Article Archive for April 2009
JUST two months after mum-of-three Bernadette Carol went under the knife to have a gastric band fitted the row over Fern Britton’s ‘secret’ slimming operation hit the headlines.
For Bernadette, like Fern, the procedure, to restrict …
New operations for surgical weight loss continue to be developed and one of the newest may be the best according to a bariatric surgery expert. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy combines the best aspects of gastric bypass …
Carnie Wilson and her musician husband Rob Bonfiglio have already a picked out a name for their unborn daughter – Luciana.
The Wilson Phillips star is expecting her second child in June – a sister for …
Dr. Donald Balder, an advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon with Advanced Surgical Associates, made medical history in February 2009 by performing a groundbreaking procedure to place a LAP-BAND® Advanced Performance System for weight loss.
According to …
Star Jones Reynolds was an emotional eater. She said, “Whenever I felt lonely, a Double Whopper with cheese became my friend. If I felt sad, six strips of bacon made me feel better.” She battled …
She may have shed 160 pounds, but Star Jones’s self image has yet to catch up with her new body.
“I’m still 300 lbs. in my head some days,” the lawyer and TV personality, 47, tells …
TWENTY NHS patients have travelled to Birmingham from Northern Ireland to receive specialist treatment for obesity at a private clinic.
Vita Clinics in Edgbaston has opened its doors to offer six-month weight management courses, for £500, …


