Weight-loss Surgeons Now Can Identify Highest-risk Patients Before Surgery: Leading Bariatric Surgeon Discusses New Assessment Tool’s Role in Making Procedure Even Safer
Bariatric surgery is one of the fastest growing segments of elective surgeries in the U.S., climbing from just 10,000 procedures in 1995 to an estimated 200,000+ this year alone. As more and more [...]
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May 27, 2007 8:29 am | 
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A recent article on the Detroit News website covers the story of Vanessa Bell Armstrong, famed gospel singer and weight-loss surgery patient. Vanessa underwent a gastric bypass surgery a few years ago, and since then she has lost nearly 60 pounds.
Story excerpt:
Now, shortly after releasing her latest album, “Walking Miracle,” Armstrong is publicly discussing the [...]
Gastric Bypass, Success Stories | Senior Editor | May 26, 2007 8:55 am | Comments Off
Let me preface this article announcement by saying that a surgeon’s experience should always be a higher priority than the cost of bariatric surgery. The same goes for any type of surgery, for that matter.
Now with that public service out of the way, I would like to share a new article with you that explains [...]
New Article | Senior Editor | May 24, 2007 2:50 pm | Comments Off
UAMS Neurologists Report on Link Between Gastric Bypass Surgery and Neurological Conditions
LITTLE ROCK — A decade-long study by neurologists at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock has found a link between the increasingly popular weight-loss surgery known as gastric bypass and several serious neurological conditions.
Katalin Juhasz Pocsine, M.D., associate professor [...]
New Technology, Surgery News | Senior Editor | 6:29 am | Comments Off
Khaliah Ali, Daughter of Muhammad Ali, Leads Obesity Health Education Campaign
After Losing More Than 100 Pounds, Ali Shares Her Fight With Obesity to Educate Others About the Emotional and Physical Impact of the Disease
IRVINE, Calif., May 22 /PRNewswire/ — Khaliah Ali, fashion designer,
author and daughter of former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali,
experienced a life-changing “moment of [...]
Surgery News | Senior Editor | May 22, 2007 8:32 pm | Comments Off