Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies
A new report suggests that women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies than do obese women who become pregnant.

Weight loss surgery helps obese women have healthier babies
Published: Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 5:19 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 4:45 p.m. Women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies and healthier babies than do obese women who become pregnant, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Scale Down Weight Loss To Hold Free Seminar
Scale Down Weight Loss Programs will offer a free community seminar on December 4 at The Horizon Center in downtown Spartanburg.

Study: Weight-Loss Surgery Makes for Better Pregnancy
Women who get pregnant after weight-loss surgery tend to be healthier and less likely to deliver a baby born with complications compared to obese women, researchers said on Tuesday.

CMS Will Not Cover Weight-Loss Surgeries For Non-Obese Diabetes Patients
CMS on Monday said that it will not cover weight-loss surgery for Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes who are not dangerously overweight because there is not ample evidence proving the procedure can improve their health, Reuters/Yahoo! News reports. Currently, Medicare and private insurers cover weight-loss surgeries, which range in cost from $15,000 to $35,000, for severely obese people.

Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized For Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery
Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure-- complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby--than pregnant women who are obese, according t

Hospital holds free weight-loss seminar
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center will hold a free educational seminar on surgical weight loss on Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m.

Health buzz | Get information on weight loss
SEMINARS Get information on weight loss Conway Medical Center is offering a series of weight loss surgery seminars.

Weight loss surgery before pregnancy may benefit both mother and child
Washington, Nov 19 : A new study ha revealed that obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications.

Weight loss surgery may help obese women avoid pregnancy-related health complications
Obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications, according to a new study.

Anthony Alessi: Weight-loss ingredient can be detrimental
What do actresses Joan Collins, Melanie Griffith and Beverly Johnson have in common with at least six NFL players? They all take the same weight-loss supplement.

Weight loss surgery may help obese women avoid pregnancy-related health complications
Obese women who have weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant have a lower risk of pregnancy-related health problems and their children are less likely to be born with complications, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

Want to lose weight? Use your head
Beginning a weight loss program can be daunting. People often put too much pressure on themselves to lose a large amount of weight and become overwhelmed when they are not immediately successful. The key to setting your goals is to keep them realistic. Smaller goals like losing a pound a week are more attainable and can help motivate you to stick to your weight loss plan.

Get Fit, Stark! members take pride in the small victories during weight-loss quest
A little salsa goes well with roast turkey. A little merengue will add some spice to the mashed potatoes.

Dietitians complain about TV weight-loss series
TV3's weight-loss series, Downsize Me ended recently amid controversy over the accuracy of some of the nutritional information, and the approach taken by the presenters in promoting the weight loss.

Medicare wants limits for weight loss surgery
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Medicare, the U.S. government's largest payer of health care, said on Monday it does not plan to cover weight-loss surgery in diabetic patients who are not dangerously overweight, saying there is not enough evidence to show it can improve their health.

Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss
Title: Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss Category: Health News Created: 11/15/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/17/2008

Weight Loss Group Helps Feed The Hungry
A local weight loss group is helping people keep the pounds off while helping the needy.

Weight Loss Challenge comes to Swampscott
Local area residents are invited to launch a 12-week non-profit Weight Loss Challenge that offers a quick, easy weight loss solution and long-term weight loss success ....

Adderall misused by many teens for weight loss
It's a pill that is one of the most hustled drugs on the Internet because people in Hollywood say it makes them stay thin. And local college and high school students say it's working for them too. But doctors say there could be a dangerous price to pay.