Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery News
- Health & Fitness calendar Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 6:39AM CLINICAL WORKNovember 20Shots for Tots, 2 to 6 p.m. St. Joseph Education Annex, 3030 E. 29th St., Suite 100, Bryan. Free immunizations for kids up to age 12 pro ...
- Support Groups Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 12:59PMNeed support? Here are some organizations that may help.
- Lutheran's bariatric center honored Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 11:07AMLutheran Health Network's Bariatric Surgery Center, located at Lutheran Hospital, has been named a Center of Excellence by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. The designation recognizes surgical programs with a demonstrated track record of favorable outcomes in bariatric surgery.
- Health & Fitness calendar Saturday, November 8, 2008 @ 6:39AM GET MOVINGNovember 10Seniors Golf Tournament, 7 a.m. Texas A&M University Golf Course in College Station. $5 entry. No advance registration.November 12Senio ...
- Calendar Monday, November 3, 2008 @ 6:21AM Mark Your CalendarsThe Bryan High School Shy-Anne Dance and Drill team's chicken dinner fundraiser is Friday. Dinner will be served from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the B ...
- Calendar Sunday, November 2, 2008 @ 6:23AM Mark Your CalendarsRegistration for Texas A&M's winter baseball camps is open. The pitcher-catcher camp is Dec. 6, and the "Aggie Hack Hitting" camp is Dec. ...
- Calendar Saturday, November 1, 2008 @ 6:21AM SaturdayEVENTSCity of Navasota City-Wide Garage Sale, 7 a.m. to noon. Maps will be available at City Hall, Navasota Public Library, Navasota Center and the publ ...
- Stateline Area Health News in Brief Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 11:24AMDrive-through flu shots A drive-through flu shot clinic will be offered 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Occupational Health and Sports Medicine Center, 1650 Lee Lane, Beloit.
- Calendar Monday, October 27, 2008 @ 6:17AM Mark Your CalendarsThe 22nd Annual Craft Fair in Navasota is 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 1-8 at First United Methodist Church of Navasota, 616 Holland Street. T ...
- Health & Fitness calendar Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 6:43AM GET MOVINGOctober 27Seniors golf tournament, 7 a.m. Texas A&M University Golf Course, $5 entry. No advance registration; just show up and play. October 29Se ...
- Calendar Sunday, October 26, 2008 @ 6:32AM Mark Your CalendarsAggie Polar-Palooza is set for 7 p.m. Nov. 5 in Rudder Auditorium on the Texas A&M campus. Polar-Palooza is a multimedia initiative invo ...
- Calendar Saturday, October 25, 2008 @ 6:32AM Mark Your CalendarsTreasure seeking. The city of Navasota's fifth annual City-Wide Garage Sale will be held from 7 a.m. to noon Nov. 1. Maps will be available a ...
- Stateline Area Health News in Brief Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 2:29PMDrive-through flu shots A drive-through flu shot clinic will be offered 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Occupational Health and Sports Medicine Center, 1650 Lee Lane, Beloit.
- Stateline Area Health News in Brief Monday, October 20, 2008 @ 2:29PMDrive-through flu shots A drive-through flu shot clinic will be offered 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Occupational Health and Sports Medicine Center, 1650 Lee Lane, Beloit.
- Weight a threat after breast cancer Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 8:30AM It’s common knowledge that keeping fit and maintaining an optimal weight are great ways to achieve overall health. But for breast-cancer survivors, the stakes are much higher.
- Calendar for October 6 Monday, October 6, 2008 @ 6:19AM MondayBryan Independent School District public meeting to discuss the district's State Financial Accountability Rating for 2007-08 school year, noon. Board room ...
- Weight-loss surgery info session planned Wednesday, October 1, 2008 @ 1:51AMWOODSTOCK – A free information session about Centegra Health System's surgical weight-loss program takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight at Centegra Hospital – Woodstock.
- A tale of two lap band procedures Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 10:07PMJoe and Dawn Wear both wear smaller sizes these days. "These are 10s, and these are 18s," says Dawn, holding up an old pair of jeans. "I'm pretty proud of that. It's been awhile since I've been in a 10."
- Page 2 Sunday, September 28, 2008 @ 7:20AM SundayEVENTSThe Walter Wilcox Memorial Annual Barbecue and Auction, noon. Alexander United Methodist Church, 5300 Alexander Cemetery Road, Bryan. Tickets, $10 a ...
- Page 2 Saturday, September 27, 2008 @ 6:36AM Mark Your CalendarsOct. 3Friday the City of Bryan Parks and Recreation Department will host a Moonlight Movie at the Palace Theater in downtown Bryan.Saturday3r ...
- Health & Fitness calendar Sunday, September 21, 2008 @ 6:24AM GET MOVINGSeptember 22Seniors Golf Tournament, Texas A&M University Golf Course, $5 entry fee. No advance registration; just show up and play. First group a ...
- Cedars-Sinai Offers Surgery-Free Weight Loss Procedure Wednesday, September 17, 2008 @ 8:12PMA weight-loss procedure pioneered in Southern California is offering patients a way to lose weight that's less invasive than gastric bypass surgery.
- Dotors give the skinny on longevity Monday, September 15, 2008 @ 3:46AMLosing weight, eating healthy and quitting smoking are the biggest factors to leading a longer life, doctors say.
- Health & Fitness calendar Sunday, September 14, 2008 @ 6:23AM CLINICAL WORKSeptember 18Shots for Tots, 2-6 p.m., St. Joseph Education Annex, 3030 E. 29th St., Suite 100, in Bryan. Free immunizations for kids newborn to 12 ...
- Stateline Area Health News in Brief Saturday, September 13, 2008 @ 3:15AMDoves and Diamonds set Beloit Regional Hospice will host its annual Doves and Diamonds event Oct. 18 at the Eclipse Center in Beloit.
- Loser's hefty family feud Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 8:32PMTHE BIGGEST LOSER champion Adriano "Adro" Sarnelli has attacked his obese family for ignoring his offer to help them lose weight. Mr Sarnelli, 28, dropped 51kilograms from his 145-kilogram frame using the show's controversial hard-core fitness regime.
- Health & Fitness calendar Friday, September 5, 2008 @ 7:02AM GET MOVINGMondays Seniors Golf Tournament at Texas A&M University Golf Course, $5 entry. No advance registration; just show up and play. First group at 7 a. ...
- Man walks off 100-plus pounds Wednesday, September 3, 2008 @ 10:57PMThe same thing that created Shane Brewer's amazing 140-pound weight gain during a four-year period is the same thing that saved his life.
- Weight Loss Surgery to be Offered at Mason City Clinic Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 6:23PMMASON CITY, Iowa - An area medical center is offering a new program to help folks struggling with weight loss. Mercy Medical Center North Iowa in Mason City is opening a bariactric clinic. The clinic will offer gastric bypass and lap-band surgery to those who qualify.
- How gastric bypass rapidly reverses diabetes symptoms Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 12:01PMA report in the September Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, offers new evidence to explain why those who undergo gastric bypass surgery often show greater control of their diabetes symptoms within days. It also helps to explain why lap-band surgery doesn't offer the same instant gratification. By studying mice that have undergone both procedures, the researchers show that changes in ...
- How gastric bypass rapidly reverses diabetes symptoms Tuesday, September 2, 2008 @ 11:27AM( Cell Press ) A report in the September Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, offers new evidence to explain why those who undergo gastric bypass surgery often show greater control of their diabetes symptoms within days.
- Support Groups Thursday, August 28, 2008 @ 10:19AMNeed support? Here are some organizations that may help. Many of the groups listed have several locations and times from which to choose. You may obtain these by calling the main office’s number.
- Support Groups Tuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 3:09PMNeed support? Here are some organizations that may help. Many of the groups listed have several locations and times from which to choose. You may obtain these by calling the main office’s number.
- Kids having weight loss surgery Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 10:39PMBy Jen Christensen Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 10:35 p.m. Some teenagers are having surgery to get skinny. More teens are having Lap Band and gastric bypass to get rid of excess weight.
- Support Groups Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:17PMNeed support? Here are some organizations that may help. Many of the groups listed have several locations and times from which to choose. You may obtain these by calling the main office’s number.
- Share This Story: Wednesday, July 23, 2008 @ 3:35AM■The Park Crest Fish and Game Protective Association will hold a membership meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the clubhouse in Brandonville. ■Sunday’s worship service for the Conyngham United Methodist Church will be held as an outdoor service/picnic at Whispering Willows Park at 10:30 a.m.
- Dotors give the skinny on longevity Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 5:00PMLosing weight, eating healthy and quitting smoking are the biggest factors to leading a longer life, doctors say.
- U.S. rules on obesity lead some to Mexico for surgery Tuesday, July 22, 2008 @ 12:14PMAt 5-foot-3 and 215 pounds, one thing J. never expected to hear was that she was not obese enough.
- Dotors give the skinny on longevity Thursday, June 26, 2008 @ 5:58AMLosing weight, eating healthy and quitting smoking are the biggest factors to leading a longer life, doctors say.
- NewHope Bariatrics Surgeon Honored for 1,000th LAP-BAND(R) Procedure for Surgical Weight Loss Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 8:00AM KANSAS CITY, Kan.----NewHope Bariatrics announced today that the Medical Director of the NewHope Bariatrics Surgery Center, Stephen Malley, M.D., has performed his 1,000th LAP-BAND® System procedure – the safest, least invasive surgery available to treat severe obesity.
- Minimally invasive weight loss surgery improves health in teens Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 6:58AMWashington, June 19 : Scientists from Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Centre have found that minimally-invasive weight loss surgery significantly improves obesity-related medical complications.
- Weight loss surgery not a magic bullet for diabetics Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 11:07PMDURHAM, NC -- Stomach-reduction surgery is excellent treatment for severe diabetes, but doctors at Duke University Medical Center caution that it is not a magic bullet.
- Weight loss surgery not a magic bullet for diabetics Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 11:07PMDURHAM, NC -- Stomach-reduction surgery is excellent treatment for severe diabetes, but doctors at Duke University Medical Center caution that it is not a magic bullet.
- Sleeve gastrectomy promising so far Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 2:46AMThe Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative will have more complete information within the next year about a promising new bariatric option, sleeve gastrectomy. The operation, through which tiny surgical tools are inserted through keyhole-sized incisions, removes 85% of the stomach, creating a banana-shaped or sleeve-like organ.
- BARIATRIC OPTIONS: Weight-loss surgery becoming safer, Michigan registry shows Monday, June 16, 2008 @ 2:08AMBariatric surgery, an industry that brings in $150 million a year in Michigan, is safer than it was in 2000. Deaths and serious complications are rare, the first year of data in a Michigan registry show.
- Calendar for June 14 Saturday, June 14, 2008 @ 8:40AMCLINIC Shots for Tots, 2-6 p.m., St. Joseph Education Annex, 3030 E. 29th St., Suite 100, in Bryan. Free immunizations for kids newborn to 12 yea ...
- Jolt Of Electricity Might Help Obese People Lose Weight Wednesday, June 11, 2008 @ 8:42PMVBLOC affects appetite, the feeling of fullness and eating.
- Health & Fitness Calendar for June 7 Saturday, June 7, 2008 @ 8:05AMLEARNING OPPORTUNITIES Surgical Weight Loss Seminars, 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Rehabilitation Center, 1318 Memorial Drive in Bryan. Physicians will h ...
- Health briefs for week of June 2 Monday, June 2, 2008 @ 11:10PMA roundup of health-related news items and events along the Treasure Coast.
- Guiding Light Star Weighs In on Weight-loss Story Wednesday, May 28, 2008 @ 5:53PMThere's a lot less of Caitlin Van Zandt these days. The plus-size Guiding Light star recently underwent Lap-Band surgery and has already dropped more than 40 pounds. The GL writers had her character, teenager Ashlee Wolfe, undergo the same weight-loss procedure in a plot that was intended to be inspiring. But all this has some of Van Zandt's fans riled up. We asked her about it. — Michael Logan
