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Health Encyclopedia: Surgery For Weight Loss
- Surgery for Weight Loss
- Obesity Highlights
- Introduction to Obesity
- Biologic and Medical Causes of Obesity
- Cultural and Emotional Causes of Obesity
- Risk Factors for Obesity
- Obesity Complications
Other Treatments
Surgical procedures for obesity may be appropriate for some dangerously obese people and may reduce heart problems and many of their risk factors, including high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and diabetes. In fact, some evidence suggests that surgery may provide much greater control of weight and diabetes than nonsurgical weight-loss methods. Studies are reporting significant reductions in diabetes and need for diabetic medications. Other medical conditions that often improve afte...
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Expert & Community Posts
Hiatal Hernia
By Tracy Davenport , Health Expert...hiatal hernia? A hernia occurs when one part of the body protrudes through a gap or opening into... Read more »
The Good Fat
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...about the fats we eat here. I mean the fat on your body. The less fat, the healthier you are.... Read more »
Calcium Supplements
By Neil Gonter, MD , Health Expert...pill. This is the amount of calcium available to your body to absorb. This varies by the type of... Read more »
Calcium and PPI medications
By Jennifer Rackley , Health ExpertCalcium is an essential mineral in the human body. It is needed for the proper formation of bones... Read more »
Are there Harmful Effects Associated with Having your Heart on the Right Side of the Body?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...discovered that her heart is on the right side of her body. The only complaint she has is of... Read more »
Health Guide
Osteoporosis: Medications
...there. An embolism is a clot that travels from the site where it formed to another location in the body. Thrombi or emboli can lodge in a blood vessel and block the flow of blood in that location,... Read more »Peptic Ulcers: Lifestyle Changes
...warrant some research. Melatonin is a powerful hormone that can have major effects on all parts of the body. High doses of melatonin can disrupt the body's natural clock in the brain, and... Read more »Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Introduction
...interacts with the blood's circulatory system to transport a watery clear fluid called lymph throughout the body. The lymphatic system contains lymphocytes, which are important cells involved in... Read more »Type 1 Diabetes: diabetes mellitus, juvenile diabetes
...relative insufficiencies of insulin, a hormone produced by the pancreas. Insulin is a key regulator of the body's metabolism. It works in the following way:During and immediately after a meal the... Read more »Eating Disorders: Complications of Bulimia
...persisted in 10 - 25% of patients after treatment.Direct Adverse Effects of Bulimic Behavior on the BodyMany medical problems are directly associated with bulimic behavior, including:Tooth... Read more »
Medications
...(progestin). It is like the hormone progesterone that your body makes naturally. This medication... Read more »
...higher-than-usual doses and suddenly stop using it, your body may not produce enough natural... Read more »
...flu. This drug works by blocking the enzyme in your body that makes prostaglandins. Decreasing... Read more »
...flu. This drug works by blocking the enzyme in your body that makes prostaglandins. Decreasing... Read more »
...flu. This drug works by blocking the enzyme in your body that makes prostaglandins. Decreasing... Read more »
Related News
Stomach Bug May Protect Against Asthma
July 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Something missing from our stomachs may be the reason behind the recent rise asthma cases. Researchers from New York University... Read summary »
Stopping the Stomach Flu
July 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers could be close to discovering a treatment for the common "stomach flu" thanks to an immune sensor that detects... Read summary »
Surgery-Free Treatments for GERD
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Two non-surgical treatments may bring relief to patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The painful condition is... Read summary »
Why Gastric Bypass Helps Diabetics
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New evidence explains why patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery get their diabetes symptoms under control quickly --... Read summary »
Brush Your Way to a Healthy Baby
April 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Could better dental hygiene lead to healthier babies? Investigators who looked at bacteria in the stomach contents of newborns... Read summary »
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