What types of bariatric weight-loss surgery are there? How much do they cost? Do I meet the basic criteria for bariatric surgery patients? What’s the average recovery time? These are just a few of the questions you can find answers to through our brand new quiz on weight loss surgery. We call it the “Bariatric [...]
What is LAP-BAND Surgery?
June 8, 2007 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
When you hear someone refer to Lap Band surgery, they are usually referring to a surgery involving the LAP-BAND® System. This is an FDA-approved gastric banding device that is placed around the stomach to create a small pouch, thus reducing the patient’s stomach capacity (as with other types of weight loss surgery). The difference with [...]
News: Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery
June 8, 2007 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
 RemedyMD Announces New Psychology Assessment Module, Dietitian Module, and Inventory Modules for Comprehensive Bariatric Surgery Practices American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RemedyMD®, the leading provider of bariatric surgery-specific electronic health record software, today announced the availability of three new modules for the BariEHR application. “Surgeons are not the only ones who [...]
New Studies: Commercials Aren’t Making Kids Fat
June 6, 2007 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
Consumer Group Cites Physical Inactivity as Cause of Childhood Obesity WASHINGTON, June 04, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) welcomed a new study to be published today in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, which will contribute to the steadily mounting evidence that undermines the supposed link between television food advertising [...]
Long-Term Weight Loss Requires More than Diet
June 6, 2007 | © 2012, Brandon Cornett, All rights reserved
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 6, 2007 — Studies are proving that dieting is often only a temporary stop on the path to weight loss. Most recently, studies have shown that after losing weight, people often relapse into old habits, including poor diet and little or no exercise. Physicians have long known that a complete [...]
