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Here are some current topics being discussed:

WEIGHT MANAGEMENT: Gastric Lap-Band Surgery Can Send Diabetes Into Remission H.
Weight gain...new to group - S.
Endo and weight problems - J.
ESTRACECREAM?: Weight Gain - T.
Re: HYSTERECTOMY: Lap-band (links) - H.

Topics for Women

Dining Out, Weighing In - Caroline J. Cederquist, MD

Body Mass Index, Percent Body Fat, and Regional Body Fat Distribution in Relation to Leptin Concentrations in Healthy, Non-Smoking Postmenopausal Women in a Feeding Study - S. Mahabir, D. Baer, L. L. Johnson, M. Roth, W. Campbell, B. Clevidence & P. R. Taylor

The Effect of Cissus Quadrangularis (CQR-300) and A Cissus Formulation (CORE) on Obesity and Obesity-Induced Oxidative Stress - J. E. Oben, D. Mandob Enyegue, G. I. Fomekong, Y. B. Soukontoua & G. A. Agbor

How I Got Skinny by Eating Fat or Why Low-Carb Works - Adrienne Larocque, Ph.D.

Women Have Poor Understanding of Cholesterol - Jennifer Wider, M.D.

Shedding Pounds from Diet or Exercise—Take Your Pick

Genetic Polymorphisms and Weight Loss in Obesity: A Randomised Trial of Hypo-Energetic High- versus Low-Fat Diets
T. I. A. Sørensen, P. Boutin, M. A. Taylor, L. H. Larsen, C. Verdich, L. Petersen, C. Holst, S. M. Echwald, C. Dina, S. Toubro, M. Petersen, J. Polak, K. Clément, J. A. Martínez, D. Langin, Jean-Michel Oppert, V. Stich, I. Macdonald, P. Arner, W. H. M. Saris, O. Pedersen, A. Astrup, P. Frogue & The NUGENOB Consortium

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Interviews

Roberta's LAP BAND surgery
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Introductions:

• From MediSpecialty.com Medical Consultant Marshall Smith, MD
• From MediSpecialty.com Editor Barbara Nesbitt
• FDA Approves Implanted Stomach Band to Treat Severe Obesity

"Roberta's Surgery" is a multi-part video presentation on weight loss surgery using the LAP BAND method, performed by Dr. Rudolf Weiner in Frankfurt Germany.

• Part I:  Roberta's Story | text version
• Part II:  Pre-op | text version
• Part III:  The Procedure | text version
• Part IV – Internal View of Gastric Lap Band Placement | text version
• Part V - The Ending of Surgery | text version
• Part VI - 2 Day Post-op | text version
• Part VII - 4 Months Post-op | text version
• Part VIII - 9 Month Follow-Up Visit With Surgeon | text version
• Roberta, one year later.
• Life after weight loss surgery: 2 years and 90 pounds an interview with Roberta Speyer on her Lap-band surgery.

Visit our collection of interviews. OBGYN.net attends medical conferences and congresses around the world discussing the latest in women's health with international experts in the field.

Educational Tutorials

Replay of Live Webcasts

St Lukes Hospital: Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass - Weight Loss Procedure
Beth Israel Medical Center: New York City Surgeon Performs Weight Loss Surgery

Visit our extensive collection of educational tutorials from global experts. Submit your own presentations to Editor, Professor Zeev Shoham, MD - Email

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Recommended Reading

Today's Dietitian is the nation's only magazine specifically for registered dietitians and other nutrition professionals.

View the full listing of featured Weight Management  books for Medical Professionals & Women. 
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Conferences & Meetings

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CME Courses & Clinical Trials

North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO):

• Selected features include a listing of annual meetings, access to the Obesity Research Journal
• Members Only discussion forum to provide rapid communication with your colleagues.
• Obesity CME: NAASO’S first cyber-seminar "Clinical Management of Obesity" is now available on CD-Rom! To order your personal copy of Clinical Management of Obesity, click here for your PDF order form.
• CME activities available through Obesity Online

On-line CME: Assessment and Management of Overweight and Obesity in Adults -  Developed with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) these two CME modules review the importance of weight management, health risks, treatment, weight loss motivations, and appropriate strategies. Cine-Med, Inc. has designated each educational activity for a maximum of 2 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) / National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Clinical Guidelines on the Identification, Evaluation and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity.

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Clinical Practice Guidelines - Obesity Position Statement.

The NIH / National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Medical Care for Obese Patients provides information on accommodating patients, independent of treatment.

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