abdomen

Invest on gym memberships

...aining any benefit. Hyped up advertisements about abdomen trimmer or tummy trimmer misguide people to buy. According to Professor Rozario one gets better results from spending the money on gym membership instead, and hiring a trainer for a few sessions to learn correct exercise technique. Motivate yourself ...

Older women's heart health depends on location of fat

...th kinds of fat. Central fat is carried around the abdomen while peripheral fat is found on the arms, legs, buttocks, and hips. Central fat has already been shown to be a health risk. Researchers found that obese women had suprisingly less atherosclerosis than expected while women with high central fat and ...

Photographs An Effective Tool In Detecting Skin Cancer

... [skin self-examinations] on the back and chest or abdomen and improved detection of changing and new moles and they also say that their results suggest that baseline digital photography in tandem with SSE may be effective in improving the diagnostic accuracy of patients performing SSE. ...

Restoration Of Fertility After Cancer Treatment

...rchers transplanted the tissue beneath the woman’s abdomen six years after she underwent cancer treatment. The woman’s ovaries began to function again three months after the procedure. The woman also underwent in-vitro fertilization, which resulted in the development of a four-cell embryo. The embryo was imp...

Treating Blocked Arteries In The Lower Limbs

... abnormal circulation, occurs when arteries in the abdomen or pelvis narrow or become completely blocked // by the build-up of plaque deposits. As a result, not enough oxygen-rich blood gets to the legs, causing cramps and pain, and making it difficult to walk or exercise. The iliac arteries are large arter...

Tissue Transfer for Skin Cancer

...scious about it." Now, she swims to strengthen her abdomen -- that's where doctors took muscle and blood vessel to fill the cavity left after they removed the tumor and her eye. Otolaryngologist Mark K. Wax, M.D., of Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, says. "We detach the blood vessel in the g...

Risk Of Developing Infections High In Patients Who Suffer From Abdominal Trauma

...ce are at risk for developing infections // in the abdomen after surgery show results of a recent study. The...al injury, the higher the risk of infection in the abdomen was observed. Infection is responsible for most deaths in trauma patients who survive longer than 4...

Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Could Be Effective In Treating Patients With Osteoporosis

...egins in the teenage years and is characterized by abdomen pain, diarrhea, and weight loss. Patients with Crohn's disease suffer bone mass loss and bone fractures due to treatment with corticosteroids, poor nutrition, active inflammation, and calcium and vitamin D deficiencies. Researchers studied the effec...

Improved procedure to do laproscopic esophagectomy discovered

...s the surgeons had to make a small incision on the abdomen of the patients to insert fiber optic instruments ...er than the previous procedure of cutting open the abdomen of the patient. Yet this procedure required extreme competency and is thus done in only a few center...

Yoga for preventing weight gain in middle age

...actice of yoga can reduce the bulging girth of the abdomen in middle aged and overweight people.// Researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center who have conducted a study showed that regular practice of yoga for at least 30minutes of a week for four or more years can lead to arrest of weight ...

Making operation and recovery time shorter

...ctomy. In hand-assisted operations, the patient's abdomen is inflated by gas so that the surgeon can insert a hand through the small incision through a special pressurised sleeve. Thus the kidney can be removed intact, making it possible to evaluate the cancer. With both the hand and laproscopic instruments...

Lessening operation and recovery time

...ctomy. In hand-assisted operations, the patient's abdomen is inflated by gas so that the surgeon can insert a hand through the small incision through a special pressurised sleeve. Thus the kidney can be removed intact, making it possible to evaluate the cancer. With both the hand and laproscopic instruments...

Womb may have impact upon Blood Pressure

...doctors measured the circumference of the head and abdomen and the length of the babies' thigh bones. Blood ...st seen at 24 weeks of pregnancy. Neither head nor abdomen circumference was linked to later blood pressure. ``We don't know whether a very small change in blo...

Combined modality approach for effective treatment and enhanced survival in bile duct cancer

... for any spread of the tumor to lymph nodes or the abdomen that would prevent complete tumor removal. "The major problem is that we still don't have enough livers for everyone who needs one," says Dr. Rosen. "We feel that patients with cholangiocarcinoma should have equal access to donor organs, because th...

Patient Choice Cesarean Section on The Rise

...The procedure involves an incision in the mother’s abdomen and uterus. The procedure is indicated only // in certain cases when there is a health risk to the mother or the baby. However, it is becoming more and more popular among pregnant mothers who opt for C-sections when there is no medical necessity. ...

Predictors Of Wound Infection In Ventral Hernia Repair

...ly contains it. An incisional hernia occurs in the abdomen in the area of an old surgical scar. A part of an organ in the abdomen, such as the bowel or intestines, protrudes through the weakened area of the abdominal wall....

Caesareans In U.S. At All-Time High

...ajor surgery which involves cutting open a women's abdomen to retrieve the baby. The risks include infection and, in rare cases, death. The recovery time is longer than with a vaginal delivery. It is performed when the fetus lacks oxygen or is in life-threatening distress. For decades, C-sections were done ...

Colon Cancer Patients Not Receiving Proper Treatment

... cancer. Here the cancer has already spread to the abdomen and the surrounding lymph nodes. The researchers arrived at this conclusion after analyzing the data of 86,000 patients at 560 U.S. hospitals. They also found that the percentage of patients who received surgery and chemotherapy increased from 39 p...

Death Risk Of Ovarian Cancer Reduced By Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy

... deliver chemotherapy drugs both directly into the abdomen and intravenously following surgery for ovarian cancer. Intraperitoneal chemotherapy, as the technique is called, "allows higher doses and more frequent administration of drugs, and it appears to be more effective in killing cancer cells in the per...

Schools and Bars closed in Rwanda due to Cholera outbreak

...Cholerae, which produces an enterotoxin inside the abdomen leading to increased diarrhea and dehydration, causes cholera. The people were asked not to drink from the River Nyabarongo, which is said to be the source of cholera bacterium. The Health Ministry and Red Cross are working closely to avoid the sprea...

Conjoined Twins Separated by Saudi Doctors

...ency. The twins, Hafsa and Ilham had a conjoined abdomen and shared a common urinary tract and hip. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, the head of the team, said that the fifth, most critical stage in the operation had been a success and that the twins were in stable condition after the surgery, which took several hou...

Increase in Waist Size Contributes To Increased Risk of Heart Disease

...mportant than the amount. Fat deposited inside the abdomen results in expanding waistline. It secretes toxins into the bloodstream, raises cholesterol and increases the body's resistance to insulin which is essential for controlling blood sugar. Statistics show that about 30,000 people a year die from obesit...

Review of Pramod Mahajan's Injuries

...iabetic received four bullets which hit mainly his abdomen and chest. The bullets were fired at close range a...me. The inferior vena cava is the main vein in the abdomen carrying blood to the heart. In the first few hours he was resuscitated and had multiple blood tra...

Surgeons Retrieve ‘Three-Year-Old’ Forceps From Patient’s Abdoen

...orceps (eight-inch long) left inside the patient's abdomen three years ago//. The forceps is said to have bee...gement measure. The presence of a forceps in her abdomen was not reveled until the doctors ordered an X-ray for her persistent pain. Following the forceps re...

Hormone - A Shot in the Arm for Weight Loss

...om 25 to 39. Each participant injected his or her abdomen with oxyntomodulin or salt water (placebo) just before having a meal. This process was executed 3 times a day for 4 days. During the first cycle, the participants used a placebo. The following cycles involved alternating between hormone shots and pla...

Seat belted Victims of Car Crashes Show Better Recovery

...have sustained severe injuries to the head, spine, abdomen or other body regions. The results of the study have called for tougher seatbelt laws with more U.S states having primary-enforcement seatbelt laws whereby police can pull drivers over for seatbelt violations alone. The research team has gone on ...

Coronal Multiplanar Reformatted Images to Replace the Conventional Ones

...lely for primary interpretation of CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis," said Dr. Sebastian. The full results of the study will be presented on May 2, 2006 during the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting in Vancouver, BC. Source Eurka...

PET-CT Scores High On Precision for Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer Recurrence

...tinues to be evaluated for many indications in the abdomen and pelvis. Also, on CT it is difficult many times to detect ovarian cancer recurrence because of the presence of certain metastatic deposits,” said Sunit Sebastian, MD, who is currently at Emory University School of Medicine and is lead author on th...

Bariatric Surgery Solution to Obesity and to Boost Medical Tourism

...ndrome. This propensity to deposit fat around the abdomen makes Indians more prone to diabetes and heart diseases. Dr.Ramana says. "Ninety per cent of adult diabetics in India are obese and Bariatric surgery offers them hope for a better living. In India, the cases of obesity are trebling every year, much f...

Trans Fats Adding Inches to the Waistline

...led that trans fats redistribute body fat// to the abdomen contributing to create the notorious ‘apple’ body shape even when on a calorie-controlled diet. The research was conducted by scientists at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in the role of trans fats in atherosclerosis. The study was co...

Stem cells help in the understanding of drug-resistant, recurrent tumors

...from ascites fluid that had accumulated within the abdomen of several ovarian cancer patients. When mouse ovarian tumor stem-like cells were injected under the skin of mice, they led to the formation of new tumors much faster than did injections of regular tumor cells. Although the potential ovarian cance...

New Treatment Option in the Pipeline for Those Suffering From Lung Cancers

...xternal markers attached to the patient's chest or abdomen to follow tumors in real time with a few millimeters of accuracy. The researchers also applied Synchrony to treating tumors in the thorax and abdomen, which can move as much as 4 cm during respiration. Source Eurekalert...

World’s First Pediatric Laparoscopic Liver Surger

...asive) surgery is a method of operating inside the abdomen through small, tube-like ports using a fiber-optic...e, carbon dioxide gas is pumped into the patient's abdomen to increase the operative area and improve visualization of the tumor. The surgeon then makes two to...

Abdomen Can Help In Gas Exchange In Lung Failure

...es recirculating a gas-carrying liquid through the abdomen to deliver oxygen. They tested the system in adult pigs that were put to sleep and ventilated with low concentrations of oxygen to simulate lung failure. Using this technique, they observed an increase in arterial oxygen saturation (the actual percen...

Successful Separation Of Conjoined Twins

... of the twins born with their bodies joined at the abdomen successful, but cautioned that they would have a long recovery period and would have to undergo extensive reconstructive surgery. The survival rate of the conjoined twins, also called Siamese Twins, is about 5 to 25% after separation. The twins sha...

Computer Assisted Neuro-Rehabilitation Devices Way of the Future

...ith an antispasmodic drug that is implanted in the abdomen and controlled remotely can change a patient’s life, according to Dr. Stanley Fisher, co-director of the Movement Disorders and Neuro-Rehabilitation Center at the Methodist Neurological Institute. “The pump releases an exact dose of medication dire...

Lowering Contrast Material Injection in Aged Patients is Cost-effective and can Offset Risks

...t enhancement in the vessels and the organs of the abdomen increases with an increase in the volume and rate of contrast material injection. However, Dr. Itoh said that this wasn't the case in his study. Dr. Itoh noted it is essential to administer contrast material only at the volume and rate needed to achi...

In Elderly Patients Lowering Contrast Material Injection Will Reduce Costs

...t enhancement in the vessels and the organs of the abdomen increases with an increase in the volume and rate of contrast material injection. However, Dr. Itoh said that this wasn't the case in his study. Dr. Itoh noted it is essential to administer contrast material only at the volume and rate needed to achi...

Military Hospitals Need To Be Prepared To Treat Children

... head, eight (17 percent) in the arm, eight in the abdomen and three (6 percent) in the chest. A total of 134 operations were performed on 63 children (74 percent of the total); each of the children had an average of 2.1 procedures. Five children died--two from burns, two from infection and one from complica...

Child-Proof: Brain Mapping Safer for Children than Previously Thought

...g a catheter into the patient’s groin, through the abdomen and the chest and upward into the arteries of the neck, cerebral angiography is the most accurate brain-vessel imaging technique available and a critical diagnostic and treatment tool, says Lori Jordan, M.D., a pediatric neurologist at the Children’s...

Exercise to be Prescribed for Robust Health in Elderly

...ng the core muscle groups of the back, thighs, and abdomen is preferred." "Only 30 percent of America's senior citizens engage in regular exercise," notes McDermott, "yet there is compelling evidence suggesting that people in all conditions of health and at all fitness levels benefit from regular physical...

A Family's Fight against Breast cancer

... using a silicone implant, or fat from the back or abdomen tunneled underneath the skin to the chest. The latter procedure, an autologous reconstruction, meant the breasts would look and feel more natural. Nipples are removed because they contain ducts that may have cancer cells. A new nipple is tattooed on ...

New, Minimally-Invasive Surgery for the Morbidly Obese

...al endoscopic surgical// techniques – entering the abdomen through oral cavities such as the nose and mouth – can be successful in both bovine and human patients. Further, patients who underwent endoscopic-guided transoral gastroplasty for morbid obesity showed signs of initial weight loss. Transoral gast...

Stomach Bruises Can Lead To Pancreas Infection

...esden and found that two-thirds of all cases of an abdomen trauma result in infection of the pancreas in chil...pacting on the stomach. Even small injuries to the abdomen could result in an infection of the pancreas, according to the study. If a child complains of stoma...

As these women box on, do they risk becoming mothers?

...stant battering that boxers receive on their lower abdomen can cause grave injuries, including rupturing of muscles that might affect the womb and prevent them from conceiving. Even if a woman becomes pregnant, they could develop complications during pregnancy. "The punches on abdominal muscles, which sup...

Researchers Study Effects Of Fat Around The Heart

...ts have already established that excess fat in the abdomen increases the risk of diabetes, but there has been little research on whether fat that stored around other organs is harmful. The scientists suspect that constant exposure of inflammatory proteins produced by fat around the heart may accelerate the...

You are Slim.. But are You Sure You are Healthy?

...bling that of an apple, having more fat around the abdomen are more at risk than those having a shape like a pear i.e. having deposits of fat around hips, thighs and backside. Women are more prone to develop the latter one. Having visceral fat can make you more prone to have insulin resistance, leading to d...

Keep Kids Away from Magnetic Toys

... suggested that physicians pass a compass near the abdomen to help determine whether an unknown object is magnetic. The centre also recommends that children below the age of six not be given magnetic toys. Source-IANS...

Risk of Acute Pancreatitis Low With Statins

...n. The painful condition often begins in the upper abdomen and may last for a few days.Acute pancreatitis can be a severe, life-threatening illness with many complications. About 80,000 cases occur in the United States each year. Source-Newswise RM...

Family and Friends Team Up to Provide LA Man With Kidney Transplant

...r. But his wife, Antonia, began to notice that his abdomen was swelling. She urged him to go to the doctor, and tests showed that his kidneys were failing and he would need a transplant. Eliud says other family members – including his mother, who also lives in the city – were tested but ruled out as potent...

The Big Issue About Abdominal Fat Tissue

Fat tissue around the abdomen is an abominable sight indeed. Further, it is a c...endocrine research group, warn that fat around the abdomen is enemy to the heart. According to researchers, a protein produced by fat cells has an adverse effe...

Sensible Diet and Good Exercise is the Key to Lose Weight

...dieting, one cannot lose weight selectively on the abdomen or on the thigh. Body metabolism also cannot be improved by adding muscle mass. When it comes to energy deficit, it plays a vital role in the abdominal fat, body weight and fat weight. Ravussin used this study to find out if dieting is linked to lo...

Body Mass Index: Do You Know Yours?

...entral obesity. People who have more weight in the abdomen and waist -- central obesity -- seem to have higher risk of obesity-related health problems than those whose weight is concentrated in the buttocks and thighs. Women whose waist-circumference measurement is 35 inches or more may be at greater risk of...

Ultrasound Technology - Boon or a Bane?

...we should not be holding a transducer on the mom's abdomen for hours and hours!" Rakic's paper said that while the effects of ultrasound on the human brain development are not yet known, there are disorders thought to be the result of misplacement of brain cells during their development. As far as safe...

Early Detection of Artery Weakening Can Be a Life-Saver

...r the past 50 years, is to make an incision in the abdomen and clamp the aorta above and below the aneurysm, and replace it with a Dacron or Teflon tube graft. A newer, so-called endovascular method is minimally invasive and involves eliminating blood flow into the aneurysm by re-channeling the blood from ab...

Shedding Pounds from Diet or Exercise—Take Your Pic

...inal visceral fat, which is fat buried deep in the abdomen and linked to heart disease risk. The shape of a... abdominal area.” Increased levels of fat in the abdomen are linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, but the precise influence of this visceral fa...

Technology Changes in Glucose Monitoring Implants

... The last decade has seen the device move from the abdomen to the arm, then forehand and even the wrist. There have been other notable changes such as the recent real–time measuring of glucose levels. These are conveyed to a monitor via sensing from the implanted device. Yet, says Applied Data, technolog...

New Surgical Technique Decreases Colorectal OR Time

... to move the section of affected colon outside the abdomen through the Gelport device -- here it becomes a sort of open surgery -- and cuts away the affected area. Finally, sewing everything up, the colon is restored in its normal place." The GelPort device also acts to seal in gas that is introduced into ...

Lesser the Better- Minimally Invasive Surgery Breakthrough

... The system uses a stack of magnets outside the abdomen to attract other magnets attached to laparoscopic ...amental problem of guiding instruments through the abdomen for natural orifice surgery, which now inserts the instruments through the throat, colon or vagina. ...

Hope for Ending the Pain, Infertility of Endometriosis?

...aving painful menstrual periods, cramping, painful abdomen and lower back pain,” says Ruma, 43. After runni...aparotomy, a surgery with a larger incision in the abdomen that may require many weeks to months of recovery time. Women who do not wish to maintain their fert...