Introduction: The upward trend of seeking bariatric surgery tourism will only grow with the globalization of medical care. We aim to describe the experiences participants of a supervised weight loss program in relation to their pursuit of bariatric tourism. Methods: Semi-structured interviews with an unbiased questionnaire were conducted to obtain a profo...

conclusions the findings of this study support concern about inadequate knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding chronic pain management. we believe that further education and practical training will be needed for adequate pain management. background pain can adversely affect every aspect of a patient’s daily activity, and consequently, it has a great influence on the quality of life. studi...

The successful medical management of a patient with angina pectoris requires careful attention to many factors including omission of smoking, control of hypertension, and weight reduction for the obese person. Newer knowledge of the importance of the product of the systolic blood pressure and the pulse rate in determining the threshold of angina affords a more meaningful approach to therapy. Ea...

Gout is a disorder of uric acid metabolism and represents a heterogeneous group of diseases that include, an elevated serum urate concentration (hyperuricemia); recurrent attacks of acute arthritis in which monosodium urate monohydrate crystals are seen in synovial fluid leukocytes; aggregates of sodium urate monohydrate crystals (tophi) are deposited chiefly in and around joints which sometime...

N Engl J Med 2005;353:1819-34. Copyright © 2005 Massachusetts Medical Society. ecurrent episodes of major depression, which is a common and serious illness, are called major depressive disorder; depressive episodes that occur in conjunction with manic episodes are called bipolar disorder. Major depressive disorder accounts for 4.4 percent of the total overall global disease burden, a contributi...

OBJECTIVE To see if the results of managing osteoid osteoma with medical treatment alone is comparable to those after surgery or other ablative therapy. DESIGN A case series. SETTING A tertiary care centre. PATIENTS Eleven patients with osteoid osteoma treated over a 5-year period. The condition was diagnosed from a typical history, patient age, standard radiography, computed tomography, ...