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Genes May Determine Obesity After Weight Surgery - MedicineNet.com
MONDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) — Two obesity-related genetic variations may be associated with higher body mass index (BMI) among severely obese patients (BMI of 40 or higher) who have bariatric surgery to help them lose weight, say American

Community Calendar - Carlsbad Current-Argus
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following list comes from the organizations involved. Meeting changes and special speakers will be printed in the Little Argus section during the week. Notices, special speakers and meeting changes may be sent to Meeting Log

Digital TV Conversion - First Coast News
JACKSONVILLE, FL — “I am here to tell you I would have died without it,” Clara Painter says about her gastric bypass surgery. Clara had the operation almost six years ago. She went from 350 pounds to 140. Her husband had gastric bypass, too. Dewey

The Corporate Shuffle - Boston Herald
B ig and Tal. Hingham-based Talbots Inc. promoted John Fiske to executive vice president of human resources, Julie Lorigan to senior vice president of investor and media relations and Carol Stone to senior vice president of finance. Pharm team. Dr

Amazing Grace - NE Mississippi Daily Journal
A music teacher of kindergartners to third-graders at Pierce Street Elementary School, Grace began to feel her weight was keeping her from being able to communicate effectively with her students. “I’ve always felt the best way to talk to my students

Apple up on report Jobs is cancer-free - San Francisco Gate
Shares of Apple Inc. jumped nearly 3 percent Wednesday on a news report that chief executive Steve Jobs has told associates he is cancer-free, four years after surgery to treat pancreatic cancer. Jobs, 53, had looked gaunt when he introduced the

Apple rises after N.Y. Times says Jobs is cancer-free - Silicon Valley
Apple rose 2.6 percent in Nasdaq trading after the New York Times said Chief Executive Steve Jobs has told associates he is cancer-free, four years after an operation to treat pancreatic cancer. Jobs told members of Apple’s board that he is dealing

Nurses’ Notes - Bariatric surgery could be a lifesaver - Missoulian
Fifty-seven percent of Montana residents are overweight or obese. This costs us $175 million dollars a year in health care and lost work productivity. Being overweight is associated with many physical problems, but when does being overweight change

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is Cancer Free, Shares Climb 2.6% - Eflux Media
Apple CEO Steve Jobs does not have recurrent cancer or any other life-threatening health problem according to The New York Times. The news made Apple Inc. shares to climb 2.6 percent in Nasdaq trading. The news came four years after Jobs underwent an

Obese Americans find Mexico cuts deal for lap-band surgery - Chicago Tribune
DENVER—At 5 foot 3 and 215 pounds, one thing the woman from Colorado never expected to hear was that she wasn’t sufficiently obese. For years, J, who asked to remain anonymous, had dieted — at times shaving calories to almost starvation rations

ASGE issues guidelines on the role of endoscopy in the bariatric - Genetic Engineering News
OAK BROOK, Ill. July 25, 2008 The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued guidelines on the role of endoscopy in the bariatric surgery patient. The rising prevalence of obesity in the United States and the success in

Surgery for Obesity Reduces Cardiovascular Events? - Medscape News
July 24, 2008 — Bariatric surgery for obesity such as gastric banding or gastric bypass is associated with a reduction in long-term cardiovascular events, a new study suggests [ 1 ]. The study, published online July 21, 2008 in the American Journal

Granite City woman undergoes new obesity surgery at Barnes - News-Democrat
A Granite City woman has become the first patient in the country to undergo a new obesity procedure that can restrict the size of the stomach without an incision. Inserting instruments through Carrie Williamson’s mouth and down her throat, doctors at