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Sunday, November 11, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Rethinking Body Mass Index (BMI) for Assessing Cancer Risk - HealthCanal.com

Posted: 11 Nov 2012 01:09 PM PST


Rethinking Body Mass Index (BMI) for Assessing Cancer Risk
HealthCanal.com
(Bronx, NY) — A study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that body mass index (BMI)—the most commonly used weight-for-height formula for estimating fatness—may not be the best measure for estimating ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study overturns common assumption about knee replacements in morbidly ... - Medical Xpress

Posted: 11 Nov 2012 05:34 AM PST


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Study overturns common assumption about knee replacements in morbidly ...
Medical Xpress
Until now, many studies examining TKRs in obese patients have lumped all patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 and higher into one category. "In my mind, there is clearly a difference in a patient with a BMI of 40, the morbidly obese, versus an ...
NYC hospital exercise program improves osteoarthritis symptoms: research Outcome Magazine
Researchers identify impact of rheumatoid arthritis and lupus on joint ... Science Codex

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI May Not Be Best Measure For Assessing Cancer Risk - Medical News Today

Posted: 08 Nov 2012 11:08 AM PST


BMI May Not Be Best Measure For Assessing Cancer Risk
Medical News Today
The most frequently used measurement for body fat, a formula known as body mass index (BMI), may not be the most accurate way to calculate disease risk, most specifically the risks of certain cancers, according to a new study in American Journal of ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Regular exercise raises life expectancy: study

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 07:19 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Regular moderate exercise can raise life expectancy -- even among people who are overweight, a study said.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Walk Your Way to a Longer Life - Healthline (blog)

Posted: 06 Nov 2012 02:04 PM PST


Healthline (blog)

Walk Your Way to a Longer Life
Healthline (blog)
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "measurements of height and weight help to assess the overall health and nutritional status of adults." Body Mass Index (BMI) can be calculated as weight in kilograms/height in meters squared.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Wage body to hold 3-day talks

Posted: 04 Nov 2012 09:26 AM PST

THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 7 will hold marathon meetings on Nov. 6, 8 and 9 to deliberate on all the inputs from the business and labor sectors during the hearing of the wage increase petition last month. RTWPB 7 Chairperson Ma. Gloria Tango said they have to hasten the deliberation of the wage petitions. Tango said the RTWPB met last Oct. 24 and talked about ...

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