Each year, it seems the spectrum of weight-loss surgery patients grows wider. Not too long ago, this type of surgery was limited to people who were morbidly obese. These were folks who were likely to die from their obesity-related conditions. Today, weight-loss surgery is being used on just about anyone. Bariatric surgeons are always clamoring [...]

Press release source Weight Loss Surgery Could Change the Future for Organ Transplant Patients (PRLEAP.COM) (Reno, NV) – Every day is a battle against time for 56 year old Carson City resident Michael Downey. Diagnosed with severe lung disease, Downey desperately needs a double lung transplant in order to continue his life. Unfortunately, there is [...]

July 19, 2007 Field(s) of Research: Prevention Research PHILADELPHIA – An obese person is more likely than a lean person to develop multiple myeloma, according to researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health. Their findings indicate that Body Mass Index (BMI) – a statistical measure that scales [...]