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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Researchers find new way to predict future obesity in infants

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 01:59 PM PST

Researchers say infants who grow extra fast are more likely to become obese.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Under Or Normal Weight Linked To Raised Risk Of Death Following Surgery

Posted: 22 Nov 2011 01:25 AM PST

People who are under or on the slightly lighter side of normal weight appear to have a higher risk of death in the 30 days following surgery than people who are on the heavier side of normal or overweight, according to a new study published online this week in the Archives of Surgery journal. First author Dr Florence E. Turrentine, of the department of surgery at the University of Virginia, in ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Babies on obesity path?

Posted: 16 Nov 2011 03:21 AM PST

New study says rapid growth may be indication CHICAGO -- Researchers say there's a new way to tell if infants are likely to become obese later on: Check to see if they've passed two key milestones on doctors' growth charts by age 2.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Tool may spot babies at risk of obesity

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 04:22 PM PST

Checking to see if infants have passed two key milestones on doctors' growth charts by age two may help tell if they are likely to become obese later.

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