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New recommendations on the bariatric surgery and diabetes
New recommendations out of a recent conference in Austria as reported by the Heart.org. This comes on the heels of the most recent changes in BMI recommendations, as we reported last month. As report… more →
Hidden Gem: Surgery in Cartagena, Colombia
New recommendations on the bariatric surgery and diabetes
wrote 2 weeks ago: New recommendations out of a recent conference in Austria as reported by the Heart.org. This comes … more →
Talking with Dr. Jhon Jairo Berrio about vascular disease and Prostaglandin E1
wrote 7 months ago: XXIX Congreso Latinoamericano de cirugia vascular y angiologia Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia Dr. … more →
New NAFLD (nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) resources from Medscape
wrote 9 months ago: On the heels of a previous post about NAFLD/ NASH (nonalcoholic liver disease) - Medscape just publi … more →
Dr. Marco Sarinana and Dr. Joel Ramos,Bariatric surgeons
wrote 10 months ago: Busy day yesterday – spent the morning shift with Jose Luis Barron over at Mexicali General.. … more →
Coffee as a superfood round-up
wrote 1 year ago: Update: New article published on MSNBC - 25 May -underscores health benefits of coffee - and furt … more →
Back in the OR with Drs. Ham & Abril, bariatric and general surgeons
wrote 1 year ago: My first case this morning with another surgeon was cancelled – which was disappointing, but I … more →
the Weight of a Nation: the obesity epidemic
wrote 1 year ago: There’s a new series on HBO that is a collaboration between the Institute of Medicine, the CDC … more →
In the OR with Los Doctores, Dr. Ham & Dr. Abril
wrote 1 year ago: Haven’t had time to sit down and write about my trip to the operating room with Dr. Horacio Ha … more →
Dr. Horacio Ham, and Los Doctores
wrote 1 year ago: Just finished interviewing Dr. Horacio Ham, a bariatric surgeon with the DOCS (Diabetes & Obesit … more →
Bariatric surgery and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
wrote 1 year ago: Interesting article over at Medscape on the role of bariatric surgery in the treatment of non-alcoho … more →
The Pros & Cons of Bariatric Surgery
wrote 1 year ago: As my loyal readers know, I do my best to try to give fair and balanced depictions of surgical proce … more →
Metformin and Cancer
wrote 1 year ago: The news about Metformin as a possible ally in the fight against cancer has finally taken wings. ( … more →
Gastric bypass to 'cure' diabetes goes mainstream
wrote 1 year ago: A full year after we reported it here (and several years after initially being reported in the liter … more →
High-fructose corn syrup is dangerous by any other name
wrote 1 year ago: Not as innocent as the Corn Refiners Association would have you believe. In a courtroom in Los Angel … more →
Mended Hearts & Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction for people with Hyperglycemia
wrote 1 year ago: Busy day today – I am giving a talk with the local Mended Hearts chapter as part of “Hea … more →
Bariatric Surgery Safety: More than your weight is at risk!
wrote 1 year ago: Dying to be thin? These patients are… A look at the Get-Thin clinics in Beverly Hills, Califo … more →
The doctor won't see you now..
wrote 1 year ago: Ironically, just a few days ago we were talking about lung cancer and discrimination against patient … more →
Bariatric surgery for the whole family?
wrote 1 year ago: No, researchers aren’t suggesting that entire families undergo bariatric surgery. But a new s … more →
The real reason you aren't getting your metformin..
wrote 1 year ago: As we’ve mentioned before on this site – metformin is an amazingly powerful yet safe dia … more →
