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Contents ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +|+ DEC +++++ 2013/JAN 2014 | Local EXPERTISE for Bariatric and Heartburn Surgery DEPARTMENTS 6 12 14 PAGE ON THE COVER DATA VAULT THE LINK FEATURES TEXAS BARIATRIC SPECIALISTS: LOCAL EXPERTISE FOR BARIATRIC AND HEARTBURN SURGERY 6 Pairing the full range of surgical weight-loss treatment and conservative weight management with surgical and nonsurgical treatments for often obesity-related heartburn issues, the multidisciplinary teams at Texas Bariatric Specialists and the Heartburn Center of South Texas are improving quality of life for many in the Austin area. 10 SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: BARIATRICS OBESE IN THE EXAM ROOM: PATIENT PERCEPTION AND PHYSICIAN CHALLENGES 10 The American Medical Association's decision to classify obesity as a disease is sparking speculative conversations down hospital halls and through physician offices. The primary question: How will this new classification affect patient care? OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA AND TYPE 2 DIABETES: EXAMINING THE LINK The connection between obstructive sleep apnea and Type 2 diabetes may offer physicians new angles from which to approach disease management. 13 12