04
May
Obesity Control Center: A Nation’s Challenge to for Weight Loss.
Few Mexican doctors have appeared in United States media as much as Ariel Ortiz, director of a Tijuana Hospital named Obesity Control Center (OCC), which has over a decade track record of successfully treating patients from the United States seeking weight-loss su...
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May
Obesity Control Center and Dr Ariel Ortiz Awarded Center of Excellence Designation by the U.S.A.
RALEIGH, NC - Surgical Review Corporation (SRC) announced the first centers in Mexico to achieve the center of excellence designation. The Obesity Control Center in Tijuana successfully completed a rigorous review process to ensure compliance with the requi...
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May
New Swallowable Balloon Promises to Revolutionize Weight Loss
A third of the world is now overweight or obese. These figures are staggering with no hope in sight. Are we expected to diet our way back to health when it is proven that only radical interventions can create substantial and lasting weight-loss? A new gastric balloon introd...
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May
Stay Away From Tobacco
Why should I quit?Your health. This is a very real concern: smoking harms nearly every organ of the body. Half of all smokers who keep smoking will end up dying from a smoking-related illness. In the United States alone, smoking is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths, and about...
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May
Body Fat: Percentage Vs. Body Mass
What's the best measurement to assess health risks from being overweight? Experts say BMI and body-fat percentage both have their place.Some experts tout BMI, or body mass index, as the most accurate way to determine the effect of weight on your health. In fact, most recent...
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May
Surgery in Mexico? Facts and Myths
Anybody can have a website these days claiming to be the best. In difficult times like these, dirt cheap pricing on life changing procedures like weight-loss and plastic surgery can be very enticing. Don't jump on the opportunity just yet and read this article.First things...
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May
Global Healthcare, a New Reality.
The term “Health Tourism” may fall short of the actual phenomena that has happened in the health sector in the United States and around the world. The demand for qualified medical services has driven thousands of patients to travel outside the United States seeking be...
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May
Gastric Plication on the Rise
The World Federation for the Surgery of Obesity meeting took place in Hamburg Germany. Thousands of Weight-loss Surgeons assisted the event many of who are in search of the newest, safest and more effective procedures. Gastric Plication was one of these hot topics at the me...
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May
Band with Plication: World Meeting Update
IFSO is the World meeting for Bariatric Surgery providing us with the latest news, research and innovation in the field of Weight-loss SurgerySession 6 on Gastric Plication was a total success if you measure it by how many congress goers attended. The room was full, all seats wer...
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May
IFSO: World Meeting on Weight Loss Surgery
This year's most important Weight-loss Surgery meeting was held in the beautiful city of Hamburg, Germany . Many of the most recognized leaders in the Bariatric Surgery field were present during this whole week event.The scientific program included the latest research...
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