Zoë Harcombe

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Conflicts of Interest Newsletter Obesity Surgery & Meds

NICE, gastric bands and yet more conflicts of interest

December 1, 2014August 18, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments Balance of good health plate, bariatric surgery, BMI, Department of Health, gastric band, member, NICE

Thursday’s headlines last week were “Two million eligible for gastric bands… and if they all had the operation, the bill

Cholesterol Conflicts of Interest Newsletter Public Health Surgery & Meds

NICE has ended any debate about its independence

July 14, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 29 Comments bariatric surgery, Cholesterol, conflict of interest, National Institute of Care and Health Excellence, NICE, Obesity, obesity guidelines, QRISK2, statin guidelines

On Wednesday February 12th 2014 the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (it used to be the National

Children's Health Conflicts of Interest Newsletter Obesity Public Health Surgery & Meds

Was it National Obesity week last week?

June 2, 2014August 21, 2016 Zoë 0 Comments bariatric surgery, BMI, childhood obesity, member, NICE, Obesity

It’s lovely to be back on home turf of obesity and what a week it was for people interested in

Obesity Surgery & Meds

Bariatric Surgery: What’s it all about?

April 14, 2011August 2, 2016 Zoë 9 Comments bariatric surgery, gastric balloon, gastric band, gastric bypass, risks of bariatric surgery, stomach stapling, weight loss

Wednesday 13th April 2011 must have been “Free PR for bariatric surgery day”. I could not read a paper, watch

Conflicts of Interest Obesity Surgery & Meds

“Surgery is better than dieting, says conflicted doctor”

September 13, 2010August 2, 2016 Zoë 5 Comments bariatric surgery, conflict of interest, dieting, jonathan leake, nick finer, obesity epidemic, weight loss

“Surgery is better than dieting, says top doctor”. Zoe Harcombe highlights the conflict of interest in this Sunday Times story.

Obesity Surgery & Meds

Obesity & Surgery

November 22, 2009August 2, 2016 Zoë 3 Comments bariatric surgery, gastric band, NICE

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines are that anyone with a BMI over 40 (or a BMI over

NHS Slimming operations have doubled in one year

October 10, 2009August 2, 2016 Zoë 2 Comments bariatric surgery, BMI, NHS, NICE, Obesity, operations, slimming, surgery

Official figures show that there were 4,619 bariatric surgery operations in England in 2008 – a 51% increase on the

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