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DR. WEIL: Gastric bypass means lifelong diet changes (Rocky Mountain News)

Gastric bypass surgery requires lifelong changes in eating habits in order to lose weight, keep it off and ensure that you're getting adequate nutrition with limited food intake.

Wake Forest Baptist's bariatric surgery program earns accreditation (BizJournals)

The bariatric surgery program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have received a three-year accreditation as a Bariatric Center of Excellence from the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

'Couch potato' peels away weight (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

A few days after gastric bypass surgery, Maria Littrell found herself in the grocery, choosing which type of baby food to buy — for herself. "I remember thinking the little jar of peach cobbler looked good," Littrell said, laughing.

The miracle weight loss that isn’t (MSNBC)

New evidence of the health benefits of gastric-bypass surgery has doctors eager to recommend it. But some people say the risks are being greatly underplayed.

For a trip to the ER, the express lane is now open (Boston Globe)

WAREHAM - This is peak season in Tobey Hospital's emergency room. Vacationers and beachgoers flock to the Buzzards Bay community in the summer, doubling Wareham's population. As a result, 35 percent of the hospital's yearly emergency room visits occur from June through August, said Elaine R. Meredith, vice president of Southcoast Hospitals Group.