| Eating Around: War Stories From Restaurant Week
IF YOU love to hate D.C. Restaurant Week, please turn your attention to today's Ask Tom chat. There, The Post's dining critic Tom Sietsema sums up reports from the trenches, with quotes like the following:... [T]he meal was so rushed that I had indigestion afterwards.Or ...It was probably the toughest piece of meat I've had short of a steak at a low-end steak chain that I was forced to visit on a trip out of town. Normally I would know what to do, talk to the waiter, etc. But I've got to tell you, I felt guilty about doing that. I know that the special menu is supposed to be a real deal, I'm not surprised that they offer less than the top of the line, but, what should our expectations be?Getting your fix of Restaurant Week horror stories is just like gawking at a gruesome auto accident. You want to look away, but you just can't help yourself.
Esophageal Cancer Rates Climb with Obesity; Esophagectomy Safe in Obese Patients
The rapidly climbing obesity rates in the United States have created a higher risk of esophageal cancer linked to reflux disease. According to a new study at the University of Michigan Health System, obese patients who underwent a procedure called transhiatal esophagectomy primarily for esophageal cancer had outcomes similar to their lean counterparts. .
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY KILLERS
(York Region) - Patty Booth was preparing for work one morning last summer when her left arm dropped to her side, the loss of feeling leaving it as floppy as a doll's arm. Quickly, her left leg gave out and she fell to the floor. She pulled herself on to her bed, feeling dizzy and tired. When she started slurring her speech, she began thinking she might be having a stroke. "But I still couldn't believe it was happening to me," the Newmarket resident said. Her daughter eventually called her husband, who called 911. She was taken to Southlake Regional Health Centre, then to York Central Hospital, where she was treated for stroke. Today, after an operation to repair a hole in her heart, Ms Booth, 46, has made a full recovery. Several neurologists have told her no one, even qualified experts, could tell she had a stroke.
ORLive Presents: A Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding for Obesity Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
A laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure for obesity will be performed live over the Internet from Tampa General Hospital on March 6, 2007 at 4 PM EST on www.OR-Live.com. The LAP-BAND(R) System procedure involves placing an adjustable band around the connection between the food pipe and stomach to restrict the amount of food an individual can consume at one time. Since it is adjustable, the band can gradually be tightened by the physician during office visits, allowing individuals to use it as a tool to change their eating behaviors and lose weight. The procedure is intended to help patients reach a healthier weight in order to lead more mobile and active lives. Obesity is a chronic disease that affects more than 60 million Americans over the age of 20. It affects every organ system in the body and can cause major illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, acid reflux disease and degenerative joint disease.
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