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                                                              • New Weight Loss Surgery Clinic Opened April 8

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                                                                |Date: April 09, 2019
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                                                                New Weight Loss Surgery Clinic Opened April 8

                                                                New Weight Loss Surgery Clinic Opened April 8

                                                                Weight loss surgery returned to Valley Medical Center on April 8 after more than a decade, joining a comp ...

                                                                Weight loss surgery returned to Valley Medical Center on April 8 after more than a decade, joining a comprehensive menu of services available to tackle the obesity epidemic and chronic medical conditi ...

                                                                April 09, 2019
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                                                              • Peggy’s Journey to Wellness and Weight Loss

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                                                                Peggy’s Journey to Wellness and Weight Loss

                                                                Peggy’s Journey to Wellness and Weight Loss

                                                                When Peggy graduated from VMC's 16-week Healthy Foundations program, she says she not only improved her h ...

                                                                When Peggy graduated from VMC's 16-week Healthy Foundations program, she says she not only improved her health and wellness, she now feels more balance in her life. “ Like so many others, I've struggl ...

                                                                May 24, 2016
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                                                              • Affect of High BMI on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

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                                                                |Date: March 26, 2016
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                                                                Affect of High BMI on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

                                                                Affect of High BMI on Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty

                                                                In the July, 2015, issue of the “Journal of Arthroplasty” authors Hasham Alvi. M.D. et al from Northweste ...

                                                                In the July, 2015, issue of the “Journal of Arthroplasty” authors Hasham Alvi. M.D. et al from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, evaluate the affect of obesity on outcomes following total ...

                                                                March 26, 2016
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                                                              • The Effects of Obesity on Lumbar Disc Herniation Treatment

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                                                                |Date: May 16, 2013
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                                                                The Effects of Obesity on Lumbar Disc Herniation Treatment

                                                                The Effects of Obesity on Lumbar Disc Herniation Treatment

                                                                  The January 2013 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery includes an analysis of the effe ...

                                                                  The January 2013 issue of The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery includes an analysis of the effect of obesity* on lumbar disc herniation treatment. The study examines the results among nearly ...

                                                                May 16, 2013
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                                                              • Sugary Drinks May Explain 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year

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                                                                |Date: March 20, 2013
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                                                                Sugary Drinks May Explain 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year

                                                                Sugary Drinks May Explain 180,000 Deaths Worldwide Each Year

                                                                  Written by Marlene Busko for Medscape Today News Mar 20, 2013 A large, international epidemiologic ...

                                                                  Written by Marlene Busko for Medscape Today News Mar 20, 2013 A large, international epidemiologic study reports that slurping back large amounts of sugary beverages was associated with an incr ...

                                                                March 20, 2013
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