The stroke-like eye condition appears to be more common in people taking new drugs for weight loss and diabetes.
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New weight loss center in Auburn takes up where St. Mary's left off
AUBURN — Nurse Cindy Scribner was hours from going on vacation when she learned St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center was closing the weight management center where she worked. She was going to lose her job, and that was bad enough. But hundreds of patients were losing the support they relied on. Many considered the center […]
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'Little skinny guy from Maine' details impact of weight-loss surgery
Two days after Christmas last year, Ann LePage followed through on “the single best decision that I have made in my life” — undergoing a weight-loss operation at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston. “This surgery has literally given me my life back,” Maine’s first lady told a medical conference last month. Gov. Paul LePage […]
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Gov. Paul LePage: Surgery is why ‘there’s 50 less pounds of me to hate’
After doctors told him he faced the prospect of diabetes, Gov. Paul LePage secretly had surgery in September to trim off excess weight. “There’s 50 less pounds of me to hate,” LePage said Wednesday during his weekly interview with WLOB radio in Portland. LePage said the bariatric surgery was amazing. He said he went in […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
LePage tight-lipped on slimmer physique
AUGUSTA — At a time of year when many are making resolutions to lose weight, Gov. Paul LePage may be an inspiration. The once somewhat-pudgy governor, who often expresses frustration at his inability to slice more fat from government, has somehow found the trick to trimming down at least himself. Though LePage won’t talk to […]
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Biggest Loser Challenge begins Jan. 9
BETHEL — The Biggest Loser Challenge is coming back to Workout 24/7 in Bethel, and owner Courtney Bennett said it’s a great way to kick-start a long-term weight loss goal for the new year. The challenge will run from Jan. 9 to Feb. 27 and feature weekly weigh-ins for all participants. The winner will receive […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Lewiston-Auburn, The Franklin Journal
Jean and Bailey represent Maine at Taking off Pounds Sensibly Club’s national meeting
Gladys Bailey, 52, feels she has cheated death. Diagnosed with cancer in 2007, her doctors told her she needed to have funeral arrangements made and in writing before they could perform a lifesaving operation. Her weight was around 300 pounds, her cholesterol was over 600 and her triglycerides were in the thousands. “I was a […]
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Douglas Taylor: Taking smaller bites out of a weighty issue
The phrase “coming out of the closet” has become popular during the past decade. Let me make it very clear that I have nothing to come out of the closet about; however, I am coming out of the refrigerator. If coming out of the closet is anything like coming out of the refrigerator, it sure […]