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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

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Pregnancy loss, cardiovascular disease connected by new study

Posted: 16 Jul 2014 08:26 PM PDT

Women with a history of pregnancy loss are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease later in adulthood than other women, research concludes. The association between pregnancy loss and coronary heart disease appeared to be independent of hypertension, body mass index, waist-to-hip ratio and white blood cell count.

BMI measurement may be missing 25 percent of children who could be considered obese

Posted: 24 Jun 2014 12:38 PM PDT

Physicians using body mass index (BMI) to diagnose children as obese may be missing 25 percent of kids who have excess body fat despite a normal BMI, which can be a serious concern for long-term health, according to a study. The researchers found that BMI has high specificity in identifying pediatric obesity, meaning BMI accurately identifies children who are obese, but has a moderate ...

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