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This randomized clinical study showed no clinical benefit to the robotic approach to straightforward inguinal hernia repair compared with the laparoscopic approach.

Importance Umbilical hernia repair is one of the most commonly performed general surgical procedures. However, there is little consensus about the factors that lead to umbilical hernia recurrence.

It may seem unfair, but it's true – for women, getting the ab region in shape is tougher than it is for men. It's natural for women to hold on to some fat for proper hormone functioning and for the energy needed for a possible pregnancy. Even if you may not develop beach-body-worthy abs, you can still aim for stronger, healthier ab muscles through hard work.

Lifting weights might also lift moods, according to an important new review of dozens of studies about strength training and depression. It finds that resistance exercise often substantially reduces people’s gloom, no matter how melancholy they feel at first, or how often - or seldom - they actually get to the gym and lift.