Cataract Risk Reduced with Healthy Diet gwhqadmin June 22, 2010 Breaking WLS News Cataract surgery accounts for nearly 60 percent of vision-related Medicare expenditures, but a healthy diet can reduce the risk of cataracts for...
Obesity Soon to Bankrupt Medicare? gwhqadmin December 24, 2009 Breaking WLS News Obesity and related health conditions, including diabetes, may soon bankrupt America's Medicare system, experts say. The number of diabetics is...
Weight Loss Surgery News – December 18, 2009 gwhqadmin December 18, 2009 Breaking WLS News, WLS News In this week’s episode of WLS News we’ll look at how some obesity studies may not be totally fair and balanced. Also, we’ll see a troubling...
Higher Income Earners Achieve Better Bariatric Surgery Results gwhqadmin June 19, 2009 Breaking WLS News 2 Comments A new study finds that patients who rely on Medicare to pay for their weight loss surgery lose less weight afterward than patients with private...
Legislator Leads Fight Against Childhood Obesity gwhqadmin June 8, 2009 Breaking WLS News In New Mexico, 17% of children between ages 6 and 11 suffer from childhood obesity. In response, U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman has reintroduced a bill...
Medicare May Cover Weight Loss Surgery for Diabetes Patients gwhqadmin February 20, 2009 Breaking WLS News Medicare May Cover Weight Loss Surgery for Diabetes Patients Good news from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which last week...
WLS News – February 20, 2009 gwhqadmin February 20, 2009 WLS News 8 Comments Check out the February 20, 2009, edition of WLS News as we detail the latest Medicare rules for weight loss surgery and tell you about research that may lead to a genetic treatment for obesity. Plus, we'll leak you the latest on obesity and occasional urinary incontinence, investigate new obesity-related cancer research,and highlight a great Website for weight loss surgery support. Nobody brings you the headlines like WLS News!
Texas Taxpayers May Cover New Obesity Program gwhqadmin January 23, 2009 Breaking WLS News Texas Taxpayers May Cover New Obesity Program Texans don't want to go through life fat, sick, and uninsured. But here in America, if you...
