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1200 Bistro under new ownership; Scotty Simpson weighs in on another
Seattle Times - Simpson underwent bariatric surgery last year in Mexico and has since lost more than 200 pounds, now weighing in at a slim 190. “I’m half the man I used to be,” he says, with his trademark laugh. And, if all goes accordingly, he expects to be in

Guide to support and health groups
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - The Odyssey: For people who are thinking about or who have had bariatric surgery. Meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at 145 Stone Ridge Drive. No fee; donations accepted to cover expenses. (585) 865-6072 or (585) 749-8546.

In search of a better body
Pioneer Press - Huppert leaves the clinic with a bit more confidence - her fears seemed normal - and yet she doesn’t know whether she will be one of the many bariatric surgery success stories or one of the few failures. Just getting back to her own home and her job

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Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects
New England Journal of Medicine - Background Obesity is associated with increased mortality. Weight loss improves cardiovascular risk factors, but no prospective interventional studies have reported whether weight loss decreases overall mortality. In fact, many observational studies

Obesity surgery center earns U.S. recognition
Salt Lake Tribune - It wasn’t long ago that Greg Nickles couldn’t fit in a restaurant booth. Or sit comfortably on an airplane without a seat belt extension. Or use anything other than the larger, wider handicapped stalls in public restrooms. Life at 383 pounds was a

HEALTH NEWS
OregonLive.com - WASHINGTON (AP) An old ulcer operation is getting new attention as a possible alternative obesity surgery: a quick snip of a nerve that helps control hunger. Study links health to day care equipment 7/2/2007, 4:21 p.m. PDT RALEIGH, N.C. (AP

Scalpel-free obesity surgery may be near
Scotsman - CLEVELAND (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

For complete story, see today’s Valley News
Valley News - Hanover — As Michigan threatens to push the election calendar for the 2008 presidential primaries even earlier into the year, voters on the streets of New Hampshire are offering wide-ranging views about the already intense politicking. Obesity

Weight loss surgery poses risks
Orange County Register - Federal researchers found that complications from obesity surgery also add expenses. A typical surgery, without complications runs about $30,000. But a surgery with complications that require post-op hospitalization runs about $65,500. The most common

Obesity Surgery Increases by 600 Percent
ABC News - In Massachusetts, for example, the Betsy Lehman guidelines, developed by an expert panel of professionals at the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction in Boston, ensure the safety of patients undergoing obesity surgery

Medical Devices Improve Care
KFSN - The device can be used to remove just about any blockage in the throat and can be used for orthopedics, bone and joint work and by plastic surgeons to do liposuction. It gave Michael Jones his voice back after cartilage in his airways made it hard to

Making over mommy
Los Angeles Daily News - Grant Stevens at Marina Plastic Surgery Associates, a Mommy Makeover typically involves a tummy tuck, breast work (lift, reduction or augmentation) and liposuction; but some women opt for add-ons, including vaginal rejuvenation, eye-lifts and

Sioux City, IA
KTIV - Many people would love to have the effects of liposuction, but don’t want to face the painful procedure. How many times have you said this: “I’d like to take care of the love handles and spots of the sides of my hips.” Jaye Goldberg felt the way most

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An Extreme Retirement Makeover
AOL - What does it take to go from $83 in savings to having more than $150,000 in the retirement kitty in less than two years? The financial equivalent to stomach-stapling and tag-team liposuction? Nope. It’s a retirement regimen we can all follow.

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