Article: University of Illinois at Chicago Offers New Weight Loss Surgery for Obese Teens.(laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding)

Article: Adjustable gastric banding for diabetes.(Shorts)(Report)
Townsend Letter;  May 1, 2009 ;     486 words ...Weight loss reduces morbidity and...is often challenging. Adjustable gastric banding is being promoted...and diabetes educator. Adjustable gastric banding led to significant weight loss and reduced body mass...group had a mean 20% weight loss and BMI ...

Article: Ethicon Endo-Surgery Acquires Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band; Device Used in Surgery for the Morbidly Obese.
PR Newswire;  June 27, 2002 ;     560 words ......Swiss company that markets the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band (SAGB), expanding its line of products...creates a feeling of fullness and results in weight loss. A physician can adjust the band's diameter...removing fluid, according to an individual's weight loss requirements. ...

Article: Device-Related Reoperations After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
The American Surgeon;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......malabsorptive, and combined weight loss operations, laparoscopic...and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) are...substantial and rapid weight loss with relatively low...is extremely safe, weight loss is more gradual than...the difference in weight ...

Article: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding effective for massive superobesity.
Biotech Week;  February 11, 2004 ;     398 words ......than 50% excess weight loss and this was maintained...superscript]2 (27-44). Weight loss with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in this...that laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a valid...Techniques (Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding ...

Article: Plasma ghrelin levels rise after weight loss from gastric banding.
Proteomics Weekly;  September 27, 2004 ;     434 words ......increase after weight loss from laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding...long-term weight loss after laparoscopical adjustable gastric banding on...and after weight loss after laparoscopical adjustable gastric banding...

Article: Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, a Johnson & Johnson company, in June acquired Obtech Medical AG, a Swiss company that produces the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band used in the treatment of morbid obesity. (Supplier News).(Between 11 mn and 15 mn people in U.S. have morbid obesity)(International Pages)(Brief Article)
Hospital Materials Management;  August 1, 2002 ;     186 words ......that produces the Swedish Adjustable Gastric Band used in the treatment...of fullness and results in weight loss. A physician can adjust the...according to an individual's weight loss requirements. According to...will undergo some type of weight loss surgery in 2002. a ...

Article: L A Weight Loss Centers, Inc. Announces Name Change to Pure Weight Loss, Inc.
PR Newswire;  August 23, 2007 ;     300 words ......Mission and Focus of National Weight Loss Company HORSHAM, Pa., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The country's largest weight loss chain that offers both one-on...food is changing its name to Pure Weight Loss, Inc. from L A Weight Loss Centers...

Article: Controversies in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding outlined.
Biotech Week;  July 21, 2004 ;     290 words ......controversies in laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in a recent issue of...United States, Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a surgical...individual basis according to weight loss and appetite. Band adjustments...three times in the second year. Weight ...

Article: IANA (INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY ON NUTRITION AND AGING) EXPERT GROUP: WEIGHT LOSS AND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract: Weight loss, together with psychological and behavioural...manifestations of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Weight loss may be associated with protein and...none has been proven. Prevention of weight loss in AD is a major issue. It requires...

Article: Rational approach to patients with unintentional weight loss
Mayo Clinic Proceedings;  September 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...Unintentional weight loss is a problem encountered frequently in clinical practice. Weight loss and low body weight have potentially serious...implications. Although a nonspecific observation, weight loss is often of concern to both patients and...

Article: Sixty Percent of Consumers Researching Weight Loss Use the Internet, Seeking Information on Weight Loss Programs, Diets and Medications.
PR Newswire;  September 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Influential in Remaining Compliant with Weight Loss Programs; 30 Percent Remain Compliant with Weight Loss Medications RESTON, Va., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire...Internet as a resource for researching weight loss information. According to the study...

Article: Adjustable gastric banding beats conventional diabetes treatment.(Metabolic Disorders)
Family Practice News;  March 1, 2008 ;     401 words ...Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding produced a 76% remission rate in the first...principally to its great effectiveness in inducing weight loss, rather than to other antidiabetes effects, such...alone (26 subjects) or in addition to laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding via the ...

Article: NEW TAKE ON WEIGHT LOSS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 7, 2009 ;     470 words ......steadily turning to weight loss surgery to help them...and well-being. The weight loss procedures most commonly...gastric bypass and the adjustable gastric band. However, a new...information session for weight loss surgery can find more...For some, surgical ...

Article: A NEW TAKE ON WEIGHT LOSS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 6, 2009 ;     477 words ......steadily turning to weight loss surgery to help them...and well-being. The weight loss procedures most commonly...gastric bypass and the adjustable gastric band. However, a new...information session for weight loss surgery can find more...For some, surgical ...