http://www.surgeryforobesity.com/ Obesity Latest News en-us http://www.surgeryforobesity.com/Gastric_Sleeve_Operation.html A recently popular operation as an adjunct for the treatment of massive obesity and more recently as a stand alone procedure. 2006-06-06 http://www.surgeryforobesity.com/The_First_Surgical_Obesity_Center_In_Malaysia_Is_B.html The Center for Severe Obesity Inc. (CSO), Florida, USA today signs a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with KPJ Healthcare Berhad�s hospital, Damansara Specialist Hospital (DSH) to set up the first obesity surgery center in Asia. 2006-03-09 http://www.surgeryforobesity.com/Child_Obesity_Threatening_Asia__Warns_US_Expert.html Children in developing countries, especially in Asia, are falling victim to obesity, a worrying trend as it leads to severe health complications at a tender age, warned an expert. 2006-01-03 http://www.surgeryforobesity.com/Chewing_the_fat_in_Malaysia.html While the other participants on a Malaysian trade mission this month focused on how the Southeast Asian nation was catching up to the United States economically, Dr. Norman Samuels found its citizens were catching up to the size of American waistlines. 2006-01-02 http://www.surgeryforobesity.com/Weight_loss_surgery_reduces_components_of_metabolic_syndrome_in_obese_patients.html Obese patients who underwent surgical treatment for weight loss had significant reductions in the components of the metabolic syndrome one year after surgery, according to an article in the October issue of The Archives of Surgery. 2004-10-18