Endometriosis is a chronic gynaecological disease in which cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other regions, especially the fallopian tubes and ovaries.
The condition, which affects 10 to 15 percent of women of reproductive age, can cause infertility, painful periods and pain during sexual intercourse.
To date, the only sure way to diagnose endometriosis [...]
If your glucose levels are high before you go in for surgery, you may have an increased postsurgical risk for blood clots, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs). Boris Mraovic, M.D., from the Artificial Pancreas Center at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, and his colleagues looked at the records [...]
Cellulite is a term used to describe the chain of wrinkled fat cells and subcutaneous connective tissue beneath the skin and which seems to be more prevalent in women than men; the thighs and buttocks might be the main areas that experience this but it can actually be found anywhere.
This is not [...]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Morbidly obese patients who undergo weight-loss surgery greatly reduce their risk of cancer, according to a study providing fresh evidence of health benefits from these increasingly common operations.
Researchers from McGill University in Montreal found that the people who underwent bariatric surgery saw reductions in particular in the risk for breast and colon [...]
WEDNESDAY, June 18 (HealthDay News) — A minimally invasive procedure normally used to treat liver cancer also holds promise for lung cancer patients, according to a new study.
In the study, expected to be published in the July edition of The Lancet Oncology, 88 percent of lung cancer patients responded well to treatment with percutaneous image-guided [...]
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