Weight Loss Surgery May Reverse Heart Damage

Wednesday, 02 March 2011 09:34

A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah School of Medicine shows that weight loss surgery can help reverse obesity-related heart damage.

Obesity is associated with various heart problems, including heart failure and abnormal heart rhythm. Obesity can also cause changes in the structure and function of the heart, even if no diagnosis of heart disease is present.

The truth about LAP-BAND surgery

Friday, 04 February 2011 15:11

If you've been researching or contemplating LAP-BAND surgery, you've probably encountered a number of cautionary tales claiming that LAP-BAND surgery is dangerous or that it doesn't work. Are these arguments valid?  And how do you respond to well-meaning friends or family members who try to talk you out of it?

Editor's Eye on Charlotte|Raleigh: There's NewHope for Investment

Wednesday, 05 January 2011 17:24

By: Julie Armstrong

Austin Ventures was honored this week by the editors of AlwaysOn as a 2010 top 100 venture capital firm, and among the VC firm's prominent portfolio is Charlotte-based NewHope Bariatrics.

NewHope Bariatrics develops and operates -- in partnership with physicians -- ambulatory surgery centers and short-stay surgical hospitals that serve the needs of the morbidly obese. NewHope's obesity surgical centers are in The Colony, Texas, and in Overland Park, Kan. They focus on gastric banding procedures, primarily the Lap-Band system.

Read More