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/ CORRECTION - Tulip BioMed, Inc. 
In the news release, “Industry Leader John Johnson Joins Tulip BioMed Team,” issued Wednesday, March 14, 2007, by Tulip BioMed, Inc., we are advised by the company that the first sentence of the tenth paragraph should read “Mr.

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Childhood Obesity and Liposuction Are Not a Good Mix, ASPS Cautions 
In light of recent media coverage on teenagers seeking surgical options to lose weight, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) cautions that liposuction and tummy tucks are inappropriate procedures for weight loss. In fact, a recent editorial in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery(R) (PRS), the official medical journal of the ASPS, discusses the lack of scientific data supporting the use …

Cosmetic Procedures on the Rise — Again 
Botox, liposuction among the most popular procedures in 2006, survey finds.

Art: On and off the walls 
As the Twin Cities’ chief venue for all things cutting-edge, Walker Art Center can be infuriatingly obscure, high-minded and obtuse, as its recent “Heart of Darkness” show was. But when it gets things right, as it does in the new show “Paper Trail: A Decade of Acquisitions,” the Walker has the resources and reach to deliver amazing art. “Paper Trail,” which runs through June 17, is a rich sample …

Some careers have bright futures 
Filmmaker John Waters predicted in a recent issue of The New Yorker that the hot careers in the coming years will be tattoo removal and gay-divorce litigation.

Tapping a full-bodied market 
If everything at SmoothShapes Inc. works according to plan, the only thing getting fat will be the company’s coffers.

The key to weight loss: Motivation
Bismarck Tribune - had to navigate the dense maze of options out there: diet pills, personal trainers, health clubs, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Slim-Fast, NutriSystem, Lindora, Overeaters Anonymous, nutritionists, protein shakes, low-carb diets, weight-loss surgery

From Ex-Lax to Xbox
Slate - Weight-loss surgery for adolescents tripled from 2000 to 2003. Trend lines suggest the annual rate of such procedures on patients aged 12 to 19 now exceeds 1,000. Most of these teens had gastric bypass , which reduces stomach size. Skeptical view : 1

Shrunken Head
Slate - Weight-loss surgery increased more than 900 percent in the United States between 1998 and 2004. This isn’t liposuction; it’s constriction or partial removal of the stomach or intestine. Key stats : 1) Surgeries increased from 13,000 in 1998 to 121,000

TheCardioBlog.com Blog
Orlando Sentinel - Based on a study published in the March 13th issue of Neurology , weight loss surgery can lead to a vitamin B1 and thiamine deficiency which, in turn, can cause memory loss and confusion. These effects, collectively referred to as Wernicke

Weight-Loss Surgery Caution: Take Your Vitamins
HealthCentral.com - Copyright 2007 ScoutNews, LLC . All rights reserved. MONDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) — Obese patients who undergo weight-loss surgeries such as gastric bypass can develop a rare but serious brain condition linked to vitamin deficiency, a new

healthcalendar 
Beyond the Delivery infant exercise program: 9:45 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at the Oaks Recreation and Fitness Center, 10847 LaPorte Road, Mokena. Your baby’s first play group designed for ages 3 weeks to 6 months.

Bariatric patients need support years after surgery 
Weight loss surgery has helped take unhealthy excess pounds off of nearly a million people since the early 1990s, but difficulty in keeping the weight off has prompted the need for support years after patients go under the knife.

Weight Loss Surgery -”Saying Good Bye To Food” 
By the time Samr Rocky Tayeh was a senior in high school, he weighed more than 500 pounds. He needed special desks in all his classrooms and an elevator pass to get up a few flights of stairs…..

Health Calendar 
ALS Association, Greater Los Angeles Chapter - Provides support for people with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease), their families and friends. 2-3:30 p.m. April 21. Lamanda Park Library, 140 South Altadena Drive, Pasadena. Free. (562) 435-1161.

Health news 3/8/07 
Cholesterol and glucose screenings for seniors at the First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge, 8 to 10:30 a.m. To schedule an appointment, call 651-5825. Infant massage at HealthPoint Plaza, 5:30 to 6:30…

What to watch 
Today on TV The Rock (right) stars as a troubleshooter dispatched to find his boss’ son (Seann William Scott, left), a treasure-seeker on a quest in the Amazon, on The Rundown (8 p.m.-10 p.m., WUTB, Channel 24).