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• Gastric Bypass Surgery: The Potential Complications

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• Celiac Disease: A Promising Horizon for the Future

  Having to live with a condition that has no cure often leads to patients feeling hopeless and depressed about their current situation. Hence, it often worsens the onset of the disease and impact on their health due to a negative mind set. One of these diseases is celiac disease, a disorder that has...