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How much alcohol can you safely drink every day? Moderate, say the experts. Alcohol abuse has serious health downsizes, but moderate drinking can actually be good for your heart. Moderate alcohol use has a few other health benefits too. Let s see what these are.
Reduces risk of developing and dying from heart disease
Reduces your risk of ischemic stroke during which the arteries to your brain become narrowed or blocked, causing reduction of blood flow to your brain
Reduces your ...more
Reduces risk of developing and dying from heart disease
Reduces your risk of ischemic stroke during which the arteries to your brain become narrowed or blocked, causing reduction of blood flow to your brain
Reduces your ...more
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General Surgeon•Kolkata
Weight loss surgery or bariatric surgery helps lose weight in those people who are about 100 pounds (male) and 80 pounds (female). It helps individual resolve obesity-related medical problems.
Types of Weight Loss Surgeries-
1. Gastric Band
A band is put around the stomach tightly which divides the stomach into two sections, namely smaller upper and larger lower which is connected through a small tube by which emptying of the upper part becomes slow. Since less food is...more
Types of Weight Loss Surgeries-
1. Gastric Band
A band is put around the stomach tightly which divides the stomach into two sections, namely smaller upper and larger lower which is connected through a small tube by which emptying of the upper part becomes slow. Since less food is...more
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Surgical Gastroenterologist•Delhi
The bile duct is a thin tube which collects bile from the liver, stores it in the gall bladder and carries it to the intestine. Cancer of the bile duct is also known as cholangiocarcinoma. It can either involve the upper part or lower part of the bile duct and is called intrahepatic, hilar or distal cholangiocarcinoma.
Anything causing inflammation in the bile duct increases the risk of this cancer. Examples include
smoking.
choledochal cyst.
infection with liver flukes...more
Anything causing inflammation in the bile duct increases the risk of this cancer. Examples include
smoking.
choledochal cyst.
infection with liver flukes...more
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Obesity surgery is more commonly referred to as bariatric surgery. It is a surgery done on the stomach and/or intestines of a person with morbid obesity so that he or she loses weight. It is believed that as of now, bariatric surgery is the only option that almost always works to help overly obese people lose a lot of weight, which automatically makes the associated chronic conditions vanish.
How does this surgery work? Bariatric surgery works by changing the anatomy of the stomach and ...more
How does this surgery work? Bariatric surgery works by changing the anatomy of the stomach and ...more
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Obesity can shorten your lifespan by decades and also limit and reduce the quality of your life. Obesity cannot always be controlled by dieting and exercise and thus more complicated means such as bariatric surgery has to be employed.
Types of bariatric surgery
Most bariatric surgeries either limit your ability to consume food and thus make you feel fuller quickly or limit the absorption of nutrients from the food you eat. Certain surgeries use a combination of the two in varying de...more
Types of bariatric surgery
Most bariatric surgeries either limit your ability to consume food and thus make you feel fuller quickly or limit the absorption of nutrients from the food you eat. Certain surgeries use a combination of the two in varying de...more
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To lose weight is not an easy task, especially when patients get diagnosed with morbid obesity, as per their Body Mass Index. After going through some unsuccessful attempts at losing weight through control of one s diet, regular exercises or pharmacotherapy, which happen to be some of the most common methods that have been medically supervised for weight loss, surgery might represent the only source. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy happens to be one of the methods of surgery, directed towards we...more
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When dieting and exercising fail to help an obese person manage their weight, bariatric surgery may be suggested. One of the most popular types of bariatric surgery is a gastric sleeve surgery or sleeve gastrectomy. The main aim of this surgery is to reduce the amount of food that can be consumed in one sitting. It does not affect the amount of nutrients and fats absorbed from the food that has been eaten. A majority of the weight loss resulting from this surgery happens within 12-18 months.
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Bariatric surgery is a procedure that involves modifications to the digestive system so that the food intake can be restricted or the nutrients absorbed by the body is reduced. This surgery is recommended when exercise and diet may not cause the desired results with weight loss.
Bariatric surgery is a group of surgeries that are a procedure to reduce weight in the body.
The various types of surgeries that come under this category are -
1. Gastric bypass - The most comm...more
Bariatric surgery is a group of surgeries that are a procedure to reduce weight in the body.
The various types of surgeries that come under this category are -
1. Gastric bypass - The most comm...more
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Silicosis is a lung disorder that develops as a result of exposure to dust, which has silica (chemical compounds) content. Silicosis significantly makes you prone to other serious health disorders. It is an incurable disorder and a prescribed dosage of medications in the form of cough syrups or antibiotics can help in the regulation of the symptoms. Inhalers are also useful to clear the blocked air passages. In extreme cases, the doctors might suggest a transplant of the lung to eradicate silico...more
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To lose weight is not an easy task, especially when patients get diagnosed with morbid obesity, as per their Body Mass Index. After going through some unsuccessful attempts at losing weight through control of one s diet, regular exercises or pharmacotherapy, which happen to be some of the most common methods that have been medically supervised for weight loss, surgery might represent the only source. Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy happens to be one of the methods of surgery, directed towards we...more
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Renal Tubular Acidosis is a medical condition. When the kidney is unable to acidify urine, it leads to the accumulation of acid in the body. Usually, when blood is filtered by the kidney, it passes through the tubules of the nephrons (the functional unit of the kidney).
Before it flows into the bladder from the kidney, the urine undergoes an exchange of salts, acids and other solutes. Renal tubular acidosis results in the formation of excessive amounts of acid because the kidneys cannot...more
Before it flows into the bladder from the kidney, the urine undergoes an exchange of salts, acids and other solutes. Renal tubular acidosis results in the formation of excessive amounts of acid because the kidneys cannot...more
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