After dealing with acid reflux in myself and two of my children I have encountered the question "what about surgery to fix the problem?"... Read more »
Like most parents, I was filled with fear when the doctor said my daughter needed acid reflux surgery. I resisted the surgery for a long... Read more »
Most of the weight that is lost after gastric bypass surgery will occur within the first year. The average person then regains about... Read more »
PLEASE READ THIS...Why weight loss surgery fails, and why I didn't!Weight loss surgery is only a tool. And I am determined to make my tool... Read more »
Things are getting better with regard to attitudes about gastric bypass surgery, but there are still a number of concerns.Twenty years ago... Read more »
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Fundoplication; Nissen fundoplication; Belsey (Mark IV) fundoplication; Toupet fundoplication; Thal fundoplication; Hiatal hernia repair; Endoluminal... Read more »
Using spinal cord stimulation on patients who still have chronic leg or back pain after back surgery is no more effective than standard pain or... Read more »
Two pain management specialists in Chicago say they have developed a procedure to treat people who continue to suffer chronic pain after undergoing... Read more »
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Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) include many types of medications but all act as anticonvulsants. Many newer AEDs are better tolerated than the older,... Read more »