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Health Encyclopedia: Surgery For Weight Loss
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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
Celebrex and COX-2 Inhibitors vs. Anti-Inflammatories
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health ExpertA couple of months back I wrote a post discussing the concerns I and many others have regarding... Read more »
Get Your Facts Straight About Stroke
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Cox-2 Inhibitors Revisited, Again
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health ExpertA couple of months back I wrote a blog discussing the concerns I and many others have regarding the... Read more »
Donating Blood to Help Rebuild New Orleans
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So you enjoy smoking do you?
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Health Guide
Bypass Surgery Patient Guide: Heart Bypass Information
Why do you need bypass surgery? If you are suffering chest pain or other symptoms that may indicate a cardiovascular problem, your doctor will likely want you to undergo an angiogram (cardiac... Read more »Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery
Introduction The Heart Attack Patient Guide describes what you are likely to experience when having a heart attack, as well as your recovery and treatment. This guide describes the various stages... Read more »Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part I: Symptoms
Introduction The Heart Attack Patient Guide is a simple explanation of what a person is likely to experience when having a heart attack. The guide describes how a person is treated immediately... Read more »Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Patient Guide
What is Peripheral Arterial Disease? Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is due to atherosclerosis – a progressive disease that involves the hardening and narrowing of the arteries due to a gradual... Read more »Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
...in the size of the heart. There are two types of cardiac enlargement: hypertrophy and dilation. (Though usually occurring separately, they may occur at the same time.) Hypertrophy involves an ... Read more »Images
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Diabetics, Older Patients Benefit From Heart Bypass
April 14, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- It may be a more invasive surgery, but new research shows heart bypass surgery leads to longer lives than angioplasty for... Read summary »
Experts Take Step Toward National Heart Disease Surveillance
April 06, 2009By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has started... Read summary »
Diabetes Drug Lowers Risk of Heart Problems
October 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common diabetes drug may help keep patients from dying from one of the complications of the disease. A new report from Johns... Read summary »
Less Salt is Good for Your Heart
April 30, 2007By Andrea Hughes, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Lowering sodium intake has long been recommended to help lower... Read summary »
Bloodless Surgery
May 05, 2008SEATTLE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- During many surgeries, doctors pump several units of donated blood into their patients. But what if the blood... Read summary »
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