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Wed., April 25
Cumberland Times-News - Have you had weight loss surgery (WLS)? Are you considering WLS? Do you know someone who has had or is considering WLS? Then join us for the next meeting of the WLS Support Group serving Garrett, Allegany, and Mineral Counties and the surrounding

AP Top News
Newsday - CINCINNATI (AP) — Seventeen-year-old Amanda Munson gained confidence and energy as she lost 40 of her 296 pounds after weight-loss surgery and her diabetes went into remission. “People have told me I not only look thinner, but I seem to glow

90% of morbidly obese suffer sleep apnea, researchers find
Arizona Daily Star - AKRON, Ohio Nine in every 10 patients awaiting weight-loss surgery suffer from sleep apnea, a much higher percentage than are typically diagnosed, a University Hospitals of Cleveland study has found. In a group of 249 patients followed between

Researchers study benefits, risks of teen weight-loss surgery
Herald Tribune - CINCINNATI: Seventeen-year-old Amanda Munson gained confidence and energy as she lost 40 of her 296 pounds (18 of her 134 kilograms) after weight-loss surgery and her diabetes went into remission. “People have told me I not only look thinner, but I

Summary Box: When is best time for weight-loss surgery?
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Summary Box: When is best time for weight-loss surgery?THE ISSUE: A growing number of teenagers are fighting severe obesity and seeking ways to loss weight, including surgery. The full article will be available on the Web for a limited time: http

Chief Evangelist, ExitPath.com
PRWeb - As pioneers in the field of bariatric surgery, they have conducted over 8,700 open and laparoscopic gastric bypass surgeries since 1993 and have educated patients and doctors throughout the nation on the realities of the procedure. The team s

Magazine Preview: Fat Burn
Red Herring - Gastric bypass remains the surgery of choice for the morbidly obese. But that could change. The market including gastric bands and devices like extended-length hand instruments, exceeded $200 million in the United States in 2006. Companies from

Obesity surgery triples among U.S. teens
CNN - In 2003, at age 17, he had gastric bypass surgery, the most common obesity operation in teens and adults. “I was 5-foot-8 and 385 pounds,” Decker said. He had struggled with his weight since he was 11, and said he had tried just about every diet, but

To avoid strokes, tip scales in your favor, says Roker
New York Daily News - Roker has said he was a “stroke or a heart attack waiting to happen,” and that’s why he made the difficult decision to have gastric bypass surgery in 2002. Since then, he’s lost more than a hundred pounds and anchored many documentaries on a variety

News Review From Harvard Medical School — Obesity Surgery Can Affect
InteliHealth - Weight loss surgery can provide important health benefits for people who are very obese. Diabetes, heart disease and arthritis are just some of the conditions that this surgery may help prevent. In some cases, established diseases can even be

Health Tip: Planning Obesity Surgery?
KVOA 4 - (HealthDay News) — Obesity surgery helps severely obese people lose weight by reducing the size of the stomach, by bypassing a portion of the body’s digestive system, or a combination of these procedures. But the American Obesity Association warns

Obesity Surgery can Cause Serious Neurological Condition
HealthCentral.com - (Ivanhoe Newswire) — If you have obesity surgery, it is crucial for you to take your prescribed vitamin supplements and watch for symptoms such as vomiting, confusion , lack of coordination and visual changes. These could be signs of a serious

Scalpel-free obesity surgery on the horizon
CNN - CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) — Stomach-stapling surgery to combat obesity may be done in the future with a tube inserted through the mouth, making the procedure safer than using an incision and opening the way for more people to undergo it, doctors say

Ask The Expert
InteliHealth - A: For the right person, obesity surgery (what doctors call bariatric surgery) can be a successful treatment and can improve health. Surgery can reduce weight, reduce or eliminate the need for diabetes medicines in some people, and can improve

Say ‘no’ to obesity
News Today - India has not recognised obesity as a disease, unlike in western countries. Here, people equate obesity with a symbol of wealth, said Pradeep K Chowbey, president, Obesity Surgery Society of India, and secretary general, Asia Pacific Bariatric