 VitaBeat Health News - November 21, 2008
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After nearly one month on life support, a transgender woman has died after receiving illegal silicone injections during a party at a private home in San Diego. Patricio Gonzalez, and at least nine others, were injected at a so called "pumping party" on June 19, where she received silicone injections to her hips, buttocks, cheeks and lips. |
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A new study reveals walking on cobblestones, is the key to reducing blood pressure. The study conducted by researchers at the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene, Oregon will be published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. |
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After nearly one month on life support, a transgender woman has died after receiving illegal silicone injections during a party at a private home in San Diego. Patricio Gonzalez, and at least nine others, were injected at a so called "pumping party" on June 19, where she received silicone injections to her hips, buttocks, cheeks and lips. |
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A new study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, published in the July 12 issue of Health Affairs, The number of weight-loss surgeries increased from 13,386 to 71,733 in the four year span. According to the study, part of the increase was driven by a 900 percent rise in operations on patients between the ages of 55 and 64. |
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A new study reveals walking, on cobblestones, is the key to reducing blood pressure. The study was conducted by researchers at the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene, Ore., and will be published in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. |
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