Article: Obesity tied to levels of fat-soluble vitamins.(Across Specialties)

Article: Orlistat best at reducing abdominal adiposity in obese patients.
Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week;  May 15, 2004 ;     496 words ......abdominal adiposity in obese patients. The aim of this...evaluate decrease in waist circumference in obese patients receiving different...parameters were waist circumference and body mass...more decrease in waist circumference (3.4 cm, ...

Article: Waist circumference predicts risk of cardiovascular events.(Cardiovascular Medicine)
Internal Medicine News;  September 1, 2007 ;     456 words ......waist-to-hip ratio, and waist circumference are just proxy measures...stronger association for waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio...with the same BMI and waist circumference can have different depositions...

Article: Leading Obesity Experts Consider Role of Waist Circumference Measurement and Cardiometabolic Risk
U.S. Newswire;  July 3, 2007 ;     700+ words ......consider if measuring waist circumference could help clinicians...The panel agreed that waist circumference provides a unique indicator...however the current waist circumference cut points recommended...usefulness of measuring waist circumference, when risk is ...

Article: VHA Hospitals Report Increases in Obese Patients and Related Worker Injuries; Caring for Obese Patients Costs Individual Hospitals Up to $200,000 Annually.
PR Newswire;  January 31, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Inc. hospitals shows that caring for obese patients is an increasing challenge as providers...the influence that treating severely obese patients (more than 100 pounds overweight) had...really shocking is that 90 percent of obese patients are seen in the emergency departments...

Article: Hospitals seeing increase in number of severely obese patients, requiring 'super-sized' products.(WORTH READING)
Health Care Strategic Management;  March 1, 2005 ;     387 words ...Severely obese patients are showing up in emergency rooms...training staff to transport and treat obese patients safely. Group purchasing organizations...of products used in caring for obese patients. VHA, also in Irving, one of Novation...

Article: Heavy costs; Hospitals pay high price to treat obese patients.(The Week in Healthcare)
Modern Healthcare;  December 22, 2003 ;     628 words ......treating or accommodating severely obese patients. Health officials say the costs are...seeing a greater number of severely obese patients-defined as overweight by at least 100...hospital staff to move and transport obese patients. More than 80% of the 69 hospitals...

Article: Obese Patients Need Not Lose Weight Before Coronary Bypass.
Heart Disease Weekly;  June 24, 2001 ;     435 words ......Saltmarsh, staff medical writer - Severely obese patients undergoing coronary artery bypass have...reason to delay heart surgery until obese patients could lose weight, especially since...coworkers. They compared 206 extremely obese patients to 206 normal-weight patients who ...

Article: Obese patients are at increased risk for trauma complications.(Across Specialties)(Clinical report)
Clinical Psychiatry News;  March 1, 2007 ;     652 words ...PALM BEACH, FLA. -- Obese patients with critical injuries from blunt...for death after blunt trauma in obese patients, Dr. Michael F. Rotondo said...includes the highest percentage of obese patients, said Dr. Rotondo, chairman of...

Article: Obese patients are suitable candidates for Karydakis procedure.
Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week;  March 9, 2003 ;     507 words ......can be used safely and effectively in obese patients, according to a report in the International...for an average of 25.7 months. The obese patients had a significantly longer operating...complications arose in three of the obese patients (two developed a seroma that resolved...

Article: Survey of physicians finds negative attitudes toward obese patients.(Endocrinology)
Internal Medicine News;  February 15, 2005 ;     358 words ......physicians found widespread disapproval of obese patients and limited use of current clinical strategies...professionals have negative attitudes toward obese patients, and 64% said obese patients are resistant to long-term change. Also...

Article: Physician survey finds negative attitudes toward obese patients, weight loss options.(Obesity)
Family Practice News;  March 1, 2005 ;     338 words ......physicians found widespread disapproval of obese patients and limited use of current clinical strategies...professionals have negative attitudes toward obese patients, and 64% said obese patients are resistant to long-term change. Also...

Article: Some obese patients denied knee, hip replacements
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  March 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ......obese. Wary orthopedic surgeons say obese patients are at higher risk of medical complications...acknowledges that surgeons' rejection of obese patients is a growing phenomenon, although there...physician guidelines for the management of obese patients, including those who need hip ...

Article: Obese patients have higher healthcare costs than nonobese patients.
Biotech Week;  November 17, 2004 ;     423 words ......net) -- Compared to nonobese persons, obese patients had higher average healthcare costs...was 49.1 years. The average BMI for obese patients was 37.9, and the average BMI for nonobese...total healthcare costs were $585.44 for obese patients, and $333.24 for nonobese patients...

Article: Survey Shows Hospitals Spend Thousands to Equipment to Treat Obese Patients.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  December 18, 2003 ;     548 words ......otherwise accommodate growing numbers of obese patients. A survey by Novation, a Texas company...clients said they had treated more obese patients in the past year than ever before...other costs associated with treating obese patients. Novation surveyed 282 hospitals; 69...