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Sunday, October 21, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Orocobre Announces Maiden Resource at the Cauchari Lithium-Potash Project

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 06:02 PM PDT

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA-- - Orocobre Limited -Highlights-- An inferred resource has been estimated containing approximately 470,000 tonnes lithium carbonate equivalent and 1.6 million tonnes of potash. Cauchari lies approximately 20km south of the proposed Olaroz processing plant.-- The maiden resource is ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Extra weight tied to higher risk of hospitalization: study - Reuters

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 05:35 PM PDT


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Extra weight tied to higher risk of hospitalization: study
Reuters
Among middle-aged adults, researchers found that every extra body mass index (BMI) point - equal to about 2.7 to 3.2 kilograms (six or seven lbs) - was tied to a four percent higher chance of being admitted to the hospital over a two-year period ...
High BMI Increases A Person's Risk Of Being Hospitalized RedOrbit

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>President Bill Clinton Honored 251 US Schools for Addressing Childhood Obesity - NEWS.GNOM.ES

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 11:21 AM PDT


President Bill Clinton Honored 251 US Schools for Addressing Childhood Obesity
NEWS.GNOM.ES
BMI is a calculation based on an individual's height and weight that's used to screen for potential weight-related problems. The Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national nonprofit organization founded by the American Heart Association and the ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Eat to live

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 01:21 AM PDT

GHNS -- GateHouse News Service It's no secret that good nutrition is a key component in breast health and disease prevention. But sometimes it takes a little reminding as to what good nutrition really is, and there is no better time for a primer than during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Does Fertility Improve If A Woman Loses Weight? No - Medical News Today

Posted: 21 Oct 2012 12:06 AM PDT


Does Fertility Improve If A Woman Loses Weight? No
Medical News Today
An obese person has a BMI (body mass index) of 30 or more, while a morbidly obese individual's BMI is 40 or more. People who are morbidly obese have accumulated so much body fat that it may have an adverse effect on their health. All the women were of ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Dangers of childhood obesity and how to help - Seacoastonline.com

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 11:20 PM PDT


Dangers of childhood obesity and how to help
Seacoastonline.com
Childhood overweight and obesity is measured using body mass index. At every well child visit, BMI is assessed, calculated using a child's weight and height. BMI does not measure body fat directly, but it is considered a reasonable indicator of body ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Review: Technology helps with fitness goals - LubbockOnline.com

Posted: 20 Oct 2012 10:10 PM PDT


Review: Technology helps with fitness goals
LubbockOnline.com
Withings. The Withings WiFi Body Scale measures your weight, body fat, lean muscle and Body Mass Index and also connects to the Internet so you can keep track of your measurements through its website or an iPhone app. By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Heavy Lifting For Ambulance Crews

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 11:22 PM PDT

Obesity Epidemic Is Changing Emergency Medical Transport MORE HEALTH-RELATED NEWS Emergency medical technicians have long shared a Murphy's Law kind of reckoning about obese patients: for every additional floor in a building, the patient will weigh 100 more pounds.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Eat to live - Stuttgart Daily Leader

Posted: 19 Oct 2012 05:41 PM PDT


Eat to live
Stuttgart Daily Leader
To improve your health, a good place to start is to know your body mass index, said Pamela Rochford, a registered dietitian and board certified specialist in oncology nutrition at Mercy Medical Center in Canton, Ohio. In a nutshell, BMI is a measure of ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says - U.S. News & World Report

Posted: 16 Oct 2012 06:03 AM PDT


Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise as Weight-Loss Aid, Study Says
U.S. News & World Report
The participants' average age was 43, and their average body-mass index (BMI) was nearly 38. BMI is a calculation of body fat based on height and weight, and a BMI of more than 30 is considered obese. None had diabetes. All study participants followed ...

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