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Monday, October 31, 2011

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Why exercising ensures health, longetivity - Nigerian Tribune

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 04:05 PM PDT


Why exercising ensures health, longetivity
Nigerian Tribune
This was after taking into consideration potential confounding factors, including age, sex, education level, amount of physical labour at work, smoking status, alcohol consumption, blood pressure, diabetes, history of cancer, and body mass index (as a ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity and depression independently increase health costs

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:54 PM PDT

Obesity and depression both dramatically increase health care costs, but they mainly act separately, according to a study published in the November 2011 Journal of General Internal Medicine by Group Health Research Institute scientists. Gregory Simon, MD, MPH, a Group Health psychiatrist and Group Health Research Institute senior investigator, led the research.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Sam's Club® Offers Free Digestive Health Screenings - Sacramento Bee

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:54 PM PDT


Sam's Club® Offers Free Digestive Health Screenings
Sacramento Bee
In addition to a take-home colon test (EZ DETECT™ Stool Blood Test), the free digestive health screenings will include cholesterol, glucose**, blood pressure and Body Mass Index (BMI) screenings. EZ DETECT is a test for early detection of bowel ...
Sam's Club gears up for free digestive health screening Drug Store News

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity and depression independently increase health costs - Medical Xpress

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 01:48 PM PDT


Obesity and depression independently increase health costs
Medical Xpress
Obesity was measured as body mass index (BMI), a standard obesity measure that is calculated from height and weight. A BMI below 25 is considered normal weight, 25-30 considered overweight, and over 30 is considered obese. Depression was measured with ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Glasgow: UK's 'unhealthiest place' - The Press Association

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 12:00 PM PDT


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Glasgow: UK's 'unhealthiest place'
The Press Association
It found that 36% of men and 31% of women in Glasgow were obese, having a body mass index (BMI) of over 30, and 5.1% were morbidly obese, with a BMI of over 40. East Kilbride was the fifth-placed obesity hotspot in the UK, with around a quarter ...
Glasgow named fattest city in UK The Scottish Sun
Glasgow tops league table of unhealthy cities stv.tv
Glasgow tops obesity league Scotsman

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study finds link between obesity, periodontitis - DrBicuspid.com

Posted: 31 Oct 2011 11:10 AM PDT


Study finds link between obesity, periodontitis
DrBicuspid.com
Researchers from the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry's Oral Health Institute used total RNA from gingival biopsy samples collected from 20 patients in four groups: five nonobese (body mass index [BMI] < 30 kg/m 2 ) people with a ...
IADR/AADR publish study on obesity link to periodontitis EurekAlert (press release)

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&lt;img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/&gt;Schools opting out of weight law

Posted: 24 Oct 2011 05:43 AM PDT

SANDUSKY -- An Ohio law requiring schools to measure a child's height and weight isn't seeing much participation by districts.

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