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Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center Explains Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery Procedure in Upcoming Free Information ...
The Surgical Weight Loss Center Will Explain the Lap Band Procedure to Local Residents in an Upcoming Information Seminar on Tuesday August 17, 2010.
Fat fighters seek teen Lap-Band patients
Americas obesity problem is growing, but sales of the Lap-Band weight-control device have fallen. Its manufacturer, Irvine-based Allergan, is trying to reverse that slippage, and some area doctors hope it succeeds. Allergan is seeking approval...
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The Gastric Band Institute will hold a free seminar on gastric banding (Lap-Band and Realize Band) and the new sleeve procedure for people who are 100 pounds overweight, 6 p.m.
Special report: Targeting teens for gastric bands
After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began quietly calling patients about to undergo the weight-loss procedure at New York University's Medical Center, telling them she feared for their safety.
Targeting Teens for Gastric Bands
The NYU bariatric surgery practice where she worked is widely considered one of the world's most experienced. But in an interview with Reuters, Pal described the facility as a hectic Lap-Band factory.
Should teens get gastric surgery?
Lap-Band makers want to bring anti-obesity procedures to younger patients -- but is it greed or good public health?
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Special report: Targeting teens for gastric bands
After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery Dr.
Some experts wary of gastric bands for teens
In some medical circles, concern over gastric banding for teenagers is growing nearly as fast as American waistlines. Some doctors worry about the device's long-term safety and effectiveness. United States - Adjustable gastric band - Medicine - Health - Weight loss
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Critic depicts NYU centre as a hectic Lap-Band factory; Lack of long-term data worries some obesity experts
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