Article: Starting the Year Right: Consumer Reports Examines Gastric Weight-Loss Surgery, Liposuction and Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plan.

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Article: Medicare Advisory Panel Concludes Weight Loss ...
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Article: Weight loss surgery explained
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Article: Weight-loss surgery increasingly seen as treatment ...
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Article: Laparoscopic Weight-Loss Surgery Shown Safe and ...
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