Very Low Calorie Diets May Offer Short Term Gain
A seven year study in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition suggests VLCDs help loss sustainment versus less restrictive diets yet raise concerns. Dieters lose weight quickly but regain about 75 percent, with only a quarter keeping 10 percent loss. medical supervision and sustainable habits are emphasized.
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Journal of the American College of Nutrition
Kidney transplants lasting longer improve transplant outlook
A study of 93,934 US kidney transplants from 1988 to 1996 shows reduced rejection rates and longer median survival for kidneys from living and dead donors. Notable gains come from immunosuppressants and infection control, with living donor kidneys now averaging 36 years of survival.
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Associated Press
United States
United Network For Organ Sharing
New England Journal of Medicine
Charles Carpenter
Harvard Medical School
Carpenter
Sundaram Hariharan
Medical College of Wisconsin
National Institutes of Health
RMH to offer total knee replacement
Ransom Memorial Hospital will begin offering total knee replacement surgeries in April with Johnson County Orthopedics providing services four days a week at the RMH Outpatient Clinic and Surgery departments. Dr. Daniel Schaper Dr. Gregory Lynch and Dr. Daniel Koch will lead consultations and procedures for area residents.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Johnson County Orthopedics
Daniel Schaper
Gregory Lynch
Daniel Koch
RMH
Children’s Health Fair at Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ransom Memorial Hospital hosts the fifth annual Children’s Health Fair on March 11 with puppet shows, tours, fire truck and ambulance rides, Lifestar visits, dental health, vision screens, safety info, plus games and prizes. A birthday party for babies born at RMH in 1999 runs 10 to 11:30 a.m. in the cafeteria. RSVP to the Business Development office at 229-8458.
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Ransom Memorial
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Lifestar
McGruff
RMH
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