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Old 01-06-2008, 01:58 AM   #1 (permalink)
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THE FEDERAL government has not ruled out funding free weight loss surgery for obese teenagers in line with a proposal by Australia's peak medical body.

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Wow - this is something! Im not sure what.... For older teens who are morbidly obese, at least this is an attempt to help people.
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