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LA Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery

29th September 2009
Now a days Obesity is a rising complexity in Los Angeles (LA), the United States and around the world. Obesity not only directs to decrease of self-image for overweight persons, but can furthermore origin dangerous wellbeing situation, for example diabete... Read >
Author: Andrew Jhonson

Things You Need To Know About Gastric Bypass Surgery

22nd September 2009
Gastric bypass is a kind of surgical interference that is mostly used for significant weight loss if you are over weight. This surgical interference reduces your calorie intake. After the surgery, stomach will be small and you feel full faster to reduce ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Gastric Bypass Surgery - Requesting Insurance Pre-Approval

21st September 2009
You have done your research on gastric bypass surgery, and determined whether your insurance carrier will pay for the procedure. You have the CPT/ICD-9 codes memorized, and you’re on a first-name basis with the member services rep at the insurance compa... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Peripheral Bypass Surgery India Cost – All inclusive Medical Packages in India

21st September 2009
Peripheral Bypass Surgery in India Q. What is surgical bypass ? Surgical bypass treats your narrowed arteries by creating a bypass around a section of the artery that is blocked. During a bypass, your vascular surgeon creates a new pathway for blo... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia

Don't Fear Heart Disease. Take Your Vitamins!

18th September 2009
Heart disease kills many people every year. One of the risk factors for heart disease is high cholesterol. If you are diagnosed with heart disease, your doctor will undoubtedly prescribe a cholesterol-lowering drug and request that you follow a diet low i... Read >
Author: wbdoyle

Should your boss pay for your weight loss

17th September 2009
Instinctively, this question will likely generate a resounding "no way" from most people. Shockingly though (perhaps not so much?) this question isn't hypothetical. An Indiana court has ruled that a pizza shop must pay for a 340 pound employee's weight... Read >
Author: Jane

Adjust your weight with Gastric Banding Surgery

16th September 2009
As you might know that Gastric Lap Band Surgery is evolving progressively well liked nowadays. Gastric Lap Band Surgery is a weight loss surgery and is a good alternative for the obese patients having BMI rates greater than 35. This Surgery is now become ... Read >
Author: Andrew Jhonson

Why is a Medical Negligence Case Different from other Personal Injury Cases?

11th September 2009
Medical Negligence comes under the purview of personal injury, and the law provides compensation to individuals who have suffered injuries due to negligence on part of doctors, nurses, attendants, hospital staff and also chemists and pharmacists. Becaus... Read >
Author: Mark Hudson

Abdominoplasty: Plastic Surgery

19th August 2009
Abdominoplasty, commonly referred to as a "tummy tuck", is a major cosmetic surgical procedure. An abdominoplasty is performed in order to create a flatter, smoother, firmer look for the abdominal region. This is achieved through the removal of excess s... Read >
Author: Yodle

Gastric Bypass Surgery Diet

05th August 2009
Thinking about gastric bypass surgery? Try following the diet for a twosome of weeks and glimpse drastic changes in your life: You can eat nothing less than 2 ounces of anything at a time. After you eat, you should delay two hours before you can eat... Read >
Author: Andrew Jhonson

Morbid obesity - Defination and its Treatment

18th July 2009
Morbid obesity is the term used to describe people whose body weight exceeds the normal body weight limit by 100 pounds or more. It can also be measured in terms of the BMI. A BMI of 40 or more indicates morbid obesity or clinically severe obesity. Mo... Read >
Author: petersonbran

These Belly Fat Exercises Work .

11th July 2009
There may be a large choice of issues arsing from this like the increased cost of health and life insurance and the increased likelihood of obesity related sickness like diabetes, heart conditions and even joint issues if the difficulty become bad enough.... Read >
Author: glen james

Super Fat Belly Exercises

11th July 2009
There may be a wide selection of issues arsing from this like the increased value of health and life assurance and the increased likelihood of obesity related illness like diabetes, heart conditions and even joint issues if the problem become bad enough. ... Read >
Author: glen james

Is There a 'Best' Hoodia Diet Pill. Most Definitely! Find Out.

28th June 2009
"Hoodia is a remarkable herb found in Africa. Seen as an herbal remedy for indigestion and infections for thousands of years, it has recently been used in diet pills. The best thing about these diet pills is that they do exactly what they claim. These pil... Read >
Author: hoodiag1rl

Story of James: Advantage of undergoing medical treatment in India

18th June 2009
After having a heart attack, James was asked to undergo a bypass surgery. Though James knew that he was risking his life by not going for the surgery, he was helpless because he was neither insured nor did he have enough money to pay for the surgery. ... Read >
Author: Dale Corner

Weight Loss Is Weight Loss Surgery Your Best Option?

15th June 2009
Are you looking to lose weight? If you are, there is a good possibility that you've heard of weight loss surgery before. Weight loss surgery is how many individuals lose weight. Although weight loss surgery has helped thousands of USA citizens shed weight... Read >
Author: mylyn paduganao

Diet After Gastric Bypass

12th June 2009
Due to new digestive system after gastric bypass surgery, patients need to follow a special restrictive diet plan that is designed to be gentle on both new stomach pouch and intestinal bypass limb that carries their food from the stomach to the remaining ... Read >
Author: Alma Orozco

Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization - New Heart Disease Treatment

10th June 2009
TMR is a new and simple procedure that aids in getting blood and nutrients to the heart muscle, when other methods have not worked or are no longer an option. When the symptoms of heart disease become so severe that conventional methods for treating i... Read >
Author: Clivir Team

Medical Travel Still Booming Despite Recession

05th June 2009
Employers and individual patients, strapped with ever-increasing health care expenses, are turning to the medical tourism industry for significant savings. While medical tourism facilitators are seeing a dip in requests for non-urgent procedures--like ... Read >
Author: Robbie

Life after Obesity – How Plastic Surgeons Can Help You

03rd June 2009
Obesity is a serious problem in the United States; the conditions carries with it serious health effects such as increased risk of stroke, heart disease, cancer, respiratory problems, among other conditions. Because of the serious health consequences asso... Read >
Author: Sara Larsen

Lap Band or Gastric Bypass

13th May 2009
Bariatric surgery can help you get rid of excess fat of your body and helps in leading a healthy lifestyle. This could be either achieved by stapling a small portion of your stomach or by tying the stomach with a band. Lap band and gastric bypass are t... Read >
Author: Alma Orozco

Everything You Wanted to Know About Lap Band Surgery but Didn't Know to Ask

09th April 2009
Approximately one-third of the U.S. population is obese and a staggering two-thirds is overweight. With statistics like this, it is not surprising that more people are turning to bariatric surgery for weight loss. One of the most popular weight loss surge... Read >
Author: Daniel Berry

Diet and Weight Management after Gastric Bypass Surgery.

07th April 2009
Gastric Bypass Surgery is not an easy way out of obesity. Though you can achieve rapid weight loss for a few months after surgery, you are bound to put on weight subsequently if you continue to binge on fatty and unhealthy foods. This is a common rule f... Read >
Author: Dale

Gastric Bypass Surgery: What Can You Expect?

27th March 2009
Introduction Most of the people in this world suffer from obesity and they try different alternatives in order to reduce their weight. Diverse procedures of surgery are performed for the treatment of obesity. Bariatric Surgery is one of the best altern... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Gastric Bypass Surgery – The Facts

17th February 2009
For some obesity can be a long battle with seemingly little help from any source (the NHS is able to provide only a very small amount of help due to being an overstretched and underfunded resource). This can invariably lead to depression which only worse... Read >
Author: james

Weight loss surgery – Is it for you?

05th February 2009
It seems that there is always some new fad diet or another that promises to help you shed those extra pounds with the greatest of ease. No matter how dedicated you are and how much effort you apply, sometimes the weight will simply not drop off, at this ... Read >
Author: james

Weight loss surgery – Obesity on the rise

03rd February 2009
As we have moved into the 21st century so too have obesity rates risen; this is almost certainly largely caused by poor diet and the convenience foods we consume due to our increasingly fast paced lives, but is of course in some part due to the lack of ex... Read >
Author: james

Gastric Bypass Surgery has More Benefits than Some People Realize!

02nd February 2009
Some individuals want to get gastric bypass surgery, but are wary or somewhat fearful of going straightforward with the surgery. Studies have proved, though, that the total number of benefits are much more than the perils. Not only will 75% of the pati... Read >
Author: Alberto Maeses

Chelation Therapy In Medical Practices And EDTA a Natural Alternative

22nd January 2009
Chelation therapy is largely unknown, ignored, and condemned by conventional medicine, with organizations like the American Heart Association and the American Medical Association have openly denounced chelation therapy as being ineffective and unproven as... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

How is Lap Band different from Gastric Bypass?

17th January 2009
Morbidly obese people generally find it difficult to lose weight using traditional weight loss methods. Such people choose to either gastric bypass or lap band surgery methods, which helps in reducing considerable amount of body fat. Before performing... Read >
Author: Alma Orozco

Is lap-band surgery safe?

09th January 2009
Lap band surgery, approved by the FDA in 2001, is the safest, least invasive type of bariatric bypass surgery for weight-loss patients. Unlike the gastric bypass, the lap band surgery does not involve any stomach stapling or cutting. It can help you achie... Read >
Author: Alma Orozco

Lysine, Vitamin C and Angina

09th January 2009
If you have angina pectoris (chest pain due to heart disease), I have a suggestion from this century's most brilliant scientist, Linus Pauling, PhD. One of his colleagues was having a terrible fight with cardiovascular disease. He had undergone three sepa... Read >
Author: Healthy Directions

Body Mass Index is High: Solution Lap Band Surgery

17th December 2008
Being obese you can realise the difficulty associated with it. The genuine detail is furthermore you have been proposed for numerous methods by numerous people. Most of you may get an inches effect but most don’t get any effects. Weight gain is good... Read >
Author: Andrew Jhonson

Arlington Lap-Band Specialist Provides Weight Loss Surgery Solutions for North Texas Patients

27th October 2008
Lap-Band candidates who live near Arlington, Texas, don’t have to travel to Dallas to find a skilled bariatric surgeon in their area. Based at the Medical Center of Arlington, Dr. Jason Harrison specializes in weight loss surgery, including the Lap-Band... Read >
Author: articlemarketing01@gmail.com

Contour Your Body and Tighten Your Skin With a Body Lift or Tummy Tuck

24th September 2008
A body lift is procedure similar to a facelift, except that it involves the center of the body. A body lift is a procedure that will surgically contour the arms, thighs, abdomen, and breasts in order to remove excessive and/or hanging skin. Body lifts a... Read >

Open Heart Surgery Leads to Kidney Failure

23rd September 2008
Open heart surgery is done to relive chest pressure that occurs due to the blockage in the arteries cutting off the circulation of blood and oxygen. An open heart surgery refers to the chest being open not the actual heart. During an open heart surgery th... Read >
Author: Paul Justice

Plastic surgery – What can it do?

08th September 2008
Plastic surgery is a topic of much more depth than you might at first think – It used to be a more limited subject back in the days before procedures became advanced and more enhancements were offered - there was certainly very little you could have cha... Read >
Author: james

What Should You Expect Following Weight Loss Surgery?

08th September 2008
Weight loss surgery has been performed for well over fifty years now and, although there are of course risks the majority of patients are more than satisfied with the outcome and enjoy a a markedly improved standard of living. However, there is a price to... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

A Look At The Surgery Option For Weight Loss

08th September 2008
Are you looking to lose weight? If you are, there is a good chance that you have heard of weight loss surgery before. Weight loss surgery is how many individuals lose weight. Although weight loss surgery has helped thousands of Americans lose weight, impr... Read >
Author: Jackie Serta

Weight loss and body contouring by large-volume Liposuction in Beverly Hills

20th August 2008
Los Angeles and Beverly Hills liposuction has become a new method of weight loss for men and women who are overweight or obese. While bariatric surgery has revolutionized surgical weight management throughout California and the US; people are realizing it... Read >
Author: Dr sean younai

HMC offers new laser heart surgery

20th August 2008
2008 marked another first for Hays Medical Center's DeBakey Heart Institute. Laser surgery was used to increase blood flow to a patient's heart, thus reducing the amount of chronic chest pain he had experienced. "This is one more means by which we c... Read >
Author: Shane

Complete Information on Copper deficiency

25th June 2008
Copper is essential in the proper development of the central nervous system, correct bone growth, and hair pigmentation. Copper-deficient goats have difficulty conceiving kids and, if bred, abortions are not uncommon. Copper deficiency can be the result o... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen

Is Gastric Bypass Surgery The Right Solution For Obese Children?

20th June 2008
While the number of gastric bypass surgeries being performed each year is going up as obesity rates continue to rise in most western countries, a lot of people still believe that surgery is not the right solution for obesity in teens. Nonetheless, this co... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Genetics Reveal A Possible Cause For Failing To Lose Weight Following Gastric Bypass Surgery

25th May 2008
Gastric bypass surgery is proving to be a lifesaver for a lot of people as obesity continues to sweep across the western world but its greatest problem is to be found in the fact that a significant number of people either fail to lose enough weight follow... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Stomach surgery is not only for obesity

22nd May 2008
In today's lifestyle, it is difficult to find an individual who can claim of not having any sort of health complication or problem and unfortunately, we ourselves are responsible for this poor situation. Most of us are surviving on the junk food and impr... Read >
Author: sarahwilson

Gastric bypass surgery : Aim for a fit and healthy life

21st May 2008
Obesity is a common health problem in the present society. In fact, a recent survey has proven a statement that every fourth individual in the society is suffering from the harsh effects of being overweight. What appears as a more severe fact related to t... Read >
Author: sarahwilson

Research Shows A Possible Cause For Failure To Lose Weight After Gastric Bypass Surgery

21st May 2008
Gastric bypass surgery is a lifesaver for more and more people as obesity sweeps across much of the western world but its greatest problem lies in the fact that a noteworthy number of people either fail to lose a reasonable amount of weight after surgery ... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Tips for Dining Out After Gastric Bypass Surgery

20th May 2008
Gastric Bypass surgery drastically changes your eating habits, but most people are able to adapt quite well at home. Family members and friends are very supportive and proud of you for your efforts to become healthy. Unfortunately, eating out can somet... Read >
Author: Jonni Good

Gastric Bypass Surgery Is Undoubtedly A Truly Life-changing Operation

08th May 2008
The number of people choosing to have gastric bypass surgery has risen dramatically in the past few years and will continue to increase as obesity sweeps across the western world. And there is no indication that this will change in the near future as we c... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Information About Smoking Effects – Save Your Life

22nd February 2008
Smoking is a practice where a substance, most commonly tobacco, is burned and the smoke tasted or inhaled. This is primarily done as a form of recreational drug use, as combustion releases the active substances in drugs such as nicotine and makes them a... Read >
Author: Peter sams

Gastric Bypass Procedure + Plastic Surgery = Rejuv..

29th January 2008
Gastric Bypass Procedure [GBP], a procedure applied to address the severe condition of morbid obesity, is an option that more and more obese Americans are turning to save a deteriorating body. Recent statistics in the United States have come up with stagg... Read >
Author: breastsurgery

Gastric Bypass Procedure + Plastic Surgery = Rejuvenated Body

18th January 2008
Gastric Bypass Procedure [GBP], a procedure applied to address the severe condition of morbid obesity, is an option that more and more obese Americans are turning to save a deteriorating body. Recent statistics in the United States have come up with stagg... Read >
Author: breastsurgery

Some Underlying Factors Of Critical Illness Insurance

05th November 2007
Another alternative to account for the fact that more and more critical illness conditions may be included in the critical illness policy is to add TPD (Total and Permanent Disability) as benefit triggers. Loss of Independent Existence (LIE) could also be... Read >
Author: Billy Leverton

Obesity Surgery and Weight Loss Surgery

30th October 2007
Also called: Bypass surgery, Gastric banding, Obesity surgeryIf you're very overweight and can't lose pounds with a healthy diet and exercise, surgery might be an option for you. The surgery is usually for men who are at least 100 pounds overweight and wo... Read >
Author: Alien

Seek well-being for yourself with gastric bypass surgery

10th October 2007
Along with changing lifestyles, obesity is emerging as the biggest health hazard. Obesity, itself is not any kind of illness but is leading to many obesity related illnesses. Conditions such as high cholesterol, diabetes, varied blood pressure and heart d... Read >
Author: Nicholas Bowen

Gastric bypass surgery is the perfect weight loose solution

18th September 2007
As per a famous adage, “A stitch in time saves nine”! Obesity is the only thing to pertain this adage perfectly as a little bit of concern in the initial stages of obesity can avoid greater weight gain. Today millions of people are suffering from obes... Read >
Author: Nicholas Bowen

Is Weight Loss Surgery Your Best Option?

03rd September 2007
Are you looking to lose weight? If you are, there is a good chance that you have heard of weight loss surgery before. Weight loss surgery is how many individuals lose weight. Although weight loss surgery has helped thousands of Americans lose weight, im... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong

What is Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery?

29th August 2007
This is a type of heart surgery. It's sometimes called CABG ("cabbage"). The surgery reroutes, or "bypasses," blood around clogged arteries to improve blood flow and oxygen to the heart. The arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle (coronary arter... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong

Critical Illness Cover: A Perfect Medical Insurance

29th August 2007
Health survey in UK states that almost 20-25% of all people suffer from serious diseases like cancer and heart attack before they reach the age of retirement. Thus, in the case if you are working buddy, and are caught by any serious disease, you have to q... Read >
Author: Darlene Kaitlin

Are Insurance Companies About To Ease Funding For Gastric Bypass Surgery?

28th August 2007
Question any weight loss surgeon about whether gastric bypass surgery lowers a patient's risk of premature death and he will tell you without any hesitation that it does. Indeed, he will almost certainly be surprised that you have asked the question in th... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Heart Disease Treatment: What Options Are Available

22nd August 2007
There are many forms of heart disease including ischemic heart disease (plaque-blocked arteries), congenital conditions, arrhythmia, and diseases of the actual heart muscle. Whether heart disease is detected early or not revealed until after heart failur... Read >
Author: Paul Schaverien

Animal Rights Is A Dirty Word

07th August 2007
Many years ago I saw Donald Trump interviewed by Larry King on the subject of charity and charitable organizations. "The Donald" expressed his suspicions that nobody is completely altruistic and, therefore, was leery of the true motives of charitable org... Read >
Author: Jeff Popick

Lap Band Surgery Sounds Like A Risky Business

24th July 2007
Most of us pop into our local drug store from time to time and pick up some form of over-the-counter medication for a simple everyday illness or ailment, but have you ever sat down and read the accompanying information leaflet tucked inside the box? If yo... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Weight Loss Surgery Information - About Gastric Bypass Surgery

13th July 2007
Gastric bypass surgery may seem like an extreme measure, but it's quickly becoming more widely accepted as a weight loss method. If you are seriously overweight or obese you have most likely considered undergoing gastric bypass surgery to help you mana... Read >
Author: James Kronefield

Obesity Epidemic

12th July 2007
There are people who have found that they have gained a lot of weight. This weight gain can be seen as a problem with being medically obese. The definition of obese in terms of medial thinking is that your body has gained 100 pounds more than is considere... Read >
Author: Krishan Bakhru

The DASH Diet Could Help In The Fight Against Obesity

16th June 2007
Like it or not the first line of attack in combating obesity is the traditional diet and exercise plan and most doctors will not even consider such things as gastric bypass surgery until they are satisfied that you have tried dieting and exercise seriousl... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

5 Reasons For Not Putting Off Gastric Bypass Surgery

08th June 2007
For many patients gastric bypass surgery is very much a last resort and something to be put off as long a possible while they explore all of their other options. Indeed, in most cases patients are assisted in this by their doctor who, following tradition,... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

The Post Gastric Bypass Choice Could Be Your Vitamins Or A Wheelchair

07th June 2007
Gastric bypass patients need to take vitamins and minerals following surgery to compensate for the fact that bypassing part of the intestine prevents the body from absorbing not only calories, thus resulting in the desired weight loss, but also many of th... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Stomach Surgery is done to eradicate obesity

30th May 2007
Stomach surgery is a procedure that is used to shack excess fat in your body. This surgery is done to remove the accumulation of excess fat that has stored in your body. When your food consists of high fats then automatically there is excessive collection... Read >
Author: Nicholas Bowen

Gastric Banding is a surgical method to lose weight

30th May 2007
Obesity is a condition that can happen to those who are careless about their health. You need to adopt healthy habits so that you can lead a better life. Nothing can be precious than your life and so to have a better life it is important that you look aft... Read >
Author: Nicholas Bowen

Gastric Bypass Surgery is an effective weight reduction procedure

09th May 2007
gastric bypass surgery is a surgical procedure that can help with weight loss. This procedure is very common and surgeons have successfully used this for helping patients reduce weight drastically. The success rate of gastric bypass is very high and this ... Read >
Author: Nicholas Bowen

Cardiac Rehabilitation – A Holistic Way To Improve Health Of People With Heart Problems

15th February 2007
Cardiac rehabilitation is a form of therapy and rehabilitation that not many have heard about. Patients who have suffered a heart attack or undergone bypass surgery, their doctors would tend to recommend cardiac rehabilitation. Such rehabilitation is help... Read >
Author: Moses Wright

Weight Loss Surgery - Is Not for Every Fat Person

09th February 2007
Weight Loss surgery is not for everyone. It's not even for every obese person who may want it. No matter how overweight you may be, weight loss bypass surgery is NOT for you if you think that it will once and for all deal with your weight problem. Surp... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks

You Can Be Old But Your Heart Must Be Young

13th December 2006
Heart health needs not deteriorate when you grow older. You must focus on the impact of heart disease and the risk factors in order to help prolong your heart’s youth. We should be looking at someone being healthy for his or her age instead of looking a... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock

Cosmetic Surgery after Gastric Bypass

15th September 2006
Gastric Bypass is a relatively new medical procedure that causes much wanted massive weight loss. For those that undergo the procedure, cosmetic surgery after gastric bypass is a common follow up. Cosmetic Surgery after Gastric Bypass Gastric bypas... Read >
Author: Ricardo Silva

A Different Picture Of Heart Disease

03rd September 2006
In Feb 2006, researchers reported that many women suffer from a fundamentally different heart disease from men and is easily missed from standard tests. Moreover, women do not seek treatment as early as men, and women's hearts are smaller and their blood ... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock

Tips for Being Successful After Gastric Bypass Surgery

21st August 2006
Having gastric bypass surgery is a big step and if you have prepared correctly for it, it has taken you a long time. Making the most of this new opportunity to be healthy should be very important to you. In order to make the most of your new life you are ... Read >
Author: Marjorie Salada

heart attack and medication

13th August 2006
A heart attack is a life-threatening event. It is a need to know about the basic things so that it can help you at the sudden causes. The information should be there so that it may enable us to take sudden and correct decisions for curing it when it appea... Read >
Author: Good Health

How to Prevent a Fatty Liver

09th June 2006
Along with the increasing incidence of obesity and diabetes in Western countries, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has also become a growing problem. Although its true prevalence is unknown, some estimates suggest NAFLD may already affect as many ... Read >
Author: Nicole Cutler, L.Ac.

Gastric Bypass - Post-operative expectations

05th May 2006
At a time when obesity is growing at an alarming rate, an increasing number of people are turning to gastric bypass surgery to solve their weight problem. But just how successful is gastric bypass surgery in terms of weight loss and can it really make a d... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Gastric Bypass - The Advantages of Laparoscopic Surgery

02nd May 2006
Gastric bypass is the most commonly performed operation for weight loss in the United States with more or less 140,000 procedures being conducted every year Dating back in excess of 50 years, a large number of surgeons have grown up with gastric bypass su... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Don't Fear Heart Disease. Take Your Vitamins!

20th March 2006
Heart disease kills many people every year. One of the risk factors for heart disease is high cholesterol. If you are diagnosed with heart disease, your doctor will undoubtedly prescribe a cholesterol-lowering drug and request that you follow a diet low i... Read >
Author: John Gibb

Are Invasive Heart Disease Treatments Always Necessary? Chelation Therapy Study Raises Important New

15th February 2006
Each year, heart disease and related conditions kill 700,000 Americans, but new studies are questioning old assumptions about the best methods for treating vascular disease. According to Dr. Conrad Maulfair, director of the Maulfair Medical Center, (w... Read >
Author: Kris Nickerson

Coronary Angiogram for your Heart. Do you know what it is?

09th February 2006
When the doctor recommends a coronary angiogram to someone close to you, the initial reaction is denial and non acceptance. Some people also believe that anyone who undergoes this test would invariably have to go through bypass surgery. Others believe tha... Read >
Author: Anna Brandy

Gastric Bypass Surgery - Requesting Insurance Pre-Approval

17th January 2006
You have done your research on gastric bypass surgery, and determined whether your insurance carrier will pay for the procedure. You have the CPT/ICD-9 codes memorized, and you're on a first-name basis with the member services rep at the insurance company... Read >
Author: Anil Kumar Pammidimukkala

C-Reactive Protein: Is it the Most Important Heart Health Indicator of All, and How do You Learn You

24th December 2005
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a special type of protein produced by the liver. When your body experiences systemic inflammation, levels of this protein go up. During inflammation, a natural response, your body's white blood cells protect you ... Read >
Author: Brian Vaszily

7 Things You Need to Know About Gastric Bypass Surgery

07th December 2005
For millions of obese people through out the world, gastric bypass surgery is an option that is available to improve their lives. If you are one of these people, you may have heard conflicting reports as to what the criteria to have the surgery performed,... Read >
Author: John Mancini

Gastric Bypass Surgery - Origins of the Procedure

14th November 2005
Gastric Bypass Surgery - Origins of the Procedure Gastric bypass surgery has become an increasingly popular procedure for people suffering from morbid obesity. When diets and exercise routines continually fail, or when obesity-related health issues beco... Read >
Author: Craig Thompson

The Amazing Powers Of Self Hypnosis

15th September 2005
The Amazing Powers Of Self Hypnosis Copyright 2005 Steve G. Jones Steve G. Jones School of Hypnotherapy http://www.betterlivingwithhypnosis.com I want to share a success story about hypnosis for weight loss. There are so many, but this one st... Read >
Author: Steve G. Jones

Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery

09th September 2005
Let's face facts; obesity is ripe today in America and rising on a global scale in western civilisation where are we going wrong. Being a health and fitness nut I would simply recommend eating a balanced diet and exercise often, but you've heard all tha... Read >
Author: Beverley Brooke

Gastric Bypass Surgery How Fast Will I Lose The Weight?

09th September 2005
The gastric bypass procedure isn't for everyone, but those who've had it an you will of heard of the success stories tooted by the marketing wizards and infomercials, the gastric bypass achieves maximum results and starts 'working' right away after surg... Read >
Author: Beverley Brooke

Gastric Bypass Surgery - What Are The Risks?

09th September 2005
Although all of the risks involved in gastric bypass surgery aren't fully known, there are many that are. These include possible infection, clotting of the blood, and the development of gallstones, a bleeding ulcer and even pneumonia. It certainly isn't a... Read >
Author: Beverley Brooke

What to Eat After Gastric Bypass Surgery

09th September 2005
Many people are under the impression that gastric bypass surgery is the easy way out of obesity. However, those that believe this unfortunately misunderstand the operation and its lifestyle and mind altering effects. After speaking to people who have h... Read >
Author: Beverley Brooke

Atherosclerosis, Chelation and Chelating Agents

07th September 2005
In our everyday life, our body is exposed to various toxins almost all the time. We are facing toxin attacks in the food, in the water we drink even in the air we breath. Heavy metal toxins like Mercury, Lead and Cadmium gets deposited and builds up plaqu... Read >
Author: Ray Smith

Gastric Bypass Surgery - Just The Facts

29th August 2005
Gastric Bypass surgery is becoming increasingly more popular for the morbid obese. In order to qualify for the surgery, you must have a body mass index of more than 40, which usually translates to being 100 or more pounds overweight. Gastric Bypass surger... Read >
Author: Reggie Dunn

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery

19th August 2005
Gastric bypass surgery comes in many forms but the most popular are combination-techniques that shrink the stomach by stapling off a small section and shortening the small intestine by reattaching it at a lower point where fewer calories will be absorbed.... Read >
Author: Eddie Tobey

What to Expect After Gastric Bypass Surgery

19th August 2005
Most patients recover after gastric bypass surgery without complications. Typically, those who undergo the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure, which involves stapling of the stomach and bypassing the first part of the small intestines, have a hospital st... Read >
Author: Eddie Tobey

The Bariatric Surgery Diet

19th August 2005
After bariatric surgery, the new and very small stomach will often only hold about an ounce. For the first week after surgery, the patient will only be able to tolerate nutritious liquids. During the second week, pureed, high-protein foods such as cottage... Read >
Author: Eddie Tobey

A Look at Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

29th July 2005
Most bariatric surgeries can be performed using a minimally invasive technique called laparoscopic bariatric surgery. During this type of procedure, the surgeons make five or six tiny incisions instead of one large incision to perform the operation. The s... Read >
Author: Dave Lavinsky

Preparing For Bariatric Surgery

28th July 2005
Individuals who are interested in bariatric surgery need to be aware of the ramifications. Although significant weight loss can be achieved with the procedure, patients need to have realistic weight loss expectations. Even after the surgery, most patients... Read >
Author: Dave Lavinsky

A Look at Bariatric Surgery Complications

25th July 2005
Although many patients have few problems after bariatric surgery, there is the potential for complications, both small and large, just as there is with any surgical procedure. Minor complications can include dietary intolerance, hair loss, dry skin, menst... Read >
Author: Dave Lavinsky