More than half a million hernia surgeries are performed in the U.S. each year, but a new study shows that many may be unnecessary. www.webmd.com/news/20060117/hernias-watchful-waiting-prop...
One US centre for bariatric surgery (thats what obesity surgerys called) and obesity research in general, is the University of Washington, Seattle, where one of the research surgeons is Dr David Flum. www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s1162641.htm
