Body Fat Index News
- How to detect malnutrition in patients effectively? Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:22AMMalnutrition is a common problem in patients with cancer and is associated with a poor outcome. The assessment of nutritional status and its evaluation plays an important role in tailoring nutritional support. A study from South Korea evaluates the relationships between objective and subjective nutritional assessment of gastric cancer patients and suggests that a specific tailored nutritional ...
- How to detect malnutrition in patients effectively? Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 8:31AM( World Journal of Gastroenterology ) Malnutrition is a common problem in patients with cancer and is associated with a poor outcome. The assessment of nutritional status and its evaluation plays an important role in tailoring nutritional support. A study from South Korea evaluates the relationships between objective and subjective nutritional assessment of gastric cancer patients and suggests ...
- Mystery of healthy fat people: Why some obese people go on to become diabetic while others do not Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:20AMIt is common to find obese people – even morbidly obese people – who are healthier than their condition would normally allow. Working with subjects with a body mass index of about 56, a team of researchers investigated the inflammatory and insulin signaling pathways in the patients’ visceral adipose tissue.
- Small changes now can yield big health reward Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:17AMA new report from Harvard Medical School says middle-aged and older women need to worry about particular health concerns — osteoporosis, breast cancer, ovarian cancer and microvascular disease, a type of heart disease more common in women. The...
- The phantom robber Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:27PMAn expanding waistline translates to an increased risk of degenerative lifestyle diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
- Onyx reports positive results from carfilzomib Phase 2b 003-A1 study in multiple myeloma Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 8:05AMOnyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced positive top-line results from the Phase 2b 003-A1 study of single-agent carfilzomib, a selective, next generation proteasome inhibitor, in patients with relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma.
- U.S. program involves whole family to tackle child obesity Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 5:45AMDENVER (Reuters Life!) - Zachary had always been a big child but when he turned 10, his weight started to rise rapidly and he stopped going outside to play.
- Hormonal contraceptives less effective for obese women Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 5:13AMWashington, July 25 : Hormonal contraceptives seem to be less effective in preventing pregnancy among obese or overweight women, a study says.
- ‘Caveman’s diet is healthier’ Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 9:45PMKOTA KINABALU : The human body is an intelligent mechanism with a self-healing ability and one does not need a PhD in nutrition or be a doctor to take care of their health, said a renowned pharmacist.
- Hormonal contraceptives have mixed success among overweight women Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 8:26PMAs obesity continues to be a worldwide health risk, one of its "side effects" could include less effective birth control for overweight and obese women who use hormonal contraceptives.
- When the doctor is in -- and online Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 5:05PME-mailing your doctor is not only convenient, but can have significant health benefits, research finds Do you e-mail your doctor? It could improve your health.
- Don’t have time to exercise? Take 5 to know your numbers Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 1:30PMHLM News Service—We’re regularly bombarded with images of Hollywood moms like Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez and Kelly Ripa who seem able to balance their work, personal lives, and health so easily. However, reality is that most women don’t have time for themselves, let alone to work out for hours each day. Across Missouri, 27 percent of women reported not having enough time to walk, run, garden ...
- Will a second attempt at IVF be worth the effort? Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:12AMUsing clinical and embryo data from a failed IVF attempt could better predict the likelihood of subsequent success
- COLUMN: Too fat for the Feds? Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 5:26AMJust when you think the government could not get any more intrusive, Health and Human Services director Kathleen Sebelius announced last week that the government will be tracking the body mass index (BMI) of every citizen over the age of two by 2014.
- Bod Pod measures student health Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 3:24AMFor the past seven years, the Wade King Student Recreation Center has housed Western’s Bod Pod machine. The...
