Articles tagged with Gastroenterology
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Are You A Smoothie Criminal?
Educational Several factors determine whether your smoothies are satisfying and healthy. Cut through the misinformation and learn what science reveals.
Chronic Pain Complicated By Gastritis
Patient-Friendly To rule out severe gastritis complications, it is best to consult a physician when home remedies are ineffective.
Where Lost Weight Goes
Educational Science does not support the notion of remarkable weight loss by typical waste elimination. Compare current methods to treat morbid obesity.
Should Everyone Eat Same Portion Size?
Educational Differences in meal frequency, food type, plate clearing or compensation at subsequent meals, may explain increasing obesity.
Do You Have Enough Vitamin D?
Patient-Friendly What seems like a simple question baffles a billion people with low vitamin D and doctors who treat them.
Why Fish Oil is Dangerous
Nutritional Food Many fish oil products are rancid before consumers get them home. Weigh risks and benefits of fish oil supplements.
Why Diets Don’t Work
Patient-Friendly One problem with fad diets is the imbalance of nutrition. I’m losing more than a pound per week without dieting. Find out how.
Why Pancreatic Cancer Symptoms Are Easy To Miss
Patient-Friendly Pancreatic adenocarcinoma cancer has a one-year relative survival rate of 20 percent. Pancreatic neuroendocrine five-year survival rate is about 60 percent.
Sick of No Lunula
Educational When a doctor looks at your hands, he may see more than what you care to admit. That seemingly insignificant white crescent shape on your fingernails has an important function....
You Might Not Worry About Colorectal Polyps
Patient-Friendly Ninety percent of colorectal polyps occur after age 50. Nearly all colon cancers develop from polyps, but polyps grow slowly. Some are more prone to be cancerous than others.
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