Aric Scott

With the rate of obesity in teenagers in the United States keeping pace with adult obesity, helping youth shed pounds once and for all is a concern for many. With serious health complications, such as...

While occasional episodes of heart burn are disconcerting and often result in people running to their local drug stores to pick up antacids, they’re generally no cause for concern. When those episodes...

With nearly a million new cases of gallstones and gallbladder disease diagnosed each year in the United States, these conditions are often thought of as rather routine or even pedestrian. For those...

Thousands of people across the country undergo surgery each year to repair inguinal hernias. This common hernia type doesn’t always require medical intervention, but in some cases repair is needed to...

When chronic acid reflux is a concern and over-the-counter medications offer little relief, the potential for long-term complications may run high. While doctors can prescribe stronger medications and...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that some 6.3 million men and 14.2 million women suffer from gallbladder disease. Even so, not all of these people rush in to have their...

Balancing patient needs with growing worries about increasing antibiotic resistance problems is no easy feat for doctors. This is especially so in the days following surgery when regular courses of...

The worldwide demand for hernia repair devices is growing and it’s expected to continue to do so through 2019 at least. A recent market research study indicted the value of the global market was US...

Acid reflux is a common condition that most people will experience signs of at some point in their lives. When the condition becomes chronic, interferes with daily life and just makes patients...

Acute pancreatitis is a painful condition that can strike a person out of nowhere, sidelining them from the activities of day-to-day life. This illness tends to appear rather suddenly and may persist...

People who undergo hernia repair surgery are likely to find the days and weeks following can present with a few unexpected side effects. While most people find themselves on the mend rather quickly...