Weight Loss Surgery and Loose Skin gwhqadmin August 28, 2009 Patient Education 5 Comments Weight loss surgery patients can have “loose” skin after dropping pounds. Several surgeries are available to help tighten this skin; plastic...
Obesity Action Coalition Joins Covidien for Diabetes Cure gwhqadmin August 28, 2009 Patient Education Type 2 diabetes can be cured among obese patients, and Covidien has gone beyond manufacturing surgical tools to be a bearer of this good news with...
Weight Loss Surgery Getting Safer, Study Shows gwhqadmin August 27, 2009 Breaking WLS News Weight-loss surgery done by experts is getting safer, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Ironically, The study...
The Psychology of Weight Loss Surgery: An Interview with Dr. Stephen Ritz, Ph.D. gwhqadmin August 21, 2009 Patient Education 2 Comments In this special report from the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Stephen Ritz explains what patients...
Obesity Society Partners with Healthy Interactions on Obesity Prevention, Treatment gwhqadmin August 17, 2009 Breaking WLS News Obesity prevention and treatment are the focus of a new partnership between The Obesity Society and Healthy Interactions, a global leader in health...
Weight Loss Surgery Safer at High Volume Hospitals gwhqadmin August 16, 2009 Breaking WLS News Weight loss surgery patients who have their procedure at a hospital serving higher patient volumes typically have a shorter hospital stay and fewer...
Bariatric Chef Dave Fouts Stirs Up Some Fun! gwhqadmin August 15, 2009 Eating Right Every Bite 10 Comments Chef Dave Fouts, the world's first bariatric chef, stirs up some fun in the latest episode of Eating Right Every Bite with simple and delicious...
Gastric Bypass Surgery Linked to Kidney Stones gwhqadmin August 8, 2009 Breaking WLS News Gastric bypass surgery patients may be at greater risk for kidney stones, according to a team of researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School...
