Elgin Stafford, Former Congressional Intern, Mysteriously Found Dead In Waterway
The Huffington Post Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:29 AM PDT
Authorities in California have positively identified the body found floating in a river channel last week as Elgin Stafford, a former intern of Los Angeles's U.S. Rep. Karen Bass (D-Calif.). A cause of death, however, has not yet been released and investigators have yet to determine how the young man wound up in the waterway. |
Ballerinas wanted for new Vitamin D study
Newstalk ZB via Yahoo! New Zealand News Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:17 AM PDT
A Massey University study is set to investigate the impact long hours of rigorous indoor training has on a ballerina's body. |
BMI 'may be understating obesity epidemic'
New Kerala Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:14 AM PDT
Washington, April 3 : Body-mass index BMI, the 200-year-old formula widely used by medical experts, health insurers and the fitness industry, may be categorising almost half of women and just over 20 per cent of men as healthy when their body-fat composition suggests they are obese, a US new study has found. |
Obesity Rates In USA Probably Underestimated
Medical News Today Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:09 AM PDT
About 39% of all Americans who are currently classed as slightly overweight are probably, in fact, obese, researchers from of Weill-Cornell Medical College in New York reported in the journal PloS One. Using just BMI (body mass index) to gauge how fat or lean people are is an approximate measurement, its current usage has most likely underestimated the number of obese individuals in the country ... |
Waist Measurements And BMI To Determine Body Weight Status
Medical News Today Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:08 AM PDT
According to a study published Online First by Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, a JAMA Network publication, body mass index (BMI) together with waist measures (waist circumference, waist to height ratio) are connected with lipid and blood pressure evaluations among adolescents who are overweight or obese. At present, BMI is used to determine whether an adolescent is overweight or ... |
Tomblin signs autism bill in Wheeling
Weirton Daily Times Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:07 AM PDT
WHEELING - Young Nathan Whitesell tugged at the graduation cap placed on his head, and he didn't much like the robe he wore that was too long for his small body. |
The 'Goat Lady's' fatal end
Canon City Daily Record Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:37 AM PDT
A year after Ida Norris' journey across the Royal Gorge Bridge, her body was found after a fire enveloped her small home. A coroner's jury later determined her death was due to natural causes. |
Boyertown Wellness Fair grows and grows
Boyertown Area Times Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:29 AM PDT
BOYERTOWN â€" A healthy body can contribute to a healthy mind, and what better way to stay educated on the do’s and don’t’s of nutrition and health than the Seventh Annual Boyertown Wellness Fair on Saturday. |
If Alfredo Aceves won't start for Red Sox, he should close
The Republican Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:24 AM PDT
Not since Achilles had his legendary heel problem has one body part caused so much angst to so many. Red Sox fans everywhere must crave a thumb specialist these days, even more proven pitching. |
Healthy Aging: The Secret is in the Way You Move
Marketwire Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:18 AM PDT
TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 3, 2012) - Science really has uncovered the secret to staying young - or at least delaying the onset of debilitating age-related problems. The fountain of youth has turned out to be a regular fitness regime that keeps people mobile. As long as you keep moving, your body will delay the onset of disability, dependence and chronic disease according to landmark ... |
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