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Although the two terms are often used interchangeably, there is a crucial difference between plastic surgery and cosmetic surgery. Plastic surgery is generally used to correct, restore, or repair skin and tissue problems caused by congenital defects, illness or injury, especially where the ...
ENT doctors, or otolaryngologists, are trained in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with diseases and disorders of the ears, nose, throat (ENT), and head and neck.
Scientists have found that patients who take probiotics after undergoing obesity surgery may lose more weight than those who do not. Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine analysed 42 patients who had undergone gastric bypass surgery, half of whom received daily probiotics. They found ...
According to a recent government decision, all foreign nationals will automatically be covered by health insurance upon entering Iran.
ASDA Financial Services asks if it is fair that thousands of people with over 50s life policies could have to pay in far more than their cover will pay out?
There are two kinds of sensitivity to foods – food allergy and food intolerance. An allergy is where the immune system reacts to certain types of food as though they are a threat to the body. This can cause severe, sometimes life-threatening, symptoms that can occur almost instantly and can ...
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scans use radioactive tracers to show the workings of bodily tissues. This gives much more information than scans such as MRI or X-rays that simply reveal the structure.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) creates the most detailed 3D images of soft tissue within the body, far better than those produced by X-rays or CT scans. MRI scan technology uses electromagnets to probe the body. Ssignals the body produces in response are picked up by radio receivers and ...
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