A home-based weight management program benefits both children and parents
Adding this weightmanagement strategy to existing state and federal home visitation programs could help address the current childhood obesity crisis
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Life after weight loss surgery
Weight loss surgery is a surgical procedure, that facilitates substantial weight loss and is generally suitable for individuals who are obese and who have already tried healthy diet and exercise with no substantial benefit or success. Surgery not only results in significant weight loss but also cures or improves other diseases or co-morbidities associated with obesity such as type II diabetes, sleep apnea, arthritis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and quality of life.
Obesity and Diabetes
We are all very much aware that we are in an obesity epidemic globally, more so in the UK. The term obesity refers to an individual who has a BMI (body mass index) above 30 (normal weight BMI is between 20-25 and an overweight BMI is between 25-29.9). There are many risks associated with obesity and these include, type II diabetes, coronary heart disease, breast and bowel cancer, arthritis, liver disease and also stroke.
Weight-loss surgery cuts risk of developing serious heart problems, study shows
Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery can reduce the risk of developing serious health conditions such as heart attacks and type 2 diabetes, as well improve existing conditions, according to a new study published in PLOS Medicine.
Colocutaneous Fistula after Open Inguinal Hernia Repair
The plug-and-patch technique is frequently used for the open repair of inguinal hernias; however, serious complications may arise on rare occasions. We present the case of a 69-year-old patient who presented with a colocutaneous fistula with the sigmoid colon 9 years after the repair of a left sliding inguinal hernia with the plug-and-patch technique.