Feeding tubes are designed to nourish patients, not deprive them of calories and hasten weight loss. News reports of a feeding tube diet popped up, followed by a slew of TV reports on the new “trend.” ...

Although several guidelines now recommend against the use of feeding tubes in patients with advanced dementia, the type of physician attending those patients may determine whether current ...

BAY HARBOR ISLANDS, Fla., April 16 (UPI) -- A crash diet that uses a feeding tube to provide 800 calories a day is being used by brides to look "perfect," but a U.S. dietitian says it could cause ...

For patients with advanced dementia, eating, and in particular swallowing, is difficult. Certain types of doctors are more likely than others to insert gastric feeding tubes into patients with ...

It's likely that you've seen someone with a feeding tube at one time or another. The nasogastric feeding tube was created to deliver nutrition to sick and hospitalized people so they wouldn't starve.

Providers should take extra precautions when using feeding tubes, according to new guidance from the Food and Drug Administration. Concerns stem from the use of enteral feeding devices, which are ...

There is no real benefit to using feeding tubes to care for those approaching the end of life. They should be considered only as a last possible option, according to a report from the Royal College of ...

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses has updated its Practice Alert for feeding tube insertion and created a new Practice Alert covering aspiration prevention practices for tube-fed ...

YORK, MAINE — York resident and University of Southern Maine student Emily Rose, 21, is one of millions of Americans who eat through a feeding tube. She has gastroparesis, a condition that affects her ...

The use of feeding tubes in elderly nursing home patients with severe dementia declined by as much as 50% between 2000 and 2014, reflecting policies that follow recommendations discouraging the ...

Brides have taken to a controversial approach for crash dieting. April 16, 2012— -- Brides-to-be looking to shed that final 10, 15 or 20 pounds in order to fit into their dream wedding gown have ...