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Thursday, January 10, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Worker Delusion Drives Up Health-Care Costs - CFO.com Magazine

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 05:18 PM PST


Worker Delusion Drives Up Health-Care Costs
CFO.com Magazine
Yet almost three times that many (66%) reported height and weight suggesting a body mass index (BMI) that would classify them as overweight or obese according to standard definitions. That means more than half (53%) of those who reported being in good ...
Workers Overestimate Their Own Health BusinessNewsDaily

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>In containers and mobile health centers were Kalachinsk (Omsk region)

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 03:29 PM PST

New modern mobile medical complex "Mobile Health Center" entered the Tarskuû Central District Hospital of the Omsk region. He purchased under the modernization programme of health by means of the regional budget. Its value exceeds 3 million.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Correction: Israel-Healthy Models story - WTOP

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 12:27 PM PST


WTOP

Correction: Israel-Healthy Models story
WTOP
The U.N. agency relies on the body mass index, calculated by factors of weight and height. WHO says a body mass index below 18.5 indicates malnutrition. According to that standard, a woman 1.72 meters tall (5-feet-8) should weigh no less than 54 ...
Role Models Jerusalem Post

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Rethinking Thin - Daily Beast

Posted: 10 Jan 2013 08:02 AM PST


Rethinking Thin
Daily Beast
That BMI is an imperfect measure of body size is emphasized here as well. The simple calculation of height and weight ignores gender, age, and muscle mass -- I remember being hopelessly confused the first time a guy told me his goal was to gain weight.
Mineral County health officer offers insight into losing weight Clark Fork Valley Press
The skinny on obesity Hernando Today
Fat... but not too fat 6minutes

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>A few extra kilos won't hurt you - US govt study - National Business Review

Posted: 04 Jan 2013 02:09 PM PST


New York Daily News

A few extra kilos won't hurt you - US govt study
National Business Review
Grade 1 obesity was defined as a BMI of 30 to less than 35; grade 2 obesity, a BMI of 35 to less than 40; and grade 3 obesity, a BMI of 40 or greater. Work out your Body Mass Index number with the BMI calculator on the NZ Heart Foundation website here.
Could being fat make you live longer? NEWS.com.au
BREAKING: Why Do Fat Guys Live Longer? Men's Health News
BMI mortality link questioned News-Medical.net
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>GEOLOGY returns to Naica Cave, Mexico, and extends its reach to Mercury

Posted: 21 Dec 2012 06:31 AM PST

( Geological Society of America ) GEOLOGY ends 2012 with 23 new articles spanning a variety of geoscience phenomena and locations, including Mercury; Naica Cave, Mexico; Diamantina, Brazil; the Galápagos hotspot; China; the Aleutian island arc; Disko Bay and Uummannaq Fjord, central West Greenland; the California arc; the Pacific Ring of Fire; Po Plain, Italy; Torfajökull, Iceland; the US Sierra ...

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