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OBGYN.net continues with its series about treatments for non-ob/gyn conditions with Roberta's LAP BAND surgery
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.

Barriers to Obesity Management: A Pilot Study of Primary Care Clinicians - V. Forman-Hoffman, A. Little & T. Wahls

Prepregnancy weight and the risk of adverse pregnancy outcome. Commentary and Review by:  R. Daniel Braun, M.D.   
With additional comments by Jason Gardosi, MD

"PCOS and Diet" by Martha McKittrick, Registered Dietician, Certified Diabetes Educator

Obesity and Reproductive Disorders: The Role of Practical Lifestyle Changes by Robert J. Norman, MD 
Reprinted with permission from The Female Patient

Assessment of Obesity Management in Medical Examination - L. Treyzon 

Effects of a Carbohydrate-Restricted Diet on Emerging Plasma Markers for Cardiovascular Disease - R. J. Wood, J. S. Vole , S. R. Davis, C. Dell'Ova & M. Luz Fernandez

Physiogenomic Analysis of Weight Loss induced by Dietary Carbohydrate Restriction - G. Ruano, A. Windemuth, M. Kocherla, T. Holford, M. Luz Fernandez, C. E Forsythe, R. J. Wood, W. J. Kraemer & J. S. Volek

Diet Induced Weight Loss Accelerates Onset of Negative Alliesthesia in Obese Women - P. Frankham, C. Gosselin & M. Cabanac

The Relationship Between Prevalence and Duration of Weight Loss Strategies and Weight Loss Among Obese Managed Care Organization Members Enrolled in a Weight Loss Trial - J. A. Linde, D. J. Erickson, R. W. Jeffery, N. P. Pronk & R. G. Boyle 

Articles by Joe Pastorek, MD

Addressing obesity in medical practice *

Is weight loss medically beneficial? *

*Please note that Medscape requires a one-time free registration to access their articles. 

Reprinted with permission from the NIH/NHLBI - National Institutes of Health - National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute:

Aim for a Healthy Weight

Energize Yourself!  Stay Physically Active

Embrace Your Health!  Lose Weight if You are Overweight

Check Your Physical Activity and Heart Disease I.Q.

Facts About Heart Disease and Women: Be Physically Active

OEI Treatment Guidelines Implementation Tool for Palm OS

Obesity Education Initiative Electronic Textbook

NHLBI Study Finds Brief Counseling By Health Professionals Boosts Patients' Physical Fitness

Childhood Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes at an All Time High - American Council on Exercise

Relaxation and Music Significantly Reduce Patients' Postoperative Pain - National Institute of Nursing Research

Poor Mental Health Puts Women at Risk for Heart Disease - J. Wider, MD

Syndrome O' Newsletter, Winter 2005 in Pdf format

How to Enjoy the Holidays without the Extra Weight!  

Articles by S. Gullo

Yes…It’s Possible to Have PCOS and Still be Trim  

The Thin Commandments Diet: The 10 No-Fail Strategies for Permanent Weight Loss

PCOS and Cardiovascular Risks - W. Futterweit

Safety of Laparoscopy in Obese Infertile Women - S. El Sayes, T. Abdel Aziz, S. Mansour, N.El Tabbakh, H. Sanad

C. J. Cederquist, MD

Appetite Suppressants, The Big Hope, The Big Letdown
Bariatric Surgery: Drastic Measures for Drastic Measurements
The Mediterranean Secret is Out
Diabetes: Just as Deadly as Ever
The Truth about Genetics and Weight Loss
Eating better by shopping well: what’s in your cupboard?

The Weight-control Information Network (WIN)

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