Sentences with phrase «obese patients made»

Over the study period, they found that obese or morbidly obese patients made up an increasing share of knee dislocation patients, rising to 19 percent of patients in 2012 compared to just 8 percent in 2000.

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He last made embarrassing headlines in 2009, when he inspired a City Council bill requiring jumbo - size ambulances for morbidly obese patients after he had a stroke at City Hall.

We want to make people more aware of this problem and we hope that prevention campaigns regarding obese and diabetic patients will focus on highlighting this increased risk.»

The prostate's protected location deep in the pelvis makes surgical treatment for obese prostate cancer patients challenging, even for experienced surgeons.

An experimental drug making its way through clinical trials not only shows promise in helping obese patients lose weight, but it also may improve blood sugar in those who are obese and have type 2 diabetes.

A 2011 study found that kimchee, a traditional Korean dish made of cabbage, garlic, and other vegetables, helped obese and overweight patients lose body fat, lower cholesterol, and reduce triglycerides.

Your approach in your Intensive Dietary Management program makes the most sense, especially for your obese patients by starting out with breaking the insulin resistance through fasting.

Doctors seem to be standing along the sidelines or, in some cases, making matters worse for their obese and overweight patients.

An understanding of total body water volumes aids in fluid therapy: for example, knowing that fluid loss from young puppies takes a much higher percentile of their body weight, making fluid replacement vital, and, conversely, understanding that fluid administration to an obese patient may need to be based on their lean or ideal body weight rather than their actual weight.