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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Body Mass Index


<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Does being poor make you fat?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:05 PM PST

Researchers say obesity can often be blamed on a tight budget, not on moral weakness. But one particular skill can help you stay lean on little money.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Who's telling the truth in the public sector pension row?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 02:48 AM PST

Ministers and the unions are engaged in a propaganda war to convince people that they are right about plans to reform public sector pensions ahead of Wednesday's strike. But who's telling the truth? Polly Curtis , with your help, finds out. Get in touch below the line, email your views to polly.curtis@guardian.co.uk or tweet @pollycurtis . The public row between the unions and the government ...

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calculate your exercise calorie


<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Transcept Pharmaceuticals Announces Purdue's Exercise of Option to ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 04:12 PM PST


Transcept Pharmaceuticals Announces Purdue's Exercise of Option to ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Complex behaviors such as "sleep-driving" (ie, driving while not fully awake after ingestion of a sedative hypnotic with amnesia for the event) have been reported in sedative-hypnotic-naïve as well as in sedative-hypnotic-experienced persons. ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The What, Which, When, Where, Why and How of Owning Precious Metals Warrants - Gold Seek

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:35 PM PST


The What, Which, When, Where, Why and How of Owning Precious Metals Warrants
Gold Seek
A warrant is a security giving the holder the right, but not the obligation to acquire the underlying security at a predetermined (ie exercise) price and for a specified period of time (ie term or duration). a) Only 135 companies have tradable warrants ...

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daily calorie calculator


<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>10 vital health numbers everyone should know

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 08:05 AM PST

While you no doubt know your weight, height and shoe size, do you know the numbers that really count? In terms of health, there are certain numbers that can make all the difference. To give your health a quick assessment and help stay fit and healthy, check out these 10 important numbers everyone should know.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Health Canada taking a go-slow approach to new sodium regulations

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 02:04 PM PST

Health Canada says a lot more consultation is needed before the government can decide whether to accept key recommendations of its own expert panel to reduce sodium consumption.

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Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Liquid Calorie Calculate


<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>CMS Cameron McKenna | OFGEM issue Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme Guidance - Linex Legal (press release) (registration)

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 02:50 AM PST


CMS Cameron McKenna | OFGEM issue Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) Scheme Guidance
Linex Legal (press release) (registration)
Where fossil fuel is used which does not result in the generation of heat (ie the generation of metered hot liquid/ steam), installations do not need to measure this as contributing to their fossil fuel use. For example, if fossil fuel is used for ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Van Eck Global Commences Exchange Offers for Oil Service HOLDRS Trust (OIH ... - istockAnalyst.com (press release)

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 05:51 PM PST


AdvisorOne

Van Eck Global Commences Exchange Offers for Oil Service HOLDRS Trust (OIH ...
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
The underlying indices for the new Market Vectors ETFs seek to represent the most liquid stocks within that particular industry. The top 25 constituents based on full market capitalization and three-month average daily trading volume are included in ...
Van Eck Global Commences Exchange Offers for Oil Service HOLDRS Trust (OIH ... MarketWatch (press release)

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Medicare Adds Obesity Screening, Counseling to Free Preventive Services

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:54 PM PST

Nov. 29, 2011 - Senior citizens struggling with obesity received welcomed news from Medicare today – the addition of obesity screening and counseling to the list of free preventive services that are now available without cost sharing under the Affordable Care Act.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Medicare Will Pay for Obesity Counseling - MedPage Today

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 04:10 PM PST


USA Today

Medicare Will Pay for Obesity Counseling
MedPage Today
Beneficiaries with body mass index values of 30 or more can receive weekly in-person intensive behavioral therapy visits for one month, followed by visits every two weeks for an additional five months, fully paid by Medicare with no copayment. ...
Medicare Adds Obesity Screening, Counseling to Free Preventive Services SeniorJournal.com
Good News from Medicare on Obesity The Ledger (blog)

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Knoxville surgeon 1 of few trained in new weight loss procedure

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 01:20 PM PST

Knoxville bariatric surgeon Dr. Stephen Boyce is one of only 45 surgeons in the country trained to perform the procedure called Laparoscopic Greater Curvature Plication or LGCP.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Will Smith and Tom Cruise fat?! So says the Body Mass Index - Chicago Sun-Times

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 12:23 PM PST


Will Smith and Tom Cruise fat?! So says the Body Mass Index
Chicago Sun-Times
Roberts says by body mass index standards, actors Will Smith and Tom Cruise would be considered overweight or obese. | AP file Opening Friday at the Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Darryl Roberts refuses ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Pregnancy weight gain for obese women: What is safe? - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 11:54 AM PST


Los Angeles Times

Pregnancy weight gain for obese women: What is safe?
Los Angeles Times
Of those, 57.7% had a pre-pregnancy body mass index of 30 to 34.9 (considered level I obesity), 27.1% had a BMI of 35 to 39.9 (level II obesity) and 15.2% had a BMI of 40 or greater. Among those women, about half gained a more traditional amount of ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Prediagnosis BMI Predicts Mortality in Patients With CRC - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:11 AM PST


Prediagnosis BMI Predicts Mortality in Patients With CRC
Doctors Lounge
For patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer, prediagnosis, but not postdiagnosis, body mass index is an important predictor of all-cause and cause-specific mortality; and patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of mortality, ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>1 800 GET THIN Comes to San Francisco and San Jose Areas - PR Newswire (press release)

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 07:01 AM PST


1 800 GET THIN Comes to San Francisco and San Jose Areas
PR Newswire (press release)
You can more easily determine your BMI with 1800getthin.com's simple and helpful BMI calculator. First used in Europe, the LAP BAND System was approved for use in the United States in 2001. According to a new study that was reported by CBS News, ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Low-cal diet cuts fat around heart in obese people - USA Today

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 06:49 AM PST


USA Today

Study: Low-cal diet cuts fat around heart in obese people
USA Today
Researchers measured body-mass index (BMI) and used MRI to analyze heart function and pericardial fat in 15 obese people (seven men and eight women) with type 2 diabetes before and four months after they started consuming a 500-calorie-per-day diet. ...
Calorie restriction cures diabetes? What study says CBS News
RSNA: Extreme Dieting KOs Heart Fat in Diabetics MedPage Today
Diabetes: Calorie Restriction Yields Lasting Cardiac Benefit Family Practice News Digital Network
Medscape  - Times of India  - International Business Times AU
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Socio-economic inequalities behind obesity - Zee News

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 05:24 AM PST


Zee News

Socio-economic inequalities behind obesity
Zee News
The authors analyzed the relationship between NHRPF and SES with self-reported dietary intake, diet quality (measured by the US Department of Agriculture's Healthy Eating Index [HEI]), exercise participation, body mass index (BMI), and overweight or ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Growth Hormone Increases Bone Formation in Obese Women - PR Newswire (press release)

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 09:02 PM PST


Growth Hormone Increases Bone Formation in Obese Women
PR Newswire (press release)
The CDC defines obesity as having a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more. Obesity is associated with many health problems, including cardiovascular and joint diseases, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and sleep apnea. In a previous study, Dr. Bredella ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Manual Link Building Is Hard, But There Are No Shortcuts To Value - Search Engine Land

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:05 AM PST


Search Engine Land

Manual Link Building Is Hard, But There Are No Shortcuts To Value
Search Engine Land
Luckily, since your donation is in product you manufacturer, the real cost of the donation to you is much lower than the product's retail price. Be sure to remember that in your level of generosity, but also calculate what the retail value is to entice ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Three hi-tech options to help keep track of your weight-loss program

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 09:31 PM PST

While there may be no such thing as a robot that can actually do a workout for you, there are a whole gaggle of hi-tech tools that are geared toward folks who want solid diet and exercise information, motivation and help keeping track of their weight loss progress.

daily calorie calculator

daily calorie calculator


<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Three hi-tech options to help keep track of your weight-loss program

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 09:31 PM PST

While there may be no such thing as a robot that can actually do a workout for you, there are a whole gaggle of hi-tech tools that are geared toward folks who want solid diet and exercise information, motivation and help keeping track of their weight loss progress.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Health Canada taking a go-slow approach to new sodium regulations

Posted: 24 Nov 2011 01:47 PM PST

Health Canada says a lot more consultation is needed before the government can decide whether to accept key recommendations of its own expert panel to reduce sodium consumption.

Body Mass Index

Monday, November 28, 2011

Body Mass Index


<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Chicago filmmaker takes on diet industry in new documentary - Chicago Sun-Times

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 04:21 PM PST


Chicago filmmaker takes on diet industry in new documentary
Chicago Sun-Times
Roberts says by body mass index standards, actors Will Smith and Tom Cruise would be considered overweight or obese. | AP file Opening Friday at the Music Box Theater, 3733 N. Southport Darryl Roberts refuses ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Schools Begin Screening Students' Heights, Weights - WLWT Cincinnati

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 03:03 PM PST


Schools Begin Screening Students' Heights, Weights
WLWT Cincinnati
MONROE, Ohio -- To help ensure students stay healthy from an early age, Ohio school districts are offering optional testing for body mass index. The screening has started at Monroe Schools, but the results haven't been reported yet. ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Operating on Heavier Patients Can Be a Good Thing - OutpatientSurgery.net

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 01:35 PM PST


OutpatientSurgery.net

Operating on Heavier Patients Can Be a Good Thing
OutpatientSurgery.net
Patients with a low body mass index are at the highest risk of death following general or vascular surgery, according to an Archives of Surgery study. Individuals with a BMI less than 23.1 are twice as likely to die than patients with a BMI of 35.3 or ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Very-Low-Calorie Diet Improves Diabetic Heart Function - Medscape

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 11:27 AM PST


Indian Express

Very-Low-Calorie Diet Improves Diabetic Heart Function
Medscape
Changes in body mass index (BMI) were also measured. Pericardial fat was quantified on 4-chamber images acquired with a turbo-field echo sequence. Left ventricular diastolic function was measured by using velocity mapping, and early (E) and atrial (A) ...
Low-Cal Diet Cuts Fat Around Heart in Obese People: Study U.S. News & World Report
Low-Cal, High-Gain for Diabetes Patients dailyRx
MRI Shows Improved Heart Function after Low-Calorie Diet Diagnostic Imaging
Express.co.uk  - ThirdAge  - Examiner.com
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obese Ohio Child Taken from Parents, Placed in Foster Care

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 10:08 AM PST

An obese 8-year-old boy from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, has been removed from his parents' home for medical neglect, according to The Cleveland Plain Dealer. The child weighs more than 200 pounds; his mother has been charged with endangering her son's health. This is Ohio's first case of child protective services removing a child for being overweight.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Wayne L. Westcott: Body fat testing is a key to good health - MPNnow.com

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 09:48 AM PST


Wayne L. Westcott: Body fat testing is a key to good health
MPNnow.com
The body mass index has received considerable attention lately, especially for identifying public school students who have excessive body weight. Typically referred to as BMI, the body mass index is calculated through height and weight measurements ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Fattest' women in Europe from UK - Insideireland.ie

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 06:51 AM PST


Telegraph.co.uk

'Fattest' women in Europe from UK
Insideireland.ie
Obesity is calculated by using an individual's height and weight to find their body mass index (BMI). If a person's BMI is over a particular level they are classified as obese. Figures for the UK were based on data from England yet figures suggest the ...
Heavy cost of obesity: you'll pay more for life cover Lifeinsurance.co.uk
EU obesity report: slim, trim Romania… big, fat Britain Romania-Insider.com
UK women are 'fattest in Europe' BBC News
Daily Mail  - Health Insurance and Protection Magazine  - Medical News Today
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Business Computer Applications (BCA) Receives ONC-ATCB Certification

Posted: 28 Nov 2011 05:55 AM PST

Designation Enables BCA To Help Hospitals and Physicians Meet Government's Goal To Use EHR Technology Effectively ATLANTA - Business Computer Applications, Inc. (BCA) today announced that PEARL® EMR v 7.0 (initially certified on January 18, 2011) has received updated ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 EHR Module certification for the "Calculate and Submit Clinical Quality Measures" criterion by the ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Fighting Childhood Obesity: It's A Family Affair - NPR (blog)

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 11:56 PM PST


Fighting Childhood Obesity: It's A Family Affair
NPR (blog)
The children are all in the highest percentile for body mass index, or BMI. They've signed up with their parents, often at the urging of a pediatrician, for a six-month healthy eating and exercise boot camp. Gabriel Rodriguez, an 11-year-old, ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Risk reduction Efforts to reduce radiation exposure increase as awareness grows - ModernHealthcare.com

Posted: 27 Nov 2011 09:07 PM PST


Risk reduction Efforts to reduce radiation exposure increase as awareness grows
ModernHealthcare.com
Several years ago, a physician at Scripps Health launched a pilot program that used a patient's body mass index to measure dose for a computed tomography scan. Using BMI to compute dose reduces the patient's radiation dose by up to 50% and ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Low BMI Linked to Alzheimer's and Death After Surgery - ABC News

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:35 AM PST


ABC News

Low BMI Linked to Alzheimer's and Death After Surgery
ABC News
Two new studies find that people with a low BMI are at greater risk of mortality and those with early stage Alzheimer's have a lower BMI. (Getty Images/age fotostock RM) Maintaining a low Body Mass Index, or BMI, ...
Biomarkers for Alzheimer's Linked to Body Mass Index MedPage Today
Is weight loss an early warning sign of Alzheimer's? CNN
Presence of Alzheimer's Biomarkers, Low BMI Linked Doctors Lounge
PsychCentral.com  - WebMD  - U.S. News & World Report
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Low BMI Associated With High 30-Day Postsurgical Mortality - Medscape

Posted: 21 Nov 2011 04:22 PM PST


The State Column

Low BMI Associated With High 30-Day Postsurgical Mortality
Medscape
Few of these studies, however, were adjusted to assess BMI effect on mortality with consideration given to concurrent levels of risk contributed by 2 additional, independently calculated factors: overall existing per patient risk for mortality, ...
Surgery Outcomes Better With Some Fat on the Bones MedPage Today
Body mass index associated with short-term mortality rates following surgery Medical Xpress
Underweight people at higher post-surgery risk: study Reuters
USA Today  - TIME  - The State Column
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