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Medicare to Cover Obesity "Therapy" -  At first this sounds like good news, but I sure hope it doesn't signal the possibility that Medicare is going to start requiring that WLS candidates jump through a bunch of (faile...

Does Your City Have An Anti-Weight Discrimination -  I ran across a list of such cities in this interesting article about a 600-lb. forklift operator who sued for being fired on the basis of weight:        http://jobs.aol.com/art...

Tragic Death of Vesta Williams - Weight-Related? - Vesta was a popular R & B singer in the '80s who had a real struggle with her weight and food.  At one point, she lost 100+ lbs. in desperation after her career appeared to tank b/...

Singing a September Song (of WLS)? - M.F. Surger -  If you're having your surgery this month, please sound off here with your surgery type, date, place and surgeon's name.      Congrats, and good luck to you all!   

It's a Contest Now - "World's Heaviest Woman& -  I guess we could see this coming ..      http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/03/worlds-heaviest-woman_n_942546.html?ref=mostpopular#s337433&title=Donna_Simpson

Dr. Stewart Patients - Leah Left??? -    I just tried calling Dr. S.'s office to see if I could order some of those calcium citrate supps. he has put together for DSers, and learned that Leah and his office departed c...

"Maggie Goes On A Diet" - You Weigh In - I first heard about this controversial new children's book dealing with childhood obesity on our local T.V. news yesterday.  What are your thoughts about it  --  admirable or shame...

"Halfway to 'World's Largest Woman'" -   This lady's weird saga is continuing to "grow" ..         http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/08/20/susanne-eman-biggest-woman-ever_n_932177.html?icid=maing-grid10%7Chtmlws-mai...

All Fired Up For WLS? - M.F. Surgery List for Au -  (Sorry I'm a bit late this month ..  !    )   If you're having WLS in August, please sound off here with your surgery date, type, place and surgeon's name.      Congrat...

The "Best" Reason For Us to Lose Weight -  Check it out, and show this to your ins. carrier if you need additional "ammo" for approval of WLS!:       http://www.everydayhealth.com/sexual-health/0808/increased-libido-one...

"Should Parents Lose Custody of Obese Childre -  Interesting debate ..  from an ABC News article:     http://abcnews.go.com/Health/parents-lose-custody-obesity-children/story?id=14062898  What are your thoughts on this i...

"Diet or Die" - The Dolly Dimples Story -  After posting my thread earlier re:   the lady who is aspiring to make 1,000 lbs., I got to thinking about a famous circus "fat lady" of the '50s that I had heard about as a teen ...

Gonna Declare Your Independence From Obesity? - M. - If you're having surgery this month, please sound off here with your date, place and type of surgery, and surgeon's name.      Congratulations, and good luck to you all.  

"Aspiring to Be 1,000 Lbs." -  O.K., is she nutso or what???:       http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/07/07/700-pound-woman-makes-a-career-out-of-eating-a-lot/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl8%7Csec1_lnk3%7C2...

Gonna Be a "June Groom" (to WLS)? - M. -  If you're having surgery this month, please sound off here with your surgeon's name, surgery type, date and place.   Congrats and good luck to you all!  

"5 Economy Cars for 'Big People'" - If you're wanting an economy car but yet not feel "cramped", then this article suggests several roomy models with great gas mileage:     http://autos.aol.com/article/are-america...

Tennis Great To Be New BL Trainer - She even looks a little like Jillian Michaels:   http://www.popeater.com/2011/05/23/anna-kournikova-biggest-loser/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-sb-n%7Cdl3%7Csec3_lnk2%7C213984  

Where's Our "Night Watchman"? - I found this member requesting prayers for her health on the main board, and was going to cross-post it on George's daily thread, but I don't see where he has posted in a long time...

More On the "Is Obesity Contagious?" Con - I.e., do your fat friends make you fat?    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joanna-dolgoff-md/weight-gain-contagious_b_862762.html?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl7%7Csec3_lnk1%7C21...

Dr. Davidson's Clinic Featured in Article - For anyone interested, Dr. Davidson and his bariatric clinic here in Dallas are spotlighted in a lengthy article on WLS in this month's issue of D Magazine..      Several of his ha...

WLS? Yes, You Certainly MAY -- M.F. Surgery Li -  If you're having surgery this month, please sound off here with your surgeon's name, surgery type, place and date.      Congrats, and good luck to you all!  

"WLS Foundation of America" Meeting in V - I guess they're a new (hoping?) to be competitor of OH?   Anyway, a good opportunity to get with other WLSers, vendors, WLS professionals, etc. next month in Vegas:             ...

New Study Finds WLS Improves Memory -  Very interesting and quite intriguing finding:     http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-weight-loss-memory-20110418,0,5677646.story

Eating Disorders - Not Just For Younger Women Anym -  Interesting article.   http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/04/09/eating-disorders-becoming-more-common-in-older-women/

"M.O. Man Dies After Sitting in Chair For 2 Y -  Wow . . this one just pizzes me off  -- a true 'worst case scenario" ..  Why did nobody around him seem to do the right thing and get help for him?   Even if he "didn't like docs"...