms of confusion and poor coordination, linked to a lack of vitamin B1. Shock treatment sought for autistic man 3/14

Lack of vitamin may cause rare issue in obesity surgery patients
WNCT - (AP) - Doctors are warning in a study that a few obesity surgery patients have developed a serious neurological condition with symptoms of confusion and poor coordination. It’s linked to a lack of vitamin B-1. Wernicke encephalopathy, which is caused

Microwave experiments cause sponge disasters
Scientific American - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reports about a study that found microwave ovens can be used to sterilize kitchen sponges sent people hurrying to test the idea this week — with sometimes disastrous results. A team at the University of Florida found that two

Obesity Surgery Triples In Teens 
Teenagers seem to face fewer complications from weight-loss surgery than adults.

Doctors’ Hospital files for bankruptcy 
Financially troubled Doctors Hospital in Shreveport has filed for bankruptcy in a Texas court — while three of the hospital’s creditors have filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition trying to keep the case here.

Complications From Obesity Surgery 
Doctors in Raleigh are warning in a study that a few obesity surgery patients have developed a serious neurological condition with symptoms of confusion and poor coordination.

Teen Obesity Surgery Trend Emerging 
The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests. While the procedure is still far more common in adults, it appears to be slightly less risky in teens, according to an analysis of data on 12- to 19-year-olds who had obesity surgery from 1996 through 2003.

Neurologic ill linked to obesity surgery 
WASHINGTON — Some obese people who have weight-loss surgery, particularly younger women, develop a neurological condition most often seen in severe alcoholics and linked to a vitamin deficiency, researchers said yesterday.

Fighting child obesity 
Valdosta - Obesity is a problem plaguing the nation and studies indicate the number of American children having obesity surgery has tripled. The South Health District in Valdosta hopes a new program will scale down this problem in the area.

Study: Obesity surgery triples among U.S. teens 
CHICAGO New research suggests that the number of U-S children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years. The study in today’s Archives of Pediatrics and…