When a new site was proposed, it was a notably Texas-style problem that halted construction -- buzzards. Citizens feared that the body farm would attract buzzards and other birds of prey, and that these creatures would be a risk to low-flying aircraft taking off and landing at a nearby ...
IntroductionRoux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) remains one of the key bariatric procedures worldwide. In addition to bleeding and anastomotic leak, there are rarely occurring complications such as obstruction at the jejuno-jejunostomy in the early postoperative phase.Patient and MethodsA 51-year-old ...
To prepare the body for the funeral home: The organs are either put back into the body or incinerated. The chest flaps are closed and sewn back together. The skull cap is put back in place and held there by closing and sewing the scalp. The funeral home is then contacted to pick up ...
Being cheated on by someone you never expected to betray you can be incredibly painful. It’s normal to be angry, confused, frustrated, and feel lost — you might even question your self-worth — pushing you to think about every possible reason why they chose to hurt you. Being in this ...
It should be remembered here that while “healthy plant-based transition” is associated with better health, and in particular better control of body weight, this is not the case for “unhealthy plant-based transition” [37]. It would therefore be a mistake to think that we can move towards...
function. Several mechanisms occurring in obesity can interfere with the delicate metabolic processes taking place at the testicular level during childhood and adolescence, providing the molecular substrate to hypothesize a causal relationship between childhood obesity and the risk of low sperm counts in ...
Damage control resuscitation “The treatment of bleeding is to stop the bleeding” [17]. The goal of the damage control resuscitation management strategy is to ensure survival of the trauma victim until hemostasis can be obtained, while keeping iatrogenic risks to a minimum. Damage control resuscita...
Calcium Ascorbate – This formulation contains both calcium (at 100 mg) and ascorbate (at 900 mg) and should be considered by those who want to improve bone health while also preventing osteopenia and osteoporosis. One of its advantages is that it causes less gastric irritation than the ascorbic...
One thing I’ve learned over the past few years is that stress can have a major impact on my health and well-being. By learning to control how you respond to stress by down-regulating the sympathetic branch of your nervous system, you can positively influence your gut health. ...
The most common type of gastric bypass surgery is the Roux-en-Y procedure, in which the small intestine is rearranged into a Y-shaped configuration. One part of this Y, referred to as a "Roux limb," works to move food from the new, smaller stomach pouch into the small intestine, which...