Surgery
Weight loss surgery may increase fracture risk
Individuals who undergo weight loss surgery may face an elevated risk of bone fractures, according to a study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.
Mar 4, 2020
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Stretches for calves, hamstrings and quads
(HealthDay)—Stretching your leg muscles can improve your flexibility and prevent injury. Here are three stretches that you can do every day and at every age.
Mar 11, 2019
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The fix for foot pain could be a surgery you didn't know about
Brian Adams was born with very flat feet.
Feb 22, 2019
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Health
Creating a home gym on the cheap
(HealthDay)—A state-of-the-art home gym might not just be beyond the scope of your budget, it also might be beyond the scope of available space. But don't rule out this convenient fitness option so fast.
Jan 8, 2019
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Surgery
Greater weight loss with gastric bypass than other bariatric surgeries
(HealthDay)—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with greater weight loss at one, three, and five years than sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or adjustable gastric banding (AGB), though it also has the highest rate of 30-day ...
Nov 1, 2018
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Neuroscience
How the brain learns during sleep
Researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Bonn have investigated which activity patterns occur in the brain when people remember or forget things. They were interested in how the brain replays and stores ...
Oct 5, 2018
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Diabetes
Gastric banding as effective as metformin in slowing progression of prediabetes, type 2 diabetes
People with prediabetes or new-onset type 2 diabetes who had gastric banding, a type of bariatric surgery for weight loss, had similar stabilization of their disease to those who took metformin alone, according to a study ...
Oct 3, 2018
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Surgery
Weight loss surgery may affect the risk of cancer
A new analysis published in the British Journal of Surgery indicates that weight loss surgery may affect an individual's risk of developing cancer.
Jul 16, 2018
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Surgery
Following gastric band surgery, device-related reoperation common, costly
Among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, reoperation was common, costly, and varied widely across hospital referral regions, according to a study published by JAMA Surgery.
May 17, 2017
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Popular weight-loss surgery puts patients at high risk for alcohol problems
One in five patients who undergo one of the most popular weight-loss surgical procedures is likely to develop problems with alcohol, with symptoms sometimes not appearing until years after their surgery, according to one ...
May 16, 2017
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