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  2. Gastric balloon - Wikipedia

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    It showed an acceptable safety profile with 0.2% of serious adverse events, which is comparable to the Orbera balloon, which requires endoscopy. [4] Post-placement side effects of gastric balloons are common and may include nausea, vomiting, reflux and stomach cramps. [18] Other side effects include indigestion, bloating, flatulence and ...

  3. A swallowable balloon promises weight loss similar to popular ...

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    After four months, the balloon deflates and leaves your body in a bowel movement. ... and on average, people sustain 96% of their weight loss one year after the balloon passes. The balloon comes ...

  4. Update: 12 People Have Died After Getting Weight Loss Balloons

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  5. Pulmonary artery catheter - Wikipedia

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    The balloon, when inflated, causes the catheter to "wedge" in a small pulmonary blood vessel. So wedged, the catheter can provide an indirect measurement of the pressure in the left atrium of the heart, showing a mean pressure, in addition to a, x, v, and y waves which have implications for status of the left atria and the mitral valve.

  6. Corpulence index - Wikipedia

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    The corpulence index yields valid results even for very short and very tall persons, [7] which is a problem with BMI — for example, an ideal body weight for a person 152.4 cm tall (48 kg) will render BMI of 20.7 and CI of 13.6, while for a person 200 cm tall (99 kg), the BMI will be 24.8, very close to the "overweight" threshold of 25, while ...

  7. Deflated fans of the hit Australian children's show 'Bluey' can rejoice after the 51-feet long balloon was fixed just in time for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade after popping during inflation ...

  8. List of organisms named after famous people (born before 1800 ...

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    This list is part of the List of organisms named after famous people, and includes organisms named after famous individuals born before 1 January 1800. It also includes ensembles in which at least one member was born before that date; but excludes companies, institutions, ethnic groups or nationalities , and populated places.

  9. A 7-year-old girl died playing with a popped balloon. Now her ...

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    The mother of a 7-year-old who died while playing with a balloon wants to warn parents about the dangers. "Alexandra was my world and I don’t know how I’m supposed to go on without her in my ...