| Health calendar | A list of classes, workshops and other health-related events
Dates and times are subject to change. Call ahead to confirm. Nov. 12-18 Classes/workshops Weight-loss-surgery seminar TUE Discussion on who is a possible candidate for surgery, surgical weight-loss options and the benefits of laparoscopic bypass surgery; preregistration required. 6-7:30 p.m., Overlake Hospital (Conference Center), 1035 116th Ave. N.E., Bellevue; free (425-453-7888 or www.overlakehospital.org). Breathing and relaxation TUE Discover how to increase your confidence with breathing and relaxing skills; preregistration required. 7-9:30 p.m., Overlake Hospital, 1035 116th Ave. N.E., Bellevue; $35 (425-688-5259 or www.overlakehospital.org). Cooking and managing blood sugar during the holidays WED Get eating tips and menu ideas to help you stay in control; preregistration required.
Lifestyle briefs
ESCANABA � The Remnants Barbershop chorus meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at American Legion Post 71 in Gladstone. All men who enjoy singing are welcome to participate. The ability to read music is not required.
The Remnants are part of the Delta County of Michigan Chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society. The group presents an annual show each fall, and performs at various sites in the area throughout the year. Preparations are now underway for the Christmas season, and a March 1 concert has been planned at the Gladstone High School to help raise funds for the Gladstone school music program. For more information contact Marc Tall at (906) 786-4798.
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Genealogy Society will meet at Civic Center
ESCANABA � The Delta County Genealogy Society is scheduled to meet in room 121 of the Escanaba Civic Center on Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Franco e Rizzi Offers Low-Cost Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) With Unique Price Guarantee
Many people want or need weight loss surgery. Many are not covered by health insurance. They need a low-cost, safe and fixed-price alternative. Franco e Rizzi (http://www.robertorizzi.com) offers a unique surgical program with a fixed price of $11,497 (cost of surgical complications included). .
UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News - November 20, 2007
Sleep-deprived moms prone to gain weight OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 19 Sleeping just five hours a night triples the risk of excessive weight for new moms a year after a baby's birth, U.S. researchers report.
Mothers who reported sleeping no more than five hours daily when babies were six months old had a three-times higher risk for weight retention -- at least 11 pounds -- at their baby's first birthday than moms who slept seven hours per day, the study by Kaiser Permanente and Harvard Medical School -Harvard Pilgrim Health Care said.
The study, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, is the first to examine sleep deprivation's impact on postpartum weight retention, a joint news release said. Previous studies examined the effect of early postpartum sleep deprivation on mothers' cognitive and emotional health.
Allergan, Covidien to Market Lap-Band
Allergan Inc., which makes Botox and sells surgical weight-loss devices, said Monday it will co-promote its Lap-Band product with health care products provider Covidien Ltd. The Lap-Band is an adjustable gastric band, a device surgically implanted around the stomach to help severely obese patients lose weight by forcibly limiting food intake. The procedure is an alternative to more invasive gastric bypass surgery, commonly known as stomach stapling. .
Community calendar
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following list comes from the organizations involved. Meeting changes and special speakers will be printed in the Little Argus section during the week. Notices, special speakers and meeting changes may be sent to Meeting Log, Current-Argus, P.O. Box 1629, Carlsbad, N.M. 88221-1629, or e-mailed to chart@currentargus.com. Sunday 7 a.m.-1 p.m., Knights of Columbus Pancake Breakfast, 2nd Sun., corner of Shaw & Guadalupe, all you can eat, adults $3.50, children $3. 10:30 a.m., 7 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Alano Club, 701 N. Guadalupe St. Call: 885-0491. 12:30 p.m., Boys & Girls Club Bingo Hall Appreciation Bingo, 3rd Sun., 206 E. Pecan, sales at 1 p.m., bingo at 2 p.m., masters $5, extras $2.50. Call: 885-8449. 1 p.m., Sportsman's Club opens the trap range for public shooting.
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