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Weight Loss Surgery for Two
Published on Thursday 20 November 2008 - 14:59 - http://www.redorbit.com/Undergoing bariatric weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant may be the healthiest decision for both mother and baby.According to a new study, obese women who had weight loss surgery and lost...
Organ transplants: Opting out of opting out
Published on Thursday 20 November 2008 - 13:16 - http://www.economist.com/Britain rejects presumed consent for organ donors for the time beingFIRST the good news. More than 3,000 people in Britain received life-saving organ transplants last year, thanks to the generosity...
Dark chocolate not enough to lower blood pressure
Published on Thursday 20 November 2008 - 04:50 - http://thestate.com/While research has shown that dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure, those studies required eating a large amount of chocolate to achieve the benefits.So the calories will really add up if...
REVIEW ARTICLE: Mechanisms of Disease: Pulmonary Complications of Sickle Cell Disease
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 22:55 - http://content.nejm.org/This review presents evidence for two overlapping yet distinctive clinical types of sickle cell disease. The basis of one is the vaso-occlusive crisis; the other is the consequence of intravascular...
John de Graaf: Peaceful Revolution: Irritable Growl Syndrome
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 22:08 - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/Vacations matter for health, family, and productivity -- enlightened businesses recognize that. An enlightened America would protect the right of workers to a block of vacation time each year.
Bariatric Surgery Lowers Pregnancy Risks for Obese Women
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 20:06 - http://www.currentworldnews.net/Toronto - Researchers say that women who get pregnant after undergoing weight-loss surgery seem to remain in better health and deliver babies with fewer complications than obese women who do not...
Ins and Outs
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 19:11 - http://www.medgadget.com/Drug to increase muscle mass 20% with no side effects... [University of Virginia] Feds Probe Unapproved Use of Medtronic Bone Stimulator ... [WSJ] Doctors Feel Gloomy, Financially Strapped ......
Got High Blood Pressure? Could Be Potassium Deficiency
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 19:00 - http://www.fitsugar.com/When you go to the doctor and the nurse shakes her head at your high blood pressure (also called hypertension), you may not be able to blame it on your salt bagel cravings or your old Aunt Thelma....
Therapeutic Options to Improve Diabetes Control in African Americans: Clinical Case Discussion
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 17:44 - http://www.medscape.com/Read this case of a 60-year-old African American man who had diabetes for the last 6 years and has a family history of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension.
Poor sleep linked to heart risks for people with hypertension
Published on Wednesday 19 November 2008 - 15:35 - http://www.healthcentral.com/Japanese researchers have found that people who have hypertension and get less than the recommended amount of sleep are a higher risk of heart disease and stroke.
