Eating dates in moderation can contribute to many health benefits, such as protecting against damage to cells from free radicals, helping preventing a stroke, coronary heart disease and the development of colon, prostate, breast, endometrial, lung, and pancreatic cancers.
The Psychological Evaluation. To determine whether patients are mentally fit for bariatric surgery, all bariatric surgery patients undergo a psychological evaluation. The mental health professional should be familiar with bariatric surgery procedures, in order to quickly spot any potential problems, including drug and alcohol abuse.
2, 3 Many undiagnosed patients (up to 42 percent) are found, after a careful family history and examination of kin, to have a familial neuropathy. 2. The evaluation of a peripheral neuropathy can be time-consuming and costly. A systematic approach based on a careful clinical and electrodiagnostic assessment can help narrow the possibilities and tailor the laboratory evaluation to a specific differential diagnosis.