Advocates appeal for help for obese
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