| Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Less Obese Patients: Study (HealthDay) Posted: 16 Jun 2011 09:02 AM PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- Obese patients whose body-mass index (BMI) falls below the minimum level recommended for weight-loss surgery may have better outcomes than those who are more obese, new research suggests. |
| Rushed Discharge After Weight-Loss Surgery May Raise Risks (HealthDay) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss surgery patients who are discharged from the hospital too soon after undergoing gastric bypass have an increased risk of complications and death, a new study has found. |
| Weight-Loss Surgery Can Be Effective Despite Depression (HealthDay) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Being depressed doesn't reduce the effectiveness of weight loss surgery, a new study finds. |
| For Many, Weight-Loss Surgery Also Eases Migraines (HealthDay) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese patients who suffer from migraines may see them fade or become less frequent after having weight-reducing gastric bypass surgery, University of Iowa researchers say. |
| Can Weight-Loss Surgery Reverse Common Cause of Infertility? (HealthDay) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 08:49 PM PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 15 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery may reverse a common cause of infertility in women, a small, new study suggests. |
| Oversized Furniture, Motorized Vehicles for Obese People New Business Trend (ContributorNetwork) Posted: 15 Jun 2011 03:22 PM PDT ContributorNetwork - There's a growing trend in doctor's offices, public waiting rooms, restaurants, public transportation, airplanes and movie theaters: oversized furniture. Plus-sized furniture is being put in place to accommodate our increasingly obese society. |
