Monday, July 26, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News


Study Explores Links Between Obesity and Chronic Pain (HealthDay)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 09:02 AM PDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and chronic pain are both linked with family history and mood disorders, a new study suggests.

Special report: Targeting teens for gastric bands (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Jul 2010 05:27 AM PDT

Dr. Neelu Pal poses for a portrait in New York, July 23, 2010. Pal was fired weeks after authorities at New York University Langone Medical Center Surgical Weight Loss Program learned she had contacted patients about the dangers of Lap-Band surgery in January 2006. REUTERS/Shannon StapletonReuters - After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began quietly calling patients about to undergo the weight-loss procedure at New York University's Medical Center, telling them she feared for their safety.


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