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Advocates appeal for help for obese
Montreal Gazette - Without adequate access to bariatric surgery to shrink their stomachs, many of the 200,000 morbidly obese people in Quebec will die of medical complications related to their condition, a local group says. The Coalition Against Morbid Obesity, an

One In Five Bariatric Surgery Candidates Not Psychologically Cleared
Science Daily - Science Daily A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers reported that 18 percent of 500 candidates for bariatric surgery did not receive the initial psychiatric clearance for the surgery. The study is the first to

Studies Examine Life After Weight-Loss Surgery
Forbes - MONDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) — Coronary heart disease and suicide helped fuel the rise in the risk of death among patients after weight-loss surgery, a new study finds. The research found that about one percent of people who had bariatric

Gastric Bypass Surgery Medicaid Patients More Likely To Return To Work
Medical News Today - The writers concluded “The practical implication of these findings is that the presence of reversible obesity-related comorbidities may be an appropriate prerequisite for approval of bariatric surgery in this population. Surgical treatment of morbid

Lakes Neighbors: Community Notes
Maine Sunday Telegram - Loggins, chief of bariatric surgery at Central Maine Medical Center, will lead a free informational presentation about weight-loss surgery at Bridgton Hospital Tuesday. Loggins and members of the Central Maine bariatrics staff will give an

Test for the Fat Virus
ScienCentral - In fact, he says the only treatment that’s been proven to be effective for obese individuals is bariatric surgery , which is unlikely to ever be used as a preventive. “The reality is, we all have every reason to be taking our diet seriously, taking our

Researchers Find a Dark Side to Gastric Bypass Surgery
FOX News - Bennet Omalu and colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh looked at nearly 17,000 Pennsylvania residents who underwent bariatric surgery, between 1995 and 2004. What they found was startling. The patients had a higher death rate, including more

Health & Fitness Calendar
Tacoma News Tribune - Obesity Surgery Discussion Group 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays (call to confirm), St. Francis Hospital, 34515 Ninth Ave. S., Federal Way; 253-275-6030. Pierce College Dental Hygiene program offers help to patients with gum disease; For a free screening

Death risks high after weight loss surgery -study
Reuters - CHICAGO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Patients who undergo weight-loss stomach surgery have a higher death rate than is true for the general population, including more suicides, perhaps linked to depression, researchers said on Monday. The higher risk of death

Surgeons Find That Laparoscopic Banding Procedure Helps Overweight
PR Newswire - It has been estimated that there are a million children in the US who would qualify for obesity surgery based on their current weight and medical illnesses related to their weight. We have been looking at children ages 14 to 17 for now, because that

Obesity surgery cures diabetes in some patients
Providence Journal - Doctors who have turned surgery into a popular treatment for obesity are setting their sights on a burgeoning new market: diabetes patients. A growing amount of research suggests that bariatric surgery, which shrinks the stomach and sometimes

Obesity doctor fights against a tide of mistrust
The Australian - hospitals. I think its place in Australia is extremely limited. The BPD proponents around the world can be very vocal and they are very senior. But nobody believes the figures. I think that it is a procedure dragging down the whole obesity surgery

Advocates appeal for help for obese
Montreal Gazette - People who have never lived this think we have no self-control, but this is a disease,” Shultz said of morbid obesity. “Surgery was not a way out, it was a last resort,” she said. Laval Cite De La Sante surgeon Patrick Bouchard has done 50 bariatric

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

Advocates appeal for help for obese
Montreal Gazette - People who have never lived this think we have no self-control, but this is a disease,” Shultz said of morbid obesity. “Surgery was not a way out, it was a last resort,” she said. Laval Cite De La Sante surgeon Patrick Bouchard has done 50 bariatric

Obesity surgery cures diabetes in some patients
Providence Journal - Doctors who have turned surgery into a popular treatment for obesity are setting their sights on a burgeoning new market: diabetes patients. A growing amount of research suggests that bariatric surgery, which shrinks the stomach and sometimes

Chat: Obesity surgeon, Dr Michael Talbot
60 Minutes - I think i might be a suitable candidate for obesity surgery. What steps do I take to see someone to get an operation? Michael Talbot: You need to find a surgeon, preferably someone close to where you live and preferably someone who has a lot of

Patient not told of surgery ban
The Australian - A WOMAN who starved to death as a result of radical obesity surgery was operated on by a doctor despite his being banned two years earlier from carrying out such procedures by another Gold Coast hospital. The two private hospitals did not collaborate

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

Health & Fitness Calendar
Tacoma News Tribune - Obesity Surgery Discussion Group 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fridays (call to confirm), St. Francis Hospital, 34515 Ninth Ave. S., Federal Way; 253-275-6030. Pierce College Dental Hygiene program offers help to patients with gum disease; For a free screening