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May
Regulating Health Tourism: World leaders meet in Tijuana.
The CDC travel warning has now increase to another 30 cases reported in Canada of patients returning home with surgical infections with Antibacterial-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa after having weight loss surg...
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May
OCC Newest Results from over 20,900 patients
Early Surgical Complications>Bariatric surgery complications are not uncommon and the rate has been published in the medical literature. At OCC our rate is one of the lowest in the world. The nature of bariatric surgery requires that a goal is to avoid a complication b...
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May
What Food to Eat After Weight Loss Surgery – FAQ on Macros & Calories
Weight Loss Surgery 0 - 3 Months Post-opAs part of your post-operative care, you will be given special dietary guidelines that you will need to follow closely during the first 6 weeks from surgery to prevent complications and for proper healing of your new stomach pouch. Aft...
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May
Keto diet, the good and the bad
What is keto diet? The ketogenic diet is is a very high-fat, moderate-protein, very low-carbohydrate meal plan in which you get 70-75 percent of your calories from fat, 15-20 percent from protein, and 5-10 percent from carbohydrates. The purpose of this diet is to get your body int...
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May
The truth about cholesterol
What is Cholesterol? Cholesterol is simply a fatty substance found in every single cell in your body, both in the cell membranes and within organelles inside the cell. Cholesterol is a vital substance, necessary for numerous functions, including:Maintaining cell membrane integrit...
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May
Protein for extreme weight loss
Protein for extreme weight lossHaving a quality protein powder is essential to weight loss and to help your body restore health. Getting enough protein after a weight loss surgery is a major concern to patients; this is justified as many weight loss surgical patients have issues...
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May
Eighteen-year-old Mexican creates “magic” bra that detects breast cancer.
Winning the competitionThe eighteen-year-old Mexican, Julián Ríos, has won $ 20,000 for getting first place in the Global Student Entrepreneurs' Awards with his project. With the collaboration of Higia a Mexican biosensor company that detects breast...
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May
How to prevent, detect and treat gingivitis
Gingivitis is the most frequent periodontal disease, affecting almost 100% of the population at some point in its life. Periodontal diseases affect 8 out of 10 adults. Among them, gingivitis is especially common, but it can be identified, prevented and treated in a very simple way...
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May
Novel Mobile Stethoscope with ECG Capability
Eko, the company that's responsible for the Eko CORE digital stethoscope we highly praised, is now releasing an interesting new device that provides ECG and auscultation capabilities in a mobile package. The Eko DUO looks a bit like a cell phone from the 1990’s, but w...
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May
FACING THE WORST DRUG EPIDEMIC IN US HISTORY
Six out of ten overdose deaths in the US involve an opioid drug. Between 2000 and 2015, more than 500,000 people died from drug overdoses. And every day, 91 Americans die from an opioid overdose. This epidemic has been called the worst drug epidemic in the history of the United S...
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