Diuretics (sometimes called “water pills”) have long been used by people hoping to lose a few pounds, but are they truly an effective supplement for weight loss? With the rise in popularity of weight ...

When Heather Jahn was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, she turned to bariatric surgery. Here, she shares ...

Then there’s physical activity: Many of the symptoms of lupus, such as joint pain, fatigue, and depression, may make patients ...

A recent study by researchers at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center’s Metamor Institute suggests that metabolic ...

Thiazide diuretics and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors typically cause a transient loss of 1 2 kg body weight in the first 6 8 weeks of therapy secondary to salt and water diuresis.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center researchers at the Metamor Institute, along with colleagues from Our Lady of the Lake and LSU Health-New Orleans, have recently determined that metabolic surgery ...

Researchers find metabolic surgery lowers heart failure risk factors, offering promising insights for heart health.

Furthermore, the weight loss was accompanied by a 65 percent decrease in diuretic use at 24 months after surgery. “With the high incidence of heart failure and obesity in South Louisiana ongoing ...