Yearly Archives January 11, 2009

Yvonne McCarthy takes a tour of the World Wide Web again, this time she discusses Obesity Help, the largest online community for pre- and post-operative weight loss surgery...

Weight loss surgery patients from across the Lone Star State will have a chance to meet with dozens of bariatric surgeons and allied health professionals later this month at the 2009 Texas Weight Loss...

If you’re among the 50,000 or so women of child-bearing age in the United States who have weight loss surgery every year, there's good news: medical experts say weight loss surgery may decrease...

A new study shows that weight loss surgery can have the same positive effect on diabetes for obese teenagers as it does for adults. The study, which was led by Dr. Thomas Inge, a pediatric surgeon at...

Now, for some more good news: it looks like physical activity after weight loss surgery may speed recovery. That’s the word from researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and...

In the January 9, 2009, edition of WLS News, host Leslie Thompson reports on how weight loss surgery can benefit teenagers with adult-onset diabetes; how Lap-Band surgery can reduce the risk of complications during pregnancy; and the positive physical and emotional impact of exercise after weight loss surgery. Plus, viewers can find out where to meet the team from the Weight Loss Surgery Channel in person later this month.

Come meet the team from the Weight Loss Surgery Channel at the Texas Weight Loss Surgery Summit later this month! Hundreds of weight loss surgery pre- and post-op patients will have a chance to meet and mingle with more than 60 bariatric doctors and allied healthcare professionals during the two-day educational conference, which features a keynote speech by Dr. Garth Davis from TLC’s show Big Medicine.