Archive for the 'Side effects' Category

Obesity Surgery Can Lead to Nerve Damage

Study Findings:

A significant number of patients who got gastric bypass surgery or other operations to limit how much they could eat later developed signs of nerve damage called peripheral neuropathy.
Malnutrition appeared to be the culprit and people who get these kinds of procedures may need to take vitamins and get regular checks from specialists

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Saturday, October 23rd, 2004

Some nasal sprays can cause loss of smell

Study Findings:
Researchers from the University of Colorado Taste and Smell clinic have published findings in the American Journal of Rhinology which suggest that zinc gluconate found in some nasal sprays can cause a loss of smell:
We believe that zinc ions, when you put them directly on the olfactory epithelium — the part of the nose, […]

Friday, October 1st, 2004

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