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TITLE	SOURCE PUBLICATION	DATE
Obesity Surgery Is Called Cost-Effective	The Wall Stret Journal, by Rhonda L. Rundle	Sept 8, 2008
Return on Investment for Bariatric Surgery	The American Journal of Managed Care, by Eric A. Finkelstein, PhD, MHA; and Derek S. Brown PhD	Sept 2008
When Obesity Surgery Is a Family Affair	abcNEWS by Aian Hunter	Aug 4, 2008
“Surgery Helps Patients Lose More Than Weight”	Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel, by Heather Glenn	February 10, 2005
The Bypass Effect On Diabetes, Cancer	Correspondent Lesley Stahl met some people who were once morbidly obese.	April 20, 2008
“20,000 Pounds of Reasons to Smile”	Aurora Sentinel and Daily Sun Online, by Jake Harkins	February 3, 2005
“Gastrointestinal Surgery as a Treatment for Diabetes ”	Journal of the American Medical Association, by David E. Cummings, MD and David R. Flum MD, MPH	January 23, 2008
“Gastric bypass reduces death risk in the morbidly obese”	Survey of Surgeons by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, by Nancy Hellmich	August 22,2007
“Adjustable Gastric Banding and Conventional Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Controlled Trial”	Journal of American Medical Association, by John B. Dixon MD, Paul E. O'Brien, MD, et. al.	June, 2008
“Weight Loss Surgery that can tear couples apart”	KUSA-TV by Mark Koebrich	May 2006
“Losing and winning: Very obese have different surgical options"	Daily Camera, by Cindy Sutter	February 5, 2007
“Body Mass Index Can Be A Good Indicator Of Health”	CBS4 Denver www.cbsdenver.com	March 31, 2007
“Gastric bypass can cure diabetes”	Denver Post, by Karen Auge	June 20, 2007
“Obesity surgery seen as potential diabetes cure”	Focus 28 Wellness, by Associated Press	April 29, 2008
“Diabetes study favors surgery to treat obese”	The New York Times, by Denise Grady	January 23, 2008
“ASMBS statement on JAMA study on Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding”	American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, by J.B. Dixon, MD, P.E. O'Brien, MD, et. al.	January 23, 2008
Adjustable Gastric Banding and Conventional Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes	JAMA, —Vol 299, No. 3 John B. Dixon, MBBS, PhD Paul E. O’Brien, MD Julie Playfair, RN Leon Chapman, MBBS Linda M. Schachter, MBBS, PhD Stewart Skinner, MBBS, PhD Joseph Proietto, MBBS, PhD Michael Bailey, PhD, MSc(stats) Margaret Anderson, BHealthMan	January 23, 2008
Gastrointestinal Surgery as a Treatment	JAMA —Vol 299, No. 3 David E. Cummings, MD David R. Flum, MD, MPH	January 23, 2008

 

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Patient Advocate Foundation – is a national non-profit organization that serves as an active liaison between the patient and their insurer, employer and/or creditors to resolve insurance, job retention and/or debt crisis matters relative to their diagnosis through case managers, doctors and attorneys. Patient Advocate Foundation seeks to safeguard patients through effective mediation assuring access to care, maintenance of employment and preservation of their financial stability.

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