Can your bulging abdomen lead to cancer?
The answer is yes, according to a recent study in the journal Obesity Research. Body fat consists of various forms of fat tissues, of which adipose //tissues are of two types- subcutaneous fat and visceral fat. Researchers have found that a higher level of visceral fat may make the people more at risk to prostate cancer. When 63 prostate cancer patients were compared with same number of...Hydrogenated Fat Pts Weight around the Abdomen
According to a study it was found that hydrogenated fat or processed fat resulted in potbelly. These types of fats are used mainly in biscuits to cut manufacturing costs of foods and increase their shelf life //. They are found in abundance in pastry and ready meals. People put on weight especially in the stomach which can accelerate ill health. Hydrogenated fat is made by heating natural fats to...Abdomen Can Help In Gas Exchange In Lung Failure
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have collaborated in an effort to create a technique in animal models that allows// the abdominal cavity to perform the function of exchanging gases, a function primarily performed by the lungs. This may help lungs recover better in lung failure and also give supplementation to the ventilator, the researchers say in the August issue...Forceps Left in Woman's Abdomen
The Orissa government has ordered an enquiry into an alleged case of medical negligence in which some doctors reportedly left a pair of forceps in a young woman's abdomen after a surgical procedure four years ago. Doctors Saturday removed the five-inch long surgical instruments from the abdomen of 25-year-old Binapani Khatua at a private hospital in Dhenkanal, some 90 km from the s...