Obesity surgery center earns U.S. recognition
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
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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