A peek inside your refrigerator can be a revealing look at how well your health goals are being met. Is it clean, well-organized and stocked with plenty of healthy foods?
Read MoreMaybe you had an awkward conversation with the doctor, struggling to bring up delicate topics. Even worse, you got home uncertain on how to follow the doctor’s instructions.
Read MoreAccording to the National Headache Foundation, certain triggers can bring on headaches that can be avoided. By avoiding these triggers, you can dodge a pulsating headache ruining your day.
Read MoreBaqsimi is a nasal powder and has been approved for patients with diabetes who are 4 years and older. It will be available in a single-use dispenser containing a recommended dose of 3 mg.
Read MoreHeat stroke is a form of hyperthermia where our body temperature can rise to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 C) or higher.
Read MoreBeing active as a family is not only a great way to bond but also to burn calories, build strength, enhance physical self-confidence, and increases life expectancy.
Read MoreHere are seven health woes that are more likely to happen in the months of summer than at other times of the year:
Read MoreThink again. Whether you’re taking a dip in a community center, gym or even a fancy resort, people can and do get sick from various pool parasites.
Read MoreMost of us could go for weeks without eating food but would last only a few days without water.
Read MoreBut the good news is you can easily change these bad habits that could potentially damage your heart.
Read MoreFortunately for most of us, our reaction to a sting is usually mild to moderate with some pain and swelling at the sting site.
Read MoreThese signs can show up in how you look and how you feel (other than tired). Here are 5 signs of different areas of your body telling you, you need more sleep:
Read MoreBut just little things you can work into your everyday life that sooner or later, will become a habit, sort of like automatically brushing your teeth at night before you go to bed without even thinking about it.
Read MorePromising non-surgical procedure for weight loss
Going under the knife for weight loss is often a last resort for anyone who has struggled for years trying to reach a healthier weight. Bariatric surgery, like all surgery, has risks associated with it and major lifestyle changes in regards to eating.
However, there may be a new answer for better managing weight loss without the side effects or risks of surgery. A new non-surgical procedure, called endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) requires no incision so no scar, is simple and requires no hospital stay. Preliminary research is showing it could have the potential of helping moderately obese people lose weight and more importantly, keep it off. Complications rates are also lower compared with surgery. The research showed that only 1% of ESG patients had a complication, such as a perforation or “leak” in the stomach.
This new procedure involves the doctor threading a scope down the throat and into the stomach, then using a suturing device attached to the scope to cinch the stomach in ultimately shrinking it to a banana-sized pouch. By making the stomach smaller, a person will eat less and feel full, thus resulting in weight loss.
This procedure was first performed in 2013 at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. People with a body mass index (BMI) of at least 40 (more than 100 pounds overweight) or those with a BMI of 35 or more, and who had a obesity-related condition such as type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure, qualify.
Since that time, studies have shown that in the short term, people who have undergone ESW will lose on average about 15% of their body weight. This new study is the first to report five-year results. The good news is that patients who had had the procedure, were still maintaining a 15% weight reduction, five years later.
The downsides of ESG are that like all gastric bypass procedures for weight loss, there is the potential for people to gain back the weight. In addition, most insurers won’t pay for ESG. The cost of the procedure is about $12,000 so a patient would have to foot the bill. At this time, ESG is not widely available as only about two dozen medical centers in the U.S. perform the procedure.
However there are precautions each of us can take to protect and preserve our teeth keeping your smile bright and healthy into the golden years.
Read MoreSunscreen is an important tool in the fight against skin cancer, including melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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