Articles, tagged with "journal of medicine", page 6

Weight-Loss Surgery Safety Research Findings

A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that in the hands of a skilled surgeon, weight-loss surgery, though not risk-free, may be safer than previously thought. Some people, however, (including those with sleep apnea or a his... Read >
Author: Surgithin

virtual-colonoscopy

The colon is the part of the large intestine just before the rectum; its primary purpose is to extract moisture from the digested food residues before they are excreted. A and Colonoscopy is what the doctor prescribes when he wants to take a look inside... Read >
Author: Alex White

Obesity may be Socially Contagious

Copyright (c) 2009 James Holan If your friends and family get fat, chances are you will too, researchers report in a startling new study that suggests obesity is "socially contagious" and can spread easily from person to person. The large, federally... Read >
Author: blackbeltshop

Treatments for diabetes: can you prevent type 2 diabetes with healthy lifestyle habits alone?

Doctors recommend screening for type 2 diabetes among people at risk at age 30. People with a family history of diabetes and specially those who are overweight. By paying attention to specific preventable diabetes complications and adopting some healthy l... Read >
Author: Jose M. Talavera

EMR - A Friend or Foe to Transcription?

Having a client tell a medical transcription service provider that the transcription service was very good but they were switching to the EMR. is a nightmare comes true for most of the transcription companies. So how do we as a transcription company overc... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Back Symptoms-All in Your Mind?-Treatment for Back Pain-Say No to Sarno!

ve had a long history of back symptoms, and chronic back pain. Fortunately, since I was a child, I also had a good friend that was an excellent chiropractor.He wanted me to become a chiropractor also, and taught me many things about the body and healing. ... Read >
Author: A.Orr

Straight Facts of Weight Loss, No Hype or Misinformation

People with a weight problem claim that they don't eat much food. In fact, however, they eat far more than they think they do. In a study, Dr. Dr. Moe evaluated this idea in an overweight man. When he fed the man the amount of food he claimed to eat ea... Read >
Author: Dr. Ellis

Your Diet Won't Work

Can you diet your way into shape? A July 17, 2008 study with the title, "Weight Loss With a Low-Carbohydrate, Mediterranean, or Low-Fat Diet," published in the New England Journal of Medicine gave the results of a study on the two-year effectiveness of th... Read >
Author: bill mann

Sleeping Aids

The most common prescription Sleeping aids approved for use in treating insomnia are as follows: benzodiazepines (such as temazepam, estazolam,and others); the newer, non-benzodiasepines (such as zolpidem [Ambien,Ambien CR], Zaleplon [Sonatal], and eszopi... Read >
Author: argiro.mike

Natural Glucosamine/Chondroitin Findings Ignored By Media

The New York Times declared, in February 2006, that two top-selling arthritis drugs were found to be ineffective. The fact is that the drugs that are mentioned in the articles are not actually drugs at all, but instead, two popular nutritional supplement... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

SALT LAKE CITY FAMILY HYPNOSIS:Chantix: Quitting Smoking by Committing Suicide?

Everyone knows that cigarette smoking is bad for those around you and even worse for your own health. That's one of the reasons why smoking is banned in Utah bars and restaurants, besides it's costly and disgusting, and can kill you and those you care the... Read >
Author: Jake Shannon

Calcium-Vitamin D Study Flawed And The Actual Benefits Of Calcium

In February 2006, the findings of an $18 million double-blind placebo-controlled study were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This study was conducted by the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) and was on the protective effect of calcium and ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Type 2 Diabetes Curable by Bariatric Surgery?

Bariatric procedures used for treating severe obesity has been studied as a cure for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Studies have found that more than 75% of type 2 diabetes patients who undergo bariatric surgery no longer experience symptoms and no longer req... Read >
Author: Jamie Hanson

Best Non Prescription HGH

After years of research and clinical studies, the best non prescription HGH supplements are now available to most everyone. The fountain of youth has been sought after for centuries, and the best non prescription HGH supplements are putting it within arms... Read >
Author: Sudhani

Exhaled Nitric Oxide and its role in the treatment of Asthma - Part I

In a series of discussions substantiated by findings and excerpts from reputed medical journals and scientists, we strive to understand the importance of exhaled nitric oxide and its role in the treatment of asthma. In the first part of the series, we ... Read >
Author: Monica Green

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