Drunkenness Comes Faster After Gastric Surgery
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THURSDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- Oprah Winfrey&#39;s influence may now reach into medical science: her show led researchers to confirm that gastric bypass causes people to get drunk faster.
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More than a hundred million people have surgery yearly, inhaling anesthetics to put them under. Some scientists think the drugs could hasten the brain's decline. In Bodyhack.
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(HealthDay News) -- Though it continues to grow in popularity among the severely obese, gastric bypass surgery should not be taken lightly.
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For obese patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that persists after standard surgery, relief may come from a type of "keyhole" operation that reduces the size of the stomach -- laparoscopic gastric bypass -- new research shows.
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An old ulcer operation is getting new attention as a possible alternative obesity surgery: a quick snip of a nerve that helps control hunger.
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A 42-year-old man who once weighed more than 1,000 pounds was recovering Wednesday at a Sioux Falls, SD, hospital after gastric bypass surgery.
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She lost count of the vodka shots. It was New Year's Eve 2005, and for this high school freshman, it was time to party. She figured she'd be able to sleep it off -- she'd done it before. But by the time she got home the next day, her head was still pounding, her mouth was dry, and she couldn't fo...
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In moderation, it helps keep tissue slick and clear, study finds    HealthDayNews -- Drinking any kind of alcohol in moderation can reduce damage to affected tissue after a heart attack, says a University of Missouri-Columbia study.    A heart attack results in reduced blood flow to a number of areas of the body...
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A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery. By Stuart Villanueva, AP.
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University of Mississippi researchers have determined in a animal embryo model alcohol use fuels the growth of cancerous tumors. For almost a hundred years mounting evidence has linked alcohol use to an increased
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Some liver damage caused by heavy drinking or hepatitis could be halted or even reversed, claim researchers.
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Some obese people who have  weight-loss surgery, particularly younger women, develop a  neurological condition most often seen in severe alcoholics and  linked to a vitamin deficiency, researchers said on Monday.
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In particular, how fast the PSA levels rises after surgery may help identify patients who are likely to go downhill rapidly, and would therefore benefit from intensified treatment.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria  - Incredulous doctors made five blood tests on a drunken man to confirm he had a blood-alcohol content of 0.914, far above the usual life-threatening range, police and doctors said Tuesday.
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Updated methods for calculating alcohol consumption classify many more people as drinking too much.
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A near-death experience has a way of putting a professional basketball career in perspective. Just ask new Celtics forward Tom Gugliotta. As an admittedly naive 29-year-old playing for Phoenix, he took a supplement recommended by a friend to aid muscle recovery. But when ingested on an empty stomach with soda, the supplement left Gugliotta in a seizure ...
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Science & environment: Patients should control the amount of alcohol they drink before surgery, doctors warn