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Thursday, December 6, 2012

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Should Body Weight Influence Choice of Antihypertensive Therapy? - Forbes

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST


Should Body Weight Influence Choice of Antihypertensive Therapy?
Forbes
According to new research published Online First in The Lancet, body mass index (BMI) may influence which blood pressure medications work best at reducing the major complications of high blood pressure (strokes, heart attacks, and death). The findings ...
ACCOMPLISH BMI analysis doesn't mean obese hypertensives should get ... TheHeart.Org
Size Can Matter When Taking BP Drugs MedPage Today

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study - Doctors Lounge

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 07:10 AM PST


Consider Weight When Choosing Blood Pressure Meds: Study
Doctors Lounge
Participants were grouped into three categories -- normal weight, overweight and obese -- based on their body mass index (BMI). BMI is a body fat calculation based on height and weight. Normal-weight people taking the diuretic fared the worst, the ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI a weighty issue at Reading Schools - Wicked Local

Posted: 06 Dec 2012 02:19 AM PST


BMI a weighty issue at Reading Schools
Wicked Local
Many parents feel that measuring kids' heights and weights is not appropriate at school and are concerned that those taking the measurements are not properly trained. BMI is a calculation using height and weight and in children includes gender and age.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Insurance in Plain English - courierjournal

Posted: 04 Dec 2012 06:24 AM PST


Insurance in Plain English
courierjournal
Your Body Mass Index (BMI) - Most insurance companies will judge how much body fat you're carrying by calculating your BMI. By using your height and your weight in this calculation, they can determine whether applicants are overweight or obese ...
"Ideal Weight" may be an Illusion ScienceBlog.com (blog)

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