Weight Loss Surgery Blog

The Latest in Obesity Health Related News

New Cosmetic Surgical Services at Puget Sound Surgical Center

August 15th, 2011


Puget Sound Surgical Center is welcomes Eric Harris, M.D. to head up their new cosmetic surgical services division. Read the rest of this entry »

Puget Sound Surgical Center Announces New Bellingham Location

August 11th, 2011

Puget Sound Surgical Center is pleased to announce its new office located in the Barkley Village in Bellingham Washington. Read the rest of this entry »

Obese Americans Keep Getting Fatter

July 31st, 2011

According to a new report from “Trust for American’s Health,” found that there was not a single state that could report a decrease in it’s obesity rate. Read the rest of this entry »

Do-it-Yourself Gastric Bypass Kit on Amazon.com?

July 15th, 2011

Do it yourself Gastric Bypass Kit
Now we have seen everything… Amazon.com recently was advertising a Do-It-Yourself Gastric Bypass Kit for $264 from one of its online vendors. Read the rest of this entry »

Weight Loss Surgery for Obese Teens is No Quick Fix

June 30th, 2011

For many teens suffering from morbid obesity, weight loss surgery can be a solution. Weight loss surgery is becoming more commonplace in among teenagers and adolescent youths as the population obesity rates continue to rise annually. Read the rest of this entry »

A Person’s Salary Tied Directly to Their Weight

June 15th, 2011

Want a bigger paycheck? Your weight may affect this, especially for women. Read the rest of this entry »

Heartburn Patients Have More Options for Treatment

May 19th, 2011

A new study, which was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, considered whether taking daily medications or undergoing a surgical operation to treat GERD, or acid reflux disease, offered any variable differences. The findings showed that both treatments appear to control the worst systematic symptoms of this disease. Read the rest of this entry »

Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) Procedure Offers Benefits With New Patent

May 19th, 2011

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May 17, 2011

Redwood City, CA – EndoGastric Solutions (EGS), the leader in the emerging field of Natural Orifice Surgery (NOS), today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a key patent covering its Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) procedure and EsophyX® device for reconstruction of the gastroesophageal junction. Read the rest of this entry »

In Search for the Perfect Weight-Loss Drug

April 30th, 2011


If only it was that easy. Having a weight loss drug that promised a perfect solution to a major epidemic…obesity. Despite years of research and countless attempts by pharmaceutical companies to develop the perfect weight-loss drug nothing has been proven to safely provide a perfect solution to weight-loss. Read the rest of this entry »

Weight-Loss Surgery Proving Effective at Reducing Type 2 Diabetes

April 14th, 2011

Recently, a large scale study has been concluded in the United Kingdom which has reported their findings that people who underwent weight-loss surgery see a huge reduction in type 2 diabetes and other weight related health problems. Read the rest of this entry »

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