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Progress: Healthcare

A growing trend

Roger and Mary Borkhuis before and after.
April 19, 2008

More people are turning to surgery to lose weight

By KATINA TENGESDAL, Staff Writer ktengesdal@minotdailynews.com

Many individuals struggle with their weight. For some, when they have tried every diet and are too large to exercise comfortably, weight loss surgery can help them when nothing else seems to be an option. Weight loss surgeries such as gastric bypass and lap-band surgery have become more popular in recent years.

“About six or eight years ago, there were only 30,000 or 40,000 weight loss surgeries done in the country. Last year, there were over 200,000 done. In six years, it’s skyrocketed, because the techniques are better, the surgery is safer than it used to be, and it’s obviously being marketed very well so patients are aware that there’s a surgical procedure to help them when other programs have failed,” Dr.

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A home away from home

April 19, 2008

Trinity Guest House is a family’s gift to help family members of critically ill, injured patients



By ELOISE OGDEN, Regional Editor eogden@minotdailynews.

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Straight from the heart

April 19, 2008

Golden Heart Paramedics of Rugby works to keep ambulance service alive



By KATINA TENGESDAL, Staff Writer ktengesdal@minotdailynews.

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St. Alexius opens clinics in Minot

April 19, 2008

By KATINA TENGESDAL, Staff Writer ktengesdal@minotdailynews.com



St. Alexius Medical Center of Bismarck has opened two clinics in Minot.

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Tioga Medical Center aggressive, progressive

April 19, 2008

Center officials plan for the future with expansion and more services



By KATINA TENGESDAL, Staff Writer ktengesdal@minotdailynews.

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Medical Center offers options

April 19, 2008

Fairlight Medical Center, Williston, offers variety of services



By KATINA TENGESDAL, Staff Writer ktengesdal@minotdailynews.

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