Weight Loss Surgery

LAS VEGAS, NV -- DAL International Ltd. announces the appointment of Dr. Stephen J. McColgan as Director of its Medical Advisory Board on Weight Loss.Dr. McColgan sports an impressive resume and is considered an expert in various weight loss surgeries. He has practiced medicine for 20 years and has held the position of Chairman of the Department of Surgery for Bellflower Medical Center for the past 10 years. He received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and an MBA from the University of California, Irvin .... More »

Anthem cites performance, patient follow-upPORTSMOUTH - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire has named Portsmouth Regional Hospital a Blue Distinction Center for bariatric surgery for providing care for people undergoing weight loss surgery."Portsmouth was selected after a comprehensive evaluation of the hospital's clinical data and performance measures for bariatric surgery," said Elizabeth Malko, doctor and medical director at Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire. "To be designated as a Blue Distinction C .... More »

A recent study predicts that within eight years, 75 percent of U.S. adults will be overweight, with 41 percent deemed obese. Previous studies have shown that 66 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.San Diego, CA (PRWEB) August 7, 2007 -- A recent study predicts that within eight years, 75 percent of U.S. adults will be overweight, with 41 percent deemed obese. Previous studies have shown that 66 percent of U.S. adults are overweight or obese.With this increased weight gain in individuals across the nation comes a heightened .... More »

NEW YORK -- Star Jones Reynolds skirted questions about her dramatic weight loss for years, saying only that she had undergone a medical intervention. That intervention, it turns out, was gastric bypass surgery.Reynolds, 45, says she was "intentionally evasive" when people asked how she'd dropped 160 pounds in three years. She had gastric bypass surgery in August 2003.She writes about her weight loss in a first-person essay in the September issue of Glamour magazine, on newsstands Aug. 7. Star Jones Reynolds poses at the celebrity fas .... More »

Only one in seven UK doctors' surgeries provide well-developed support programmes for obese patients, according to a survey of primary care nurses published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.Sheffield-based researchers surveyed just under 400 nurses in the north of England in mid 2006, including district nurses, practice nurses and health visitors.Their aim was to ask the nurses about their clinical practice, views and support for patients with obesity.The researchers discovered that 89 per cent of nurses recognise the need fo .... More »

By Kimberley DaddsStar Jones Reynolds has admitted to undertaking gastric bypass surgery in order to lose her dramatic amount of weight, following years of speculation.The former host of US talk show The View has lost 11 and a half stone (73 kg) over the last four years and admitted she was "intentionally evasive" about admitting to surgery.She wrote in Glamour magazine the reasons for keeping quiet, saying: "I was scared of what people might think of me. I was afraid to be vulnerable."At her heaviest she weighed nearly 22 stone (139 .... More »

Erik OnstottFor many people needing to lose weight, a diet of certain foods is enough to get them to their goal. However, for others, other options such as surgery are needed.One type of surgery is Lap-Band surgery, which takes its name from the surgical technique used - laparoscopic - and the name of the implanted device, a gastric band.According to the website of the Unversity of Southern California Department of Surgery, the technique of laparoscopic surgery - also known as minimally invasive surgery - involves a small video camera .... More »

Most Medicare patients' bariatric procedures will now be coveredBy Lisa RosettaIt wasn't long ago that Greg Nickles couldn't fit in a restaurant booth.Or sit comfortably on an airplane without a seat belt extension. Or use anything other than the larger, wider handicapped stalls in public restrooms.Life at 383 pounds was a "constant nightmare" for Nickles, who would often wake up more than 10 times during the night because of his weight-induced sleep apnea.Then, on June 4, 2004, Nickles' daughter was born - and Nickles underwent gastr .... More »

The fight to control our weight is a constant struggle for many of us.There is now a branch of medicine which deals with the cause, prevention and treatment of obesity. In some cases bariatric surgery is an option.In the stateline, as elsewhere, the most popular kind of bariatric, or weight control, surgery is laproscopy.Procedures and techniques are continually improving but follow through by patients after surgery is also very important. .... More »

CLEVELAND, OH and LOD, ISRAEL -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/16/07 -- Participants at the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery Meeting in Athens, Greece were treated to the first public test-drive of Simbionix's newest laparoscopic training system, the LAP Mentor Express'.LAP Mentor Express offers all the advantages of its predecessor, LAP Mentor, including integrated training and practice for complete laparoscopic procedures, laparoscopic skills and performance metrics, but in a more cost-efficient and completely portable package.This .... More »

WASHINGTON (AP) -- An old ulcer operation is getting new attention as a possible alternative obesity surgery: a quick snip of a nerve that helps control hunger.It's far from clear if cutting the vagus nerve really helps -- initial pilot studies in a few dozen patients have just begun. Skeptics abound, and even proponents say it wouldn't lead to nearly as much weight loss as more traumatic operations that shrink the stomach and reroute intestines.It's part of a hunt for middle-ground options for people scared of today's surgery, or tho .... More »

Ontario, like most provinces is trying to handle a growing list of patients being referred for weight loss surgery. It has been handling the influx by sending hundreds of patients to the U.S. for the operation. But as CTV News has learned, the bill for these operations is growing.Melanie Hodgert recently had weight-loss surgery. Three years ago, she weighed over 360 pounds and needed a scooter to get around. She's now 172 pounds lighter after undergoing bariatric surgery to reduce the size of her stomach."Surgery definitely gave me my .... More »