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Coeliac disease – Signs and symptoms

Severe coeliac disease leads to the characteristic symptoms of pale, loose and greasy stool (steatorrhoea), weight loss or failure to gain weight (in young children). People with milder coeliac disease may have symptoms that are much more subtle and occur in other organs rather than the bowel itself. Finally, it is possible to have coeliac [...]

Protein Sparing Modified Fast – Introduction

Protein Sparing Modified Fast, or PSMF, is a total fast modified by the intake of circa 1.2-1.5 grams of protein per kilogram of ideal body weight (IBW) and fluids, vitamin and mineral supplementation. PSMF was designed in the late 1970s as a diet for a rapid weight loss for the morbidly obese. PSMF is a [...]

Weight loss – Introduction

Weight loss, in the context of medicine, health or physical fitness, is a reduction of the total body mass, due to a mean loss of fluid, body fat or adipose tissue and/or lean mass, namely bone mineral deposits, muscle, tendon and other connective tissue. It can occur unintentionally due to an underlying disease or can [...]

Surgery – Definitions of surgery

Surgery is a medical technology consisting of a physical intervention on tissues. As a general rule, a procedure is considered surgical when it involves cutting of a patient’s tissues or closure of a previously sustained wound. Other procedures that do not necessarily fall under this rubric, such as angioplasty or endoscopy, may be considered surgery [...]

Teenage pregnancy – Outcomes

Medical outcomes Maternal and prenatal health is of particular concern among teens who are pregnant or parenting. The worldwide incidence of premature birth and low birth weight is higher among adolescent mothers. Research indicates that pregnant teens are less likely to receive prenatal care, often seeking it in the third trimester, if at all. The [...]

Sciatica – Treatment

When the cause of sciatica is due to a prolapsed or lumbar disc herniation 90% of disc prolapses will be resolved with no intervention. Treatment of the underlying cause of the compression is needed in cases of epidural abscess, epidural tumors, and cauda equina syndrome. Cases of sciatica are treated with different measures. Evidence of [...]

Center for Minority Health – Local and Regional Projects

Healthy Black Family Project The Healthy Black Family Project (HBFP) concentrates on several East End neighborhoods of Pittsburgh. This area, called the Health Empowerment Zone, has a high percentage of Black residents and of residents living below the federal poverty line. HBFP works with individuals and families, providing a variety of activities and services to [...]

Sandy Shaw – Works

Books *”Life Extension: A Practical Scientific Approach” (ISBN 0-446-51229-X, Warner Books, 1982), *”The Life Extension Companion” (Warner Books), *”The Life Extension Weight Loss Manual, and Freedom of Informed Choice: FDA v. Nutrient Supplements”, (Common Sense Press, 1993). Articles Shaw and Durk Pearson have co-authored numerous articles on “life extension”, cognitive enhancement, anti-aging, weight loss, and [...]

Hypnosis – Hypnotherapy

Modern hypnotherapy has been used in a variety of forms, such as regression hypnotherapy (or “hypnoanalysis”) and Ericksonian hypnotherapy. Hypnosis has been studied clinically with varying success. Applications include: * pain management * weight loss * skin disease * soothing anxious surgical patients * psychological therapy * habit control, a way to relax, * sports [...]

LighterLife – Introduction

Very Low-calorie Diet

LighterLife is a weight-loss and weight management programme for people who are clinically obese, equivalent to 42 lbs. or more overweight, and with a body mass index greater than 29. The company was started in 1996 by Bar Hewlett, Sally Rettig and Jackie Cox. LighterLife follows the model of modern Very-low-calorie diets (VLCDs), which have [...]









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