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		<title>Weight Loss Surgery Coverage Push</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More obese Americans may be given the opportunity to have their weight loss surgery covered by insurance if device manufacturers have their way. Allergan Inc., makers of the LapBand gastric banding device, has been the most vocal in their efforts to give obese patients access to this life-altering surgery. Being able to have this surgery [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass Surgery Patient Shocked to Learn Weight Loss Was Due to Diet and Exercise</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How would you feel if you just spent your entire life savings on gastric bypass surgery only to realize that you were actually losing weight the old fashioned way, through diet and exercise? The following story is a tale of will power and faith, as it is a classic example that what we believe, we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LAP Bands Approved by FDA for Wider Use</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Buzz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Food and Drug Administration officially approved use of gastric bands, also known as Lap-Bands, for people with a BMI of 30 or higher and have an obesity-related health problem. The previous regulations only approved the device for people with a BMI of 40 and no additional health problems or a BMI of 35 with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA Panel Advises Expanding Use of Gastric Bands</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:29:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health Buzz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[UPDATE [2/17/11]: The FDA has now approved the use of LAP Bands for anyone with a BMI of 30 who also suffers from an obesity-related health condition. On Friday, a Food and Drug Administration panel recommended expanding the use of gastric bands, or LAP bands, to treat obesity. Currently, only patients who are morbidly obese [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Obese Teens Turn to Gastric Band Surgery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Childrens Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[childhood obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gastric bands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[gastric bypass surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update: Our resident mental health expert, Brooke Randolph, LMHC, weighs in on the topic in a featured story at Yahoo Shine: Teen Weight Loss Surgery Unhealthy for Many Reasons. There is some alarming news coming from a new study: Overweight teenagers are undergoing laparoscopic gastric band surgery in increasing numbers, even though the procedure is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Realize Band Users Chronicle Weight Loss Stories Online</title>
		<link>http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/07/realize-band-users-chronicle-weight-loss-stories-online/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 14:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>heather</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is no longer just YouTube that has cornered the market on online videos. Now companies are using streaming videos on their websites to market their products. Back in late June, Ethicon Endo-Surgery, maker of the REALIZE Band, debuted a video featuring REALIZE users sharing their weight loss experience and successes with this weight loss device. The REALIZE [...]]]></description>
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