Health News: [body]

BMI explained: the imperfect index that claims Brad Pitt is overweight Daily Telegraph Thu, 26 May 2011 22:25 PM PDT Body Mass Index (BMI) is used by doctors and the government as a cheap and simple way to assess whether people are a healthy weight. Sunbathing gives men's sperm counts a boost New Kerala Thu, 26 May 2011 22:24 PM PDT London, May 26 : A study has found that vitamin D, which is produced by the body when exposed to the sun, boosts the quality of sperm in men. It contains more than calcium. The Philadelphia Inquirer Thu, 26 May 2011 22:17 PM PDT Milk does a child's body good, but choosing the right type can make a parent's head ache. As reports of childhood obesity rise, we asked registered dietitian Sarah Krieger, a children's hospital consultant in St. Petersburg, Fla., and spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, to share guidelines she is giving families. Shoot 4 Life Sporting Clays tourney set for Perdido BaldwinCountyNow.com Thu, 26 May 2011 22:17 PM PDT PERDIDO, Ala. â€" The Fairhope Paint and Body Shop will host its Shoot 4 Life Sporting Clays Tournament at Bushy Creek Clays (22505 Will Vaughn Road, Perdido) on Saturday, April 30, at 9:30 a.m. 'Ibuprofen slows cancer cell growth' and could be used in treatment Daily Mail Thu, 26 May 2011 21:32 PM PDT Ibuprofen is processed in the body though a protein called AMACR, which is overactive in almost all prostate cancers and some bowel cancers. Watching over D.J. The Post and Courier Thu, 26 May 2011 21:30 PM PDT Laura Meseck couldn't bear the thought of 7-year-old D.J. Cohen being alone in the intensive care unit. D.J. has a genetic immune disease that causes his body to fight against itself. His whole body can shut down with exposure to infection, and he lives on a host of machines and medicines. News in Brief: Body & Brain Science News Thu, 26 May 2011 21:30 PM PDT Cancer treatment raises stroke risk, plus ankle-powered sprints, irregular heartbeats and more in this week’s news Vital Signs: 8 tips for fun in the sun with less cancer risk Market Watch Thu, 26 May 2011 21:17 PM PDT How do you strike a balance between protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays without robbing yourself of the health benefits of vitamin D, which the sun aids the body in producing? Routinely Assessed Measures of Blood Sugar and Body Weight May Be Good Indicators of Risk for Developing Diabetes ... PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 26 May 2011 21:01 PM PDT A woman's risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy can be identified up to seven years before she becomes pregnant based on routinely assessed measures of blood sugar and body weight, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the online issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.  Investigators: Woman's body kept in Sun City Center condo freezer more than a decade St. Petersburg Times Thu, 26 May 2011 19:49 PM PDT By Robbyn Mitchell, Times Staff Writer Thursday, May 26, 2011 SUN CITY CENTER â€" The condo smelled awful. Carol Kingsbury and her sister expected that. Ten months after her sister's friend died and later was cremated, a court gave the women permission to enter his retirement condo and get his final affairs in order. Allan Dunn, who committed suicide at 86, had told neighbors his wife was in a ...

See more health stories that match my keyword Visit Yahoo! Health

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.