Medical Weight Management

The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has published its Position Stand “Appropriate Physical Activity Intervention Strategies for Weight Loss and Prevention of Weight Regain for Adults,” updating its previous guidelines, particularly as it relates to the increased levels of physical activity that may be necessary for prevention of weight gain, for weight loss and for prevention […]

Physicians at Stanford Hospital & Clinics are now treating patients using natural orifice surgery for weight-loss procedures. Paul Martin, 53 years old, is among the first patients to undergo the treatment. In Martin’s case, his entire weight-loss surgery in December was performed through his throat.

And so the diet begins, as women all over resolve to beat the post-Christmas bulge and banish all signs of festive excess. Those tentative first steps on the weighing scales have been made; the jeans have been attempted and now the collective panic has set in as cries of: “I’M HUGE” can be heard in […]

While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo’s Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary activities for people of all ages.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new report highlights the potentially serious health risks of using imported Brazilian-made prescription diet pills that combine amphetamines and other prescription medicines, such as anti-anxiety agents and antidepressants. Banned amphetamine-based weight loss pills are easily available via the Internet and are being illicitly imported into the United States, warns […]

A European and American study on a new synthetic drug found that it protected laboratory mice from diet-induced obesity and its potential consequences like glucose intolerance and insensitivity to insulin by activating an enzyme that promoted fat consumption and exercise endurance, leading to suggestions that it could be an important new weapon in the fight […]

This recent article from WebMD’s Medscape Business of Medicine – Ancillary Services in Primary Care. Obesity is a national concern and a source of health problems and self-esteem issues. More than one third of US adults — 72 million people — were considered obese in 2005-2006, according to the American Society of Bariatric Physicians.

New Procedures always bring new patients. New Procedures give a cutting edge image to a medical practice. Weight Management programs including fast surgical results improve the general physical and mental health of 70% of your patients. Physician maintains control of the patient by managing the weight loss rather than patients doing fad diets without medical […]

When diet and exercise are not enough some people are turning to surgery to help those lose weight. But those involve cutting into the stomach and changing anatomy. Now there’s a new, less invasive, option. Yo yo diets are nothing new for Liliana Gomez-Guerrero. Ever since I hit puberty my weight was up and down,” […]

Dr. Julio Teixeira, Chief, Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center completes his 12th Single Port Lap-Band® Procedure; Bariatric patients now benefiting from ‘hidden scar’ procedure. Novare Surgical Systems announced the successful completion of a series of single port Lap-Band procedures that results in reduced scarring and less postoperative pain for patients. […]