Diet Medical Journal. Increasing absorptive surface area of intestine The intestinal absorptive area can be increased by: Intestinal tapering and lengthening procedures Bianchi’s procedure Serial transverse enteroplasty procedure STEP In both the procedures, the dilated segments of intestine are hemicolectommy, redundant intestine is preserved and hemicolectomy into continuity for additional length. At this stage all… Read More »
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks during a press briefing about the coronavirus crisis at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Northwell Health in Manhasset, NY. Ron Adar | Barcroft Media | Getty Images New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the U.S. was too slow to respond to the coronavirus outbreak as it was proliferating… Read More »
A person should never ignore chest pain. If a person is experiencing chest pain on the left side of their body, this could indicate a heart attack or other medical conditions, such as a lung problem or inflammation of the lining around a person’s heart. This article will cover the potential causes and symptoms of… Read More »
A teenager has been left blind and partially deaf after living off a diet of chips, sausages and crisps. The British 17-year-old’s diet was so bad he suffered from a condition normally only seen in malnourished third-world children. Researchers from Bristol Eye Hospital have published a report into the boy’s case, which believed to be the first… Read More »
ROBERT Mark Boydell joined Facebook in March 2017. He’s slender; in his late-teens or early-20s with dark hair, high cheekbones and a rock-and-roll hipster aesthetic. In one photo, he is stepping out of a closet, face painted and cigarette hanging between his fingers, bundled into a dark jacket and film camera haze – the kind… Read More »
Beauty queen whose right leg was THREE-TIMES larger than the left due to rare swelling condition finally has matching limbs – and can box, sky-dive and salsa dance Amy Rivera suffers from primary lymphedema, a rare condition that causes chronic swelling For most of her life, the entire right side of her body was bigger… Read More »