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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Hurley Medical Center's Men's Health Summit A Huge Success - MLive.com

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:28 PM PST


Hurley Medical Center's Men's Health Summit A Huge Success
MLive.com
The free event attracted approximately 100 men and provided health screenings for cholesterol, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, blood sugar, vision and dental. Dwayne Parker, Men's Health Summit Organizer and Director of Community Marketing at ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Best fitness apps for National Nutrition Month

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:07 PM PST

Students have hectic lives trying to juggle work, school, family, and social relationships.

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Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:01 PM PST


Medill Reports: Chicago

Obesity Linked to Asthma in Children
Doctors Lounge
The strongest association between body-mass index (BMI), a measure of body fat based on height and weight, and asthma was found in Hispanic youth, while the link between being overweight or obese and having asthma was weakest in black children.
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>SWCS' state report card to include health score - ThisWeekNews

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:07 PM PST


SWCS' state report card to include health score
ThisWeekNews
By Sarah Sole While the South-Western City School District has again opted out of the state's body-mass index screening, changes are on the horizon for state health and wellness requirements. Starting with the 2012-2013 school year, according to ...

<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>You Docs: The best workout booster/ protecting your eyes from macular degeneration - OregonLive.com

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 05:19 AM PST


You Docs: The best workout booster/ protecting your eyes from macular degeneration
OregonLive.com
If your BMI (body mass index) is 30, instead of a healthier 18.5 to 24.9, you're 2.5 times more likely to get AMD. --Control your blood pressure. Above 120/80 your risk goes up. YOU Docs advise aiming for 115/75. --Up your good-news foods.

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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Binghamton obesity rate second-highest in nation, study shows - Ithaca Journal

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 03:47 AM PST


Mother Nature Network

Binghamton obesity rate second-highest in nation, study shows
Ithaca Journal
"The rate of obesity remains troublesome." Obesity is determined by body mass index, a calculation comparing a person's height to their weight. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal, while a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese.
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Hive Health Media (blog)  - Huffington Post
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<img border=0 src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity, Chronic Diseases Stable Across U.S. States in 2011

Posted: 29 Feb 2012 12:15 AM PST

Rates of obesity, high blood pressure, and diabetes leveled off last year, as the percentages of adults who are obese or were ever diagnosed with one of these chronic conditions remained unchanged or fell in all 50 U.S. states.

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