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Obesity can be treated by surgery, say experts
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 5 minutes ago
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Among the surgical procedures, the latest is the removal of stomach fat to the extent of 50 per cent. It is giving wonderful results and a person of 150 kg weight can reduce to 75 kg,'' they claimed. Dr Ramakrishna opined though the surgical procedure...
Tags: surgical procedures, India, Thiruvananthapuram, Obesity, Laparoscopic surgery, Surgery, Hepatology, Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, Bariatrics, Endoscopy, Gastroenterology, Health Medical Pharma, Hospitality Recreation
Project Measure Up helps assess school fitness levels
San Antonio :: FL :: USA | about 4 hours ago
Credibility Under the watchful eye of grownups in yellow T-shirts, students at Gardendale Elementary School in the Edgewood Independent School District are counting off push-ups or twisting their arms behind them in pretzel fashion inside a noisy gymnasium.
Tags: project measure, measure ups, Nicole Rogers, South San Antonio, schools district, fitness level, San Antonio, Bariatrics, Metabolic disorders, Childhood obesity, Body mass index, Overweight, Body shape, Nutrition, Obesity, Health Medical Pharma, Education
‘New Moon’ Star Chaske Spencer Reveals Werewolf Workout
Vancouver :: Canada | about 4 hours ago
Credibility New Moon’ Star Chaske Spencer Reveals Werewolf Workout November 21st, 2009 7:00 pm / Author: Valerie Nome Chaske Spencer packed on 20 lbs. of muscle to play werewolf Sam Uley in The Twilight Saga: New Moon , which is in theaters now. The actor, 34, opens...
Tags: twilight saga, twilight, saga, cast, New Moon, protein shakes, Valerie Nome Chaske Spencer, Canada, Vancouver, Chaske Spencer, Muscle, Dieting, Protein, Hospitality Recreation, Nutrition, Diets, Obesity
College threatens to FAIL students SUFFERING with OBESITY
Twenty-five seniors at a university in Pennsylvania must prove they've lost weight in order to graduate this spring. The unusual requirement stems from a policy Lincoln University put in place fours ago: Incoming freshmen with a body mass index of...
Tags: obesity, obese, health related problems, fat, Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, Lincoln, obesity failure, college rules
Important Facts Dieters Should Know About Herbal Diet Pill before Using Them
İstanbul :: Turkey | about 8 hours ago
Credibility Central Standard Time Quite a lot of people today, especially those who are desperate to get rid of their excess weight, are using herbal diet pill to help them in their weight loss program. We can never deny the fact that dieting can be a serious and...
Tags: diet pills, herbal diet, weight loss, loss program, Turkey, İstanbul, Hoodia, Hoodia gordonii, Dieting, Anti-obesity medication, Obesity, Diets, Nutrition, Health Medical Pharma, Hospitality Recreation
Fat-to-muscle surgery arrives
Auckland :: New Zealand | about 11 hours ago
Credibility Botox for breasts, liquid facelifts and fat-sucking surgery that reveals a rippling six-pack in hours are the latest cosmetic crazes to hit New Zealand. But a leading industry professional has warned such treatments are fads and should not be thought...
Tags: liquid facelifts, New Zealand, Auckland, Vaser, Liposuction, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Otolaryngology, Breast, Plastic surgery, Obesity, Medical ultrasound, Health Medical Pharma
Charity battles Pharmac
Taipei :: Taiwan | about 11 hours ago
Credibility A small charity is locked in a David and Goliath-style battle for funding, and is hoping to gather more ammunition from an international conference next year. The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association wants Government drug funding agency Pharmac to help more...
Tags: Pharmac, growth hormone, Taiwan, Taipei, Pediatrics, Growth hormone treatment, Syndromes, Obesity, Prader-Willi syndrome, Endocrinology, Growth hormones, Genetic disorders
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Berlin :: Germany | 1 day ago
Credibility But I have been most effective in handling this, without confrontations. I speak on my phone in the same tone and decibels as the offender in a series of loud non sequiturs: “Good to hear from you, and tell me how you are making out with your new parole...
Tags: plastic surgery, Germany, Berlin, Obesity, Liposuction, Surgery, Surgical specialties, Medical ultrasound
Peruvian gang 'killed peasant farmers for their fat'
Huánuco :: Peru | 1 day ago
Credibility Police in Peru say they have arrested three members of a gang who murdered a string of peasant farmers, drained the fat from their dead bodies, and then attempted to sell it to European cosmetics manufacturers. The men have confessed to a total of five...
Tags: Peru, Huánuco, Trade, Gang, Liposuction, Medical ultrasound, Perfume, Cosmetics, Obesity, Plastic surgery, Health Medical Pharma
Pa. university students must pass fitness class
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the...
Tags: Philadelphia, Bariatrics, Mass, Body mass index, Abraham Lincoln, Diabetes mellitus, Nutrition, Body shape, Obesity, Education, Health Medical Pharma, Hospitality Recreation, Overweight, Weight loss, Lincoln University
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