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Daly could be done with golf - KRGV.com
John Daly has been struggling with his golf game for several years now. Despite having lap-band surgery and losing more than 100 pounds, Daly’s golf game has not improved. After shooting a one-under 71 on Friday, Daly told The Golf Channel that he

Gastric Surgery for Obese Teens Debated - MyFox Atlanta
time, gastric bypass surgery was considered a last resort for obese adults. But as the procedures have gotten safer, they’re being increasingly being used with overweight teenagers. Most doctors agree teenagers should not undergo lap band

oBand Surgery Center Launches Its OBand Humanitarian Award for 2010 - pressbox.co.uk
Los Angeles, CA, January, 2010 – oBand Surgery Center, the leader in lap band Los Angeles treatments, has announced the launch of the oBand Humanitarian Award for the year 2010. The launching of this award is an effort to enforce weight loss Los

Portion control: After weight-loss surgery, families help each other - Journal Times
DETROIT - Todd and Brenda Wallen had visions of sugarplums this past holiday season. But the morsels they selected were bite-sized portions of foods they know they can tolerate. The Wallens of Clinton Township, Mich., are part of a new group of

Most patients gain weight after knee replacement surgery - The Gaea Times
WASHINGTON - People who go for knee replacement surgery tend to gain weight after the operation, according to a University of Delaware study. Researchers Joseph Zeni and Lynn Snyder-Mackler found that patients typically drop weight in the first few

Police paying for officer lap-band surgery - Australian Broadcasting Corp.
WA police officers are being subsidised for having gastric-banding stomach surgery. Under the initiative, the WA Police force will reimburse half the cost of the procedure up to a maximum of $2,000. A spokesman for the Police Commissioner says out of

Big Dan becomes Medium Dan - Summit Daily News
Dan Van Epps, 20, stands atop bluffs overlooking the Deschutes River west of Bend, Ore. after completing a rock climbing route. Van Epps has become an avid climber since losing more than 200 pounds with the help of bariatric surgery four years ago

Seminar to discuss weight-loss surgery - Northwest Herald
BARRINGTON – Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital will host a community lecture focusing on updates in laparoscopic bariatric surgery. The free seminar will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Prairie Room at Good Shepherd Hospital, 450 W. Route 22

Bariatric Surgery Can Be Safer Than Living With Obesity - Medical News Today
Bariatric weight-loss surgery may sound dangerous and complicated, but a Geisinger physician warns that the real danger may be a life of obesity . “There are risks associated with bariatric surgery, as there are with any surgical procedure, but the

Confidence rises in weight-loss surgery - St. Petersburg Times
Every year, about 250,000 people in the United States undergo surgery to lose weight, paying — or having their insurance companies pay — tens of thousands of dollars for procedures that essentially restrict how much food they can take in. But are

Teen Obesity: Treating A Growing Epidemic With Bariatric Surgery - PRLog (free press release)
PR Log (Press Release) – Feb 05, 2010 – Taking care of our childhood Obesity is the number one job of parents around the world, but growing In the ‘old days’ kids played outside, but today, most teens spend their free time playing video games

Latin Americans Achieve Int’l Center of Excellence for Bariatric - dBusinessNews.com
SRC Appoints Two New Members to Latin American International Bariatric Surgery Review Committee RALEIGH, NC (February 4, 2010) – Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), an independent, nonprofit organization that advances the safety, efficacy and

Bariatric Medicine - Behavior Modification after Surgery - pressbox.co.uk
After Surgery Modifications Most recovery times range from one to three weeks for laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery and two to six weeks after gastric bypass surgery. There are many different habits after surgery that the patient will have to

H1N1 flu vaccine available at GB Library - Gulf Breeze News
The Santa Rosa County Health Department will be offering the H1N1 vaccine to the general public at the Gulf Breeze Library and Navarre Library in the coming days. The vaccine will be available for individuals 10 years old and above on two Saturdays

Robotic Prostatectomy Expert Dr. David B. Samadi, MD Featured in - Market Wire
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwire - February 2, 2010) - When it comes to robotic surgery , a large component of the procedure is the robot itself. However, it’s not the main character. There is an experienced, compassionate surgeon at the controls

Robotic Prostatectomy Expert Dr. David B. Samadi, MD Featured in - PR Inside
NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 02/02/10 — When it comes to robotic surgery : , a large component of the procedure is the robot itself. However, it’s not the main character. There is an experienced, compassionate surgeon at the controls

Most patients gain weight after knee replacement surgery - The Gaea Times
ANI) January 19th, 2010 WASHINGTON - Most morbidly obese individuals would live longer if they had gastric bypass surgery, a new study has suggested. However, the best decision for individual patients varies based on factors such as age, increasing