Innovative Weight-Loss Surgery
Mercy Medical Center has become the first hospital on Long Island to offer a new single-incision Lap-Band(r) (laparoscopic gastric banding) procedure for weight loss surgery.

Synovis anticipates gains from weight-loss surgeries
Even if the recession prompts some patients to delay weight-loss surgery, executives at St. Paul-based Synovis Life Technologies are bullish about the prospects for their top product ? a buttress made of biomaterials that is used in the procedures.

Weight loss super pill?
Is it a weight loss super pill? Scientists at Baton Rouge's Pennington Biomedical Research Center say it's possible.

Weight loss center settles $20 million sex-bias suit
Pure Weight Loss Inc., formerly LA Weight Loss Centers, has to pay $20 million to settle a sex-discrimination lawsuit alleging that the Pennsylvania chain refused to hire men, according to a consent decree approved Monday by Baltimore-based U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles Jr. The company has promised to pay nearly $17 million in back pay and $3 million in punitive damages to qualified men ...

A Hawaii man's weight loss mission
MILILANI (KHNL) - When it comes to one of the most popular New Year's resolutions, one Hawaii man knows the secret to losing weight. Miliani resident, Dallas Carter lost over 190 pounds and he continues to be a living, walking inspiration to those struggling to keep the weight off.

Kimberly Garrison: How Winner won weight loss fight
BOB WINNER, of Bensalem, once tipped the scales at a whopping 487 pounds. In 1996, he began an arduous diet journey, shedding 249 pounds. Today, he proudly maintains a weight of 238.

(Part 2 of 2) According to Jacalyn J. McComb, Ph.D., although unhealthy weight loss techniques are more common in the ...
In an NCAA study of 1,445 athletes who played 11 different sports at 11 Division 1 colleges, 38 percent of the male athletes were at risk for abusive weight loss behaviors even though only one percent of the male athletes had a diagnosed eating disorder.

Exercise may speed weight loss after gastric bypass
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've undergone surgery to manage their obesity may lose more weight if they start exercising, a new study suggests.

Is Randy Jackson The Next "Weight-Loss" Idol?
Randy Jackson, the Black male host of one of America?s most popular TV shows ?American Idol? just dropped a ton of weight, and a new book to go along with it.

Shelley gets to the heart of her weight loss
Shelley gets to the heart of her weight loss

Judge Is Asked to Let Players Finish Up N.F.L. Season
The players union is seeking to overturn the suspensions of five players who tested positive for a masking agent for steroids that is also found in a weight-loss pill.

2 Weight Loss Supplements Recalled
Monterey County public health officials are warning consumers about two weight loss supplements being recalled.

Learn more about weight-loss surgery at Saturday seminar
Las Palmas Medical Center will host informational weight-loss seminars provided by the Las Palmas Bariatric Center at 10 a.m. Saturday in Classroom A of Las Palmas LifeCare Center, 3333 N. Mesa, and at 6 p.m. Dec. 16 in Classroom E of Del Sol Medical Center, 10301 Gateway West.

Nyko's Metal Pedal adds weight to your gaming drum kits
Dry your eyes, drummer. We feel your sense of loss at the news that Rock Band 2 may not be getting its promised second kick pedal after all, ruling out proper reenactments of Lars' two-foot prowess (without a little modding ). Now at least you can improve the quality of that one kicker you do have, replacing it with something a little more weighty. Nyko's aptly-named Metal Pedal, a ...

Weight loss puts former resident in spotlight
Jayne Ingles has her siblings to thank not only for her weight loss, but also for the attention it has brought her. Ingles, a former resident of Burr Ridge whose family still calls the suburb home, will be featured in the January issue of Shape magazine. She's one of six women profiled in a feature that details the steps they took to drop pounds and get in shape.

People Wasting Billions Of Dollars On 'Quack' Health Food And Weight Loss Products, Expert Says
Globally every year, obese people waste billions of dollars on food products that "imply" that they aid weight loss, but are totally ineffective, says a nutritional expert on the British Medical Journal website.

NO BARIATRIC SURGERY SURGERY FOR THE OBESE
Mary Washington Hospital is closing its weight-loss surgery program

Teacher gains from high-tech weight-loss program


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It?s time to pitch in, Milton. In support of the local Salvation Army, U Weight Loss Clinic, 470 Bronte St. S., will hold its annual ?U can? food drive next Saturday, Dec. 13 from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m.

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL NEWS
The seed of football success is usually planted in all of the trite places: the weight room the Monday after the season's final loss, at summer workouts, at a seniors-only retreat at some far-off mountain camp, etc., etc., etc.