Category: Obesity News

Weight Loss Surgery for Organ Transplant Patients

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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 one hurdle [...]

categories Obesity News | Senior Editor | datetime October 6, 2007 9:15 am | comments Comments (0)

Obesity Found to be a Risk Factor for Multiple Myeloma

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 weight to [...]

categories Obesity News | Senior Editor | datetime July 19, 2007 8:46 am | comments Comments (0)

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