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Background:
Bariatric patients represent a unique surgical population and present significant challenges regarding safe and effective postoperative pain control. Recent analyses demonstrate that rates of prolonged opioid use in the initial postoperative year is higher amongst bariatric patients when
Lumbar spinal fusions are becoming increasingly popular and prevalent in the treatment of a variety of spinal pathologies, but predominantly for degenerative disease which is most prevalent in the obese and or older population. These operations can result in relatively high post operative surgical
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), social determinants of health (SDH) and their downstream health effects are the public health crisis of our time. Many chronic diseases are known to originate with, or are exacerbated by, exposure to toxic stress in childhood including learning and cognitive
The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased rapidly in less than half a century. It is assumed that this development is due to interplay between behavioural, environmental and genetic factors. This increase in weight is associated with multiple-medical conditions, e.g. increased
Double-blind controlled pre-post trial where each subject acts as his own control.
Three measurement sessions will be performed for each teenager. Each session will be conducted over a week. Each teenager will participate in three protein enrichment sessions: PROT1 session, PROT2 session, and
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is defined as any nausea, retching, or vomiting occurring during the first 24-48 h after surgery in patients. PONV is one of the most common causes of patient dissatisfaction after anesthesia, with reported incidences of 30% in all post-surgical patients and
Postmenopausal osteoporosis is a major public health problem in developed countries. Despite the progress, knowledge of its pathophysiological mechanisms and identification of women at high risk of fracture in the clinical practice are not satisfactory. Gut microbiota consist of trillions of
It is well established that eating behaviour is affected by metabolic signals (e.g. insulin, ghrelin, serotonin) and is also modulated via food reward processes. However, in humans, eating behaviour is a complex process, which involves habits, long-term goals and social interaction. Thus, recently
Twenty-five sedentary class 2 and above obese [body mass index (BMI) >35 kg/m2, waist circumference >40 inches (men) or >35 inches (women)] men and women (18-45 yrs) will participate in these experiments. Individuals under 18 years of age will not be investigated due to the invasive nature of the
Background: APDs are among the most widely prescribed medications for psychotic, mood, and anxiety disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depressive disorder. Many APDs, currently available in the United States, particularly second generation APDs, have been associated to
Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is very common in the general population but symptom alone or patient's characteristics do not adequately differentiate cardiac and esophageal cause. Cardiologists are usually consulted first to exclude life-threatening acute coronary syndrome. Tests that are performed
Specific Objectives: 1. Determine if chia seed diet addition of 10% of Kcals (CHIA) positively changes body composition in young, healthy, overweight/obese people (Tanita scale). A) Determine if CHIA will decrease blood pressure (monitor). 2. Determine if CHIA will decrease blood glucose (draw) 3.
Each subject will follow 3 metabolic studies (A, B and C), each lasting 7.5h which includes a 3h acute cold exposure.
These studies will be almost identical: same perfusion of tracers, same number of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) acquisitions and same number of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
There are many well-established risk factors for Postoperative nausea and vomiting which are classified in two classes:
A) Patient related risk factors:
1. Female gender is consistently the strongest risk factor for postoperative nausea and vomiting, female patient are three times more likely than
BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE:
Obesity is common among persons with severe mental illness (SMI), especially those with bipolar disorder (BP) (1-5). It is estimated that 45-55% of people with SMI are obese, making obesity 1.5-2 times more common among those with SMI than among the general population.