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Post-surgery complications high for obese patients, new study says

Post-surgery complications high for obese patients, new study says

University of Alberta scientists who looked at obese patients undergoing common but urgent operations such as appendectomies, gallbladder surgery, abdominal surgery or hernia repair found nearly half needed to be admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU), one-third required multiple surgeries and 17 per cent died in hospital.

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Breast milk bought online diluted with cows milk, Study Shows

Breast milk bought online diluted with cows milk, Study Shows

Ever since the FDA warned women that buying breast milk online came with certain serious health and adulteration risks, research about the Internet breast-milk market has been backing up the warnings. Now, a new study published in the journal Pediatrics finds that 10% of breast milk samples bought online are mixed with cow’s milk.

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