Stem Cell Tourism
September 2, 2010 – 4:18 am | No Comment
Health specialists point out that there are around seven hundred clinics offering non-licensed therapies and fraught patients continue to risk their lives and life-savings. Scores of individuals are risking their health and life-long investments for travelling to privately run clinics across the globe for un-corroborated and rather perilous stem cell treatments, according to specialists from Britain. A board of health experts laid emphasis on  [...]
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The Spider, TOGA System – Latest Advances in Weight Loss Surgery
July 27, 2010 – 1:38 am | No Comment
The Spider, TOGA System – Latest Advances in Weight Loss Surgery
Obesity surgery has been found to be the sole long-standing effectual method of weight reduction for people with morbid obesity. Obesity surgery classically appears to work superior as compared to diets, exercising or medications, however similar to all surgeries, there are associated risks, principally amongst these being the operative exposure of the abdominal area and the resultant scars. However, there are least-invasive means, inclusive of a novel method created by a physician from a N. Carolina medical device firm, Southern Californian. Doctor Brian Quebbemann, surgery head, The N.E.W. Program weight loss center, Newport Beach in collaboration with TransEnterix have developed the Spider operative device that helps a surgeon in performing bariatric surgery eliminating the need for  [...]

Metabolic Syndrome
September 22, 2009 – 1:30 am | One Comment
Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic Syndrome is a general pattern in the body’s overall metabolism wherein the individual affected would have malevolent ailments like excessive fat around waistline, soaring levels of blood pressure, blood glucose and lipids (triglycerides) and sapped HDL cholesterol levels. Those with metabolic syndrome that do not have these conditions have a high likelihood of developing diabetes. Collectively, these set of health issues raise the possibility of heart attack, stroke and diabetes. Metabolic Syndrome Causes: Metabolic syndrome is the consequence of detrimental lifestyle that comprises of excess calorie intake, being immobile and weight gain especially on the waistline, that leads to the body becoming insulin resistant, elevated blood glucose levels and eventually leading  [...]