After A Gastric Bypass, What Pain Medicine Is Safe
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Investigative Drugs
- Rimonabant (Accompli) is a new class of weight loss drug called selective CB1 blockers, which help curb a persons appetite. A study published in the November 2005 New England Journal of Medicine found that people who took the medicine lost a significant amount of weight as well as inches from their waist. The researchers say the drug also improved metabolic risk factors in obese or overweight participants who had atherogenic dyslipidemia, a condition in which blood f...
Expert & Community Posts
Reclast (Zoledronic Acid) vs. Fosamax, Boniva and Actonel
By Neil Gonter, MD , Health Expert...(Fosamax, Actonel and Boniva). These included possible stomach side effects and significant... Read more »
Fatty Liver and Exercise
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...experts at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.On Friday the researchers presented... Read more »
My Byetta Progress Report
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...In my first month and one-half of taking this new medicine for diabetes I wrote that I had lost... Read more »
Are You a Candidate for Obesity Surgery? Part 2
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...it Work?The procedure involves creating a pouch of stomach whose volume is no bigger than those... Read more »
Is Gastric Bypass Surgery Right for You?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...lightly. Gastric bypass surgery reduces the size of the stomach so that the patient feels... Read more »
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Surgery for Weight Loss
...approaches:Restrictive Banding Procedure. These procedures restrict the amount of food by closing off parts of the stomach with bands.Malabsorptive Bypass Procedures. This approach restricts the... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Introduction
...to degenerative disk disease. The method involves stretching weakened muscles around the spine and stomach. The research was presented at 2005 American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting.Heat... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain
...benefit from surgical weight loss surgery. A study in the journal Obesity Surgery found that bariatric (stomach stapling) surgery significantly improves the degree of disability in morbidly obese... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments
...High dosages of NSAIDs can cause heart problems such as increased blood pressure, kidney problems, and stomach bleeding.In April 2005, the FDA asked drug manufacturers of prescription NSAIDs to... Read more »Symptoms of High Cholesterol
...plaque in the patient's arteries. This is definitely a condition where it pays to invest in preventive medicine before dangerous complications occur. Atherosclerosis is a disease of the arteries... Read more »Images
Medications
...Take it with food, milk, or an antacid to prevent stomach upset. Dosage is based on your medical... Read more »
...for at least 30 minutes after taking this drug. If stomach upset occurs while taking this... Read more »
...sweating, yellowing eyes/skin, dark urine, severe stomach/abdominal pain, extreme tiredness.... Read more »
...colitis such as diarrhea, rectal bleeding, and stomach pain. Balsalazide is an ... Read more »
...non-prescription medications for heartburn/upset stomach. They may contain cimetidine, which can... Read more »
Related News
Obesity Surgery can Cause Serious Neurological Condition
March 21, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you have obesity surgery, it is crucial for you to take your prescribed vitamin supplements and watch for symptoms such as... 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 »
Gastric bypass may help low back pain
October 03, 2008According to a new report, obese patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery to lose weight also reduced their amount of low back pain. Researchers... Read summary »
Snail Venom for Chronic Pain
August 01, 2007COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) A snail found in the sea could be all it takes for millions of people to live pain-free. Small but deadly,... Read summary »
Hypnosis Before Cancer Surgery Reduces Pain and Cost
December 24, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A hypnosis session before a woman undergoes breast cancer surgery can have tremendous benefits, according to a new study. The... Read summary »
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