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	<title>WL&#38;S Support &#187; Gastric Surgeries</title>
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	<description>Helping People Lose Weight Via Traditional &#38; Surgery Alternatives</description>
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		<title>3 Tips To Be A Valentine To Your Body</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:15:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Grace Gerry</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bariatric surgery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Breathing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy level]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether or not you celebrate Valentine’s Day with a special someone or with friends and family, we often forget the one who is nearest and dearest to us – our bodies! We expect them to keep going with little or no appreciation, and deny them the good food, rest, sleep and exercise they actually need. <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/3-tips-to-be-a-valentine-to-your-body-4248/#more-4248'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Out of Country Surgeries &#8211; New Killer Super Bug</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Bypass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Out of country surgery seems like such a great idea these days, especially with the none supportive incredibly ridiculous policies on gastric bypass and associated surgeries by provincial health authorities here in Canada. Why not go out of country? No waits times, considerably less costly and the surgeons are extremely qualified. But wait!  It appears <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/out-of-country-surgeries-new-killer-super-bug-2147/#more-2147'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Out Of Country (OOC) &#8211; A Real Story</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WLS Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BC Ministry of Health authorizes &#8220;Out Of Country&#8221; surgery when a BC resident can&#8217;t receive timely surgery in BC. Since VIHA funding cutbacks for bariatric bypass surgery, more and more BC residents are taking the OOC to route. It puts them back on the road to good health and significantly shortens their wait time <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/out-of-country-ooc-a-real-story-1743/#more-1743'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>High Incidence of Iron Deficiency Following Bariatric Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/high-incidence-of-iron-deficiency-following-bariatric-surgery-1662/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Constantin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WLS Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Bypass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roux-n-y]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supplements]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vitamin D]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Constantin, PhD Approximately one-third of the US population is classified as obese and nearly 5% are morbidly obese [1]. Obesity has proven to be a health problem that is not easily treated by diet, exercise and medical treatment. Over the last few decades, weight loss surgery has emerged as an effective treatment for <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/high-incidence-of-iron-deficiency-following-bariatric-surgery-1662/#more-1662'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetes</title>
		<link>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/impact-of-bariatric-surgery-on-diabetes-1654/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Constantin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WLS Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diabetes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Matthew Constantin, PhD The correlation between weight and diabetes has long been commonly recognized throughout society.  More recently, a clinical research study conducted by a team of professionals headed by Dr. Henry Buchwald, set out to analyze the impact of bariatric surgery procedures on Type 2 Diabetes [1].  Published in The American Journal of <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/impact-of-bariatric-surgery-on-diabetes-1654/#more-1654'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrities and Weight Loss Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/celebrities-and-weight-loss-surgery-1380/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WLS Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Bypass]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight loss]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not really much of a celebrity watcher or fan. When it comes to being in the loop – I am here and the loop is way over there somewhere. But I thought, just as an exercise, I would check out how many celebrities have had weight loss surgery. Some of them like Star <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/celebrities-and-weight-loss-surgery-1380/#more-1380'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Morbid Obesity KILLS &#8211; Universal Access To Weight Loss Surgery Saves Lives</title>
		<link>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/obesity-kills-1204/</link>
		<comments>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/obesity-kills-1204/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WLS Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VIHA]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Could Be Done &#8211; A Simple Solution, If Only! The statement that Morbid Obesity Kills is a statement of fact. It is not an exaggeration. Morbid obesity may lead to many medical conditions that increase the likelihood of an early death. These conditions include diabetes and kidney failure, heart problems, strokes, joint problems, fatty <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/obesity-kills-1204/#more-1204'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>iQuest Opens Kelowna Weight Loss Surgery Clinic</title>
		<link>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/iquest-opens-kelowna-weight-loss-surgery-clinic-1165/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:34:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WLS Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adjustable gastric band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Banding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Body mass index]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obesity Surgery is not Just About Surgery Bariatric Surgery provides safe and effective solutions Canadians looking for a safe, effective and long-term solution to weight loss are turning to bariatric surgery in large numbers. Bariatric surgery is often recommended by physicians for patients who are morbidly obese. Morbid obesity is an abnormal obesity defined as <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/iquest-opens-kelowna-weight-loss-surgery-clinic-1165/#more-1165'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking About Weight Loss Surgery? What you Need To Knowing</title>
		<link>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/think-about-weight-loss-surgery-what-you-need-to-know-729/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author &#8211; Ron Merk Researched through Newswise According to Stats Canada, more than 60 percent of all Canadians are overweight or obese. Faced with conditions of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, many of us are shopping for bariatric surgery to help manage these conditions and, in some cases, cure them. In many Provinces, <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/think-about-weight-loss-surgery-what-you-need-to-know-729/#more-729'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Bariatric Surgery The Solution To YOUR Problem?</title>
		<link>http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/680-680/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Merk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[WLS Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Behaviour]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Surgeries]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Author: By Deborah J. Botti For Go Healthy Yes, there are some lucky people who can break all the eating rules and not gain weight, says Dr. Wayne M. Weiss, medical director of bariatric surgical services at Orange Regional Medical Centre and a bariatric and general surgeon with Crystal Run Healthcare. &#8220;But a significant portion <a href="http://www.blazeonline.com/wls/680-680/#more-680'" class="more-link">more »</a>]]></description>
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