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Thighlift After Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery

Thighlift After Bariatric Body Contouring Surgery

| September 10, 2007 | 1 Comment

by Michele Shermak, MD, FACS Dr. Shermak is Chief of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Urinary Calculi and Bariatric Surgery

Urinary Calculi and Bariatric Surgery

| September 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

by Carolyn F. Langford, DO; Verena Mueller; and Gamal M. Ghoniem, MD, FACS All from Cleveland Clinic Florida

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University General Hospital Bariatric Program at University General Hospital, Houston, Texas

| August 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

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Resolution of Fibromyalgia Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Resolution of Fibromyalgia Following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

| August 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

by Michael J. Boros, MD; Mohamed H. Elgamal, MD; and Alan A. Saber, MD, MS, FACS Dr. Boros is Chief Surgical Resident, Dr. Elgamal is Surgical Resident, and Dr. Saber is Chief of Minimally Invasive Surgery and Bariatric Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery—All with Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Malpractice Preventative Maintenance: Record Protocols and Happy Lawyers

| August 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

by Julie M. Janeway, BBA, MSA, JD From Little Victories™ Medical/Legal Consulting & Training, Onondaga, Michigan

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July/August 2007 Letters to the Editor

| August 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

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Matrix Medical Communications Receives Nursing Accreditation

| July 10, 2007 | 0 Comments

Edgemont, PA—July 5, 2007 —Matrix Medical Communications today announced that the company has been approved as an accredited provider of nursing credits by the California Board of Registered Nursing.

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Bariatric Times to be published monthly in 2008!

| June 21, 2007 | 0 Comments

Edgemont, PA (August 20, 2007) – Matrix Medical Communications, publishers of Bariatric Times, holds as one of its highest priorities the rapid communication of information that aids healthcare professionals in better caring for the obese and morbidly obese patient. While there are several researched based journals serving the surgical market, only Bariatric Times provides the […]

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Regarding Alcohol Use and Health Risks: Survey Results

| June 2, 2007 | 0 Comments

Dear Bariatric Times Editor: I noted with interest the article by Cynthia Buffington, PhD, entitled, “Alcohol Use and Health Risks: Survey Results,” which appeared in the March 2007 issue of Bariatric Times.[1] Recent inquiries to the International Bariatric Surgery Registry (IBSR) from patients or family members have been requests for information regarding the incidence of […]

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Energy Metabolism and Biochemistry of Obesity

Energy Metabolism and Biochemistry of Obesity

| June 2, 2007 | 0 Comments

by Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD; Daniel Leslie, MD; Bryan A. Whitson, MD; and Todd A. Kellogg, MD, PhD All from the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This article serves as an update of an article on the same topic published in Bariatric Times in September, 2005. (Ikramuddin S, Kellogg, TA. Energy Metabolism and […]

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