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Morbid Obesity Defined
This is a state of adiposity or overweight, in which body weight is 100 percent above the ideal and a body mass index of 45 or greater.
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Speed Eaters Gain Weight, Clog Arteries But Have Few Regrets
Published July 3, 2009, 6:22 pm, WCTV Tallahassee
Don Lerman set a record by eating seven sticks of salted butter in five minutes. During six years of competitive eating, he gained 100 pounds.
First Confirmed Case of Swine Flu in Plumas County
Published July 2, 2009, 2:56 pm, Plumas County News
The Plumas County Public Health Agency announced Wednesday, July 1, that Plumas County had its first confirmed case of H1N1 (swine) flu. Public health officials said Thursday the case involved a 16-year-old girl who was visiting from out of county.
Aborigines at 'higher risk' of swine flu
Published July 2, 2009, 3:43 am, CNN
Australia's Aboriginal people are at greater risk from the H1N1 virus, the country's health minister has warned.
Westwood Health Care Center aide charged with criminal abuse
Published July 2, 2009, 12:11 am, St. Louis Park Sun-Sailor
A one-time aide at a St. Louis Park nursing home has been charged with criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult, but a health department investigation cleared the facility itself of wrongdoing.
2 Orange County women in 30s with swine flu die
Published July 1, 2009, 11:11 pm, Middletown Times Herald-Record
GOSHEN — Two Newburgh-area women in their 30s have died after being hospitalized with swine flu, Orange County officials said Wednesday.
Experts Available for Obesity, Weight Management Interviews
Published July 1, 2009, 2:35 pm, Newswise
Obesity is an escalating problem for all age groups in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one-third of U.S. adults and 46 percent of children are obese. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is at the forefront of obesity prevention, research and treatment and its faculty members have developed community, education ...
LAP-BAND(TM) is First Obesity Intervention Device in Europe Indicated for Weight Loss That Improves or Leads to ...
Published July 1, 2009, 6:22 am, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Allergan's LAP-BAND AP System for obesity intervention has become the first device to receive official European approval for weight loss that leads to improvement or remission of type 2 diabetes.
Medical Experts Call For Greater Use Of Gastric Banding For Obese People With Type 2 Diabetes
Published July 1, 2009, 4:09 am, Medical News Today
UK experts are calling for greater consideration of gastric banding as an option for obese people with type 2 diabetes who need to lose weight.
Roux-en-Y Weight Loss Surgery Raises Kidney Stone Risk, Study Suggests
Published June 30, 2009, 6:21 pm, Science Daily
The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not. The overall risk, however, remains fairly small at about 8 percent.
Australia"™s Flying Doctors Target Aborigines Hit by Swine Flu
Published June 30, 2009, 1:22 am, Bloomberg
June 30 (Bloomberg) -- Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service is evacuating Aborigines hit by swine flu from remote northern communities as health officials warn the indigenous population is more vulnerable to the virus.
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- morbidly obesity - Google Search: Management of obesity a significant issue that affects all aspects of modern society. Why? because of the psychological, economic and productive price we pay for not controlling the condition. Difficult though it maybe to address, the US must confront this issue front and center, and particularly now with the economic times being so difficult. You can easily see how job loss can lead to obesity if we are not careful. These search results are websites that look at the problem of controlling morbid obesity.
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- Gastric By-Pass Surgery for Quick Weight Loss | Fat Loss Reports: Gastric by-Pass Surgery for morbid obesity as a quick weight loss solution.
Thu Mar 5
- Articles on Obesity: Quite a collection of articles and reviews on a number of articles from childhood to morbid obesity. A good resource...
Sat Feb 7
- Morbid obesity - causes and treatment: Excellent website related to obesity help and obesity treatment
Wed Jan 21
- Morbid Obesity: The Largest Silent Killer: I knew that obesity was beginning to an epidemic but I did not know what morbid obesity was, how to detect it or how serious it was until I read this article and was amazed to find out...
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- LAP-BAND: lap band
- Home - REALIZEBand.co m: Realize band - Gastric Banding alternative to gastric bypass surgery
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