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May
What Makes a Recipe a Cancer-Fighting Strategy?
Nutrition is a key factor to a healthy cancer recoveryWhile battling cancer, patients need to pay close attention to their nutritional intake. Foremost, food should not be limited nor in quantity or quality but should address taste and symptom control. What to avoid and what to ea...
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May
Teenager on Bariatrics and its Risks…
Teenagers and bariatrics In today's lifestyle, obesity is on the rise, be it for little time for exercise, poor nutrition choices (fast and processed food, high fat intake), among others. Many persons are being affected by this. One demographic that suffers greatly from thi...
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May
Bariatric Surgery vs. Weight Loss Medication
Bariatric surgery vs. weight loss medicationIn the last years we've witnessed the approval of new drugs to treat obesity, how effective are they? Are they safe? Are they better than surgery? Medication weight lossThe average weight loss with medication is of 5-10% of the ini...
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May
What Other Options are there for Patients Allergic to Common Sutures?
ReactionsWhen a patient has a medical history of suture related problems, such as rejection, chronic inflammatory reaction, or infection, it is always a concern for the patient and surgeon not to use the same type of suture material(s). This is why it is important to obtain surgic...
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May
El Mito Detrás de la Anestesia
El anestesiólogo es un médico especialista, quién, después de obtener el título de médico cirujano en la Facultad de Medicina de una Universidad, cursa tres o más años la especialidad de anestesiología en Hospitales r...
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May
The Myth Behind Anesthesia + Types of Anesthesia
The myth behind anesthesiaThe anesthesiologist is the medical specialist, who, after receiving his surgical doctor title in a Faculty of Medicine from a University, studies for three years or more the specialty of anesthesiology in a Hospital specialized in the area. Anesthesiolog...
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May
Los Riesgos y Beneficios de las Pastillas para la Pérdida de Peso
El sobrepeso en una enfermedad crónica que aumenta el riesgo de contraer problemas de salud. Más de dos terceras partes de los adultos Estadounidenses tienen sobre peso o son obesos. El sobre peso es una enfermedad crónica que incrementa el riesgo a contraer ...
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May
Weighing risks and benefits on weight loss pills.
Excess of weight is a chronic disease that increases the risk of health problems. More than two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight or obese. Excess of weight is a chronic disease that increases the risk of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease...
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May
Obesity in Women Linked to Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Women who are overweight or obese, particularly those who acquire the excess weight by late adolescence, have an elevated risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), analysis of data from two prospective studies showed. While there was a nonsignificant trend for increased risk ...
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May
How to Stay Hydrated After Bariatric Surgery
Dehydration is a major concern right after surgery. Drinking less than needed may lead to nausea, vomit and dehydration -a cause of hospitalization; drinking more, may have the same result. What can you do to stay hydrated after weight loss surgery? There are simple guidel...
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May
Bariatric Surgery Can Lead to Protein Deficiency
Weight loss surgery is directed toward patients who are extremely overweight or obese, with the intention to provide an effective weight loss solution that not only is permanent but also results in a healthier overall patient… but there are unexpected consequences. Le...
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May
Eliminate Intra-abdominal CO2 after Gastric Sleeve Surgery
A key element of Gastric Sleeve Surgery is the use of CO2 to “inflate” your abdominal cavity in order to have room to comfortably perform the procedure, but after surgery is over, there's some remaining CO2 inside. What can you expect from it? The main complain...
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