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My gastric band cost £8,500 but it was well worth it
03/04/2009 – 10:22 | No Comment
My gastric band cost £8,500 but it was well worth it

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 …

Another option for surgical weight loss
03/04/2009 – 10:21 | One Comment

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 To Call Baby Daughter Luciana
03/04/2009 – 09:24 | No Comment
Carnie Wilson To Call Baby Daughter Luciana

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 …

Bariatric surgeon performs first single incision Gastric Band Procedure in South Carolina
03/04/2009 – 09:15 | No Comment

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 …

Is Gastric-Bypass Surgery an “Easy Way Out”?
03/04/2009 – 09:03 | No Comment
Is Gastric-Bypass Surgery an “Easy Way Out”?

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 …

Star Jones Still Views Herself as 300-Lb. Woman
01/04/2009 – 13:40 | No Comment
Star Jones Still Views Herself as 300-Lb. Woman

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 …

Weight loss clinic treating obese patients from Ulster
01/04/2009 – 13:34 | 2 Comments
Weight loss clinic treating obese patients from Ulster

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, …