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Saturday, December 17, 2011

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Do You Know Your BMI? Do You Want To Know? - Patch.com

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:34 AM PST


Do You Know Your BMI? Do You Want To Know?
Patch.com
By Shelley Emling What is a BMI you ask? Body Mass Index or BMI is a tool for representing weight status in adults. It is a measure of weight in relation to height. BMI is just one of the numerous risk factors related to developing a chronic disease. ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Klout measures online influence

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:22 AM PST

How influential is what you Tweet about, blog about and post on Facebook?

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Klout measures online influence - The Tennessean

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 01:18 AM PST


Klout measures online influence
The Tennessean
While not yet nearly as ubiquitous a measure as a credit score or one with as much personal baggage as an SAT score or body mass index, Klout scores have been quick to catch on and translate into the real world since the company launched in 2009. ...

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>How influential are you in social media circles? Check your Klout score

Posted: 17 Dec 2011 12:29 AM PST

How influential is what you Tweet about, blog about and post on Facebook? Are you a social media VIP or an oversharing wannabe? A service called Klout (www.klout.com) says it can now calculate exactly how high - or low - anyone ranks in online influence.

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Prepregnancy BMI, Pregnancy Weight Gain Affect Birth Weight - Medscape

Posted: 15 Dec 2011 06:26 PM PST


Candis

Prepregnancy BMI, Pregnancy Weight Gain Affect Birth Weight
Medscape
December 15, 2011 — Women with a high prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) or who gain large amounts of weight during pregnancy tend to have heavier babies, according to a study published online November 14 in Acta Obstetricia et gynecologica ...
Pre-Pregnancy Maternal BMI Impacts Baby's Birth Weight Doctors Lounge
Mothers' weight before and during pregnancy affects baby's weight PhysOrg.com
Mother's weight throughout pregnancy affects baby Mediplacements
NBC New York (blog)  - Spire Healthcare  - Candis
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity crisis in primary schools as one-in-five 11-year-olds are now grossly overweight

Posted: 14 Dec 2011 07:01 AM PST

Almost a fifth are classed as obese. The number of ten and 11-year-olds who fall into this category has risen by nearly 10 per cent in just four years, according to NHS data.

<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
30-Day Mortality Rate After Surgery Linked To BMI Medical News Today
Thin People at Much Higher Risk of Death After Surgery Fox News
Reuters  - USA Today  - The State Column
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