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Wednesday, September 12, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>For Obese, Body Habitus, Not BMI Impacts Op Site Infection - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:01 PM PDT


For Obese, Body Habitus, Not BMI Impacts Op Site Infection
Doctors Lounge
In an effort to examine the role of body habitus, body mass index (BMI), diabetes, and weight distribution on developing postoperative SSI, Ankit I. Mehta, M.D., of the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., and colleagues conducted a ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Spinach could help beat dementia - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT


Telegraph.co.uk

Spinach could help beat dementia
Telegraph.co.uk
The participants, between 65 and 90 years of age, underwent neuropsychological testing, answered questions about their lifestyle and had their blood examined and their body mass index calculated. The team including epidemiologist Professor Gabriele ...
Vitamin C 'may help protect against dementia' Newstrack India
Vitamin C and beta-carotene suggested to combat dementia NutraIngredients.com
Vitamin C keeps dementia at bay Times of India

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy - Health.com

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 09:50 AM PDT


Younger Kids Likelier to Gain Weight After Tonsillectomy
Health.com
BMI is a calculation of body fat based on height and weight. After taking the children's gender and height into account, the researchers found the only variable linked to weight gain was the children's age. "Our study results show that parents' current ...
Age, not underlying diagnosis, key factor in weight gain in children after ... Medical Xpress

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Forget BMI. Do You Know Your 'Best Weight'? - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 08:28 AM PDT


Forget BMI. Do You Know Your 'Best Weight'?
U.S. News & World Report (blog)
A typical scenario goes something like this: Overweight patient comes in; doctor consults either an "ideal weight" table or the body mass index (BMI) chart, which reports weight as a function of height and suggests there's only a narrow "healthy range ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Lose weight forever with Abiliti implant as obesity cure - Boston.com

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:16 AM PDT


Lose weight forever with Abiliti implant as obesity cure
Boston.com
Body mass index is a measure of body fat calculated using a person's height and weight. People with a reading of 30 or more are considered obese, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The device is based on technology used in ...
Midnight Snackers Get Electric Nudge to Keep Pounds Off Businessweek

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>District could dump mandate to follow state - ThisWeekNews

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 05:39 AM PDT


District could dump mandate to follow state
ThisWeekNews
The nurses calculated students' BMI and then recorded it in a spreadsheet required by the Department of Health; they also prepared letters to report the results to parent/guardians. "Bexley's nurses believe they spend a large amount of time screening ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Why obese women have difficulty conceiving from IVF - Zee News

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 04:08 AM PDT


Zee News

Why obese women have difficulty conceiving from IVF
Zee News
Of these, 105 eggs were from severely obese women, defined as having a body mass index (BMI) between 35.0 and 50.1 kg/m2, and 171 eggs were from women with a normal BMI, defined as between 18.5 and 24.9 kg/m2. BMI is calculated from a person's ...
Infertility in obese women may be due to damaged eggs, Brigham study finds Boston.com

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