Archive for May, 2007
?A Weighty Matter? Family Matters Star, Actress JoMarie Payton Talks openly about her struggle with obesity & her personal success story at free seminar on gastric bypass surgery
LOS ANGELES, CA JANUARY 29, 2004 — Following a stark warning from her physician 18 years ago, actress JoMarie Payton, known for her role as the effervescent Harriette Winslow, in the long running TV sitcom “Family Matters,” underwent the Fobi Pouch Gastric Bypass Surgery. As a result, Payton has lost more than 100 pounds, and more importantly, she has been able to keep it off! Now she would like to share their personal weight loss success story with you during a special event hosted by the Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity, a comprehensive weight loss center.
?A Weighty Matter? is a free seminar that looks beyond the myths surrounding obesity and discusses the most effective treatment for this severe condition ? gastric bypass surgery. The health dangers resulting from the disease of obesity can hardly be taken lightly. Each year more than 300,000 people in the U.S. die of complications from this devastating disease, according the U.S. Surgeon General. In fact, obesity health costs now surpass those caused by smoking.
“My knees were starting to buckle under me,” recalls the voice behind SugaMama on Disney?s Proud Family. “I had a stomach ache that doubled me over. I was so heavy I went into a diabetic state. But what my doctor told me really scared me. I’ll never forget the look in his eyes when he said, ‘You better get the surgery or you will die’. He warned me that this was only the beginning and that eventually I could develop more serious ailments such as heart disease and diabetes.”
In 1985, Payton underwent the Fobi Pouch Gastric Bypass surgery and has lost over 100 pounds which she has maintained for almost two decades.
?It was the best thing that ever happened to me. This surgery has made me more honest and truthful about my life. Better yet, I can eat anything I want and still get into my size 10 or 12 clothes,? says Payton.
?A Weighty Matter? will feature surgeons, a nutritionist, a psychologist, an insurance specialist and other medical personnel addressing pre and post obesity operation procedures. Surgeons will cover the various gastric surgeries available for weight reduction, including ?The Fobi-Pouch Gastric Bypass? and ?The Minimally Invasive Laparoscopic Fobi Pouch Gastric Bypass.?
The free seminar will begin at 10am on February 7, 2004 at the Sheraton Cerritos Hotel in Cerritos, California and will include a presentation by JoMarie Payton, a question and answer period, and an autograph session. Attendees will also be given the opportunity to meet her surgeon, world renowned Dr. MAL Fobi, M.D. F.A.C.S.
The Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity is dedicated to promoting health and wellness for obese patients. It is a comprehensive weight loss center that specializes in the minimally invasive laparoscopic and open Fobi-Pouch Gastric Bypass Surgery. In existence for more than 20 years, the Center for Surgical Treatment of Obesity has treated more than 10,000 people who suffer from this debilitating disease.
To reserve your free space at the seminar call us at 562-402-9779 or send an email to info@cstobesity.com and indicate your name and the number of people attending. If you have any questions about the Center or the services it offers, please call 1-800-564-3624, visit us online at www.cstobesity.com and www.fobipouch.com.
No commentsA Breath of Fresh Air-Local Allergy and Asthma Store Opens
May 8, 2000 Santa Cruz, California ?The Breathing Company, a local business committed to providing information and high quality products for allergy and asthma sufferers has opened its doors in Santa Cruz. The retail store and resource center located across from Dominican Hospital, will offer a comprehensive assortment of more than 200 products to reduce airborne allergens, aide in asthma management and provide products for healthy living. You can find their web site @ www.thebreathingcompany.com.Founders Jude and Steve Daley have taken their Bay Area Purchasing Management backgrounds and a very personal experience of caring for a child with asthma, to create a business bringing together a variety of informational and product resources under one roof. Fueled by the frustration of finding a broad selection of allergy specific products locally, they have brought to the retail sector something, that just a few months ago, was only available by mail order. ?The drawback with mail order is you can?t see and touch the products before you buy them, ? says founder Jude Daley. ?The Breathing Company brings ?one stop shopping? along with face to face customer service.? An estimated 60 million Americans-about one in five adults and children suffer from allergies and asthma, with treatment costs for these conditions soaring to $2 billion last year. These numbers are steadily rising both in our community and the nation as a whole. “With allergy and asthma cases at epidemic levels, indoor and environmental air pollution a constant concern, people need more information and support than ever,” says Founder Jude Daley. ?That?s why we?re here.?You can talk with Jude or Steve by calling 831.475.4300 or email them @ info@thebreathingcompany.com
Cancer patients recieve discounts in the Middle East
Filed under: Daily news
Cancer patients in Saudi Arabia are now entitled to a 50% discounts on domestic air and land travel in the kingdom, according to this, which is the same discount that seniors and people with disabilities are entitled to. I’ve never heard of this before … is this common practice in North America? Regardless of whether it is or not, it got me thinking.
Some discounts on the exorbitant parking rates at the hospital when my dad was ill would have been appreciated. Joking aside, I sympathize with cancer patients and think they deserve any break they can get but on the other hand, cancer isn’t by definition a disability–it’s a disease and if we’re offering discounts on a disease, why stop with cancer? What about people with HIV, Chrohn’s or Diabetes?
What do you think?
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Original post by Martha Edwards
No commentsVideo game for teens diagnosed with cancer
Filed under: Teen Cancers, Video games, Products, Services
Cigna Corp is offering a free video game for teens called Re-Mission. The video game lets teens and young adults blast cancer while learning how to improve he odds of beating the disease.
The creator of the game Hopelab, a non-profit organization seeking to improve the health of young people with a mix of good science and fun technology. Re-Mission is a teen-rated shooting game featuring a nanobot named Roxxi who roams inside the bodies of fictional cancer patients, destroying cancer cells, battling bacteria infections and managing side effects associated with cancer and cancer treatments.
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Original post by Kristina Collins
No commentsCervical cancer vaccine, Cervarix, slowed by FDA
Filed under: Drug, Prevention, Cervical Cancer
The Food an Drug Administration is not going to grant a priority review to its experimental cancer vaccine Cervarix. Adding pressure GlaxoSmithKline’s controversy surrounding its diabetes drug Avandia.
Cervarix will now have to go through a standard 10 month review, instead of going the fast track route. The company is defending its diabetes drug after a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said that those taking the drug are at greater risks of heart attacks.
GlaxoSmithKline expects to market the drug Cervarix in the United States sometime in 2008.
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Original post by Kristina Collins
No commentsCancer patient recieves $1M payout from his employee, Qantas
Filed under: Lung Cancer, Opinion, Daily news, Cancer Pre-vivors
What’s your body worth? $1 million? $2M? $20M? Philip Johnson settled on $1 million , the amount his former employer, Qantas Airlines, paid him for exposing him to Hexavalent Chromium while at work, which eventually lead to him being diagnosed with lung cancer. Johnson settled on the amount out of court, because in his words, “I can no longer work because of my condition, so I’m just happy to have the money to keep going with…I just feel relieved that it’s all over actually.”
It’s impossible to put yourself in his place unless you’ve been in a similar situation, but somehow $1M doesn’t seem enough, especially considering the emotional trauma he and his family must have endured due to his illness. Good health is priceless.
What do you think? Does $1M cover the cost of a life? Is Qantas to blame or is it just the luck of the draw?
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Original post by Martha Edwards
No commentsModerate drinking can lower the risk of kidney cancer
Filed under: Kidney Cancer, All Cancers, Cancer prevention foods
It seems to me like health experts are always going back and forth on the subject of alcohol — one day it’s good for you, the next it’s going to kill you. Well, today it appears it is good for you, as it has been shown to reduce the risk of renal cell (kidney) cancer in a study that tested non-drinkers compared to those who consumed one alcoholic beverage a day. But the article is quick to point out that it’s not saying that drinking is good for you overall, as alcohol has been shown to be linked to other cancers, including breast cancer and cancers of the oral cavities, esophagus and more.
So I guess the moral of the story is, don’t take up drinking to prevent kidney cancer, yet don’t give up drinking as it might help ward it off. Huh? I think there is way too much information out there on what’s good for you and what’s bad for you to really take it all seriously. Live a healthy life, eat well, partake in occasional activity and enjoy the things you enjoy in moderation — the rest is up to nature if you ask me.
What do you think?
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Original post by Martha Edwards
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