Posts Tagged ‘Journal Of Medicine’

Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Safer Than Thought

30th July 2009 by admin No Comments

For those considering bariatric surgery to combat significant obesity, a new study suggests the risk of complications may be much lower than what has previously been reported.
The study, which looked at both gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (lap-band surgery), found that the risk of death for these surgeries was 0.3 percent and [...]

Study Suggests Drug Is Safe for Morning Sickness

11th June 2009 by admin 1 Comment

For the first time, a large study shows that pregnant women who suffer morning sickness are not risking harm to their babies if they take a certain anti-nausea drug. The result may lead more doctors to prescribe the drug metoclopramide and women to feel less guilty about using it during their baby’s crucial first few [...]