ACP guidelines to treat obesity cover diet, exercise, drugs and surgery
...morbidly (or extremely) obese. BMI is a measure of height and weight. ACP's new guidelines apply to patients with BMI's of 30 and over. "BMI should be considered another vital sign," says Vincenza Snow, MD, director of clinical programs at ACP. "Patients should know their BMIs like they know their age, blo...Metabolic side effects of antipsychotics are known, but rarely monitored
... history as well as baseline and regular checks of height and body weight, waist circumference, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and lipid levels largely goes undone, researchers say of findings being presented during the 10th International Congress on Schizophrenia Research April 2-6 in Savannah, Ga....Location of body fat associated with cardiovascular risk even at normal body weight
...ed as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) with a BMI of less than 25.0 considered normal weight, overweight was defined as a BMI of 25.0-29.9 and obese was defined by a BMI of greater than 29.9. Visceral fat (fat found in the deeper tissues and around the body's organs rather tha...Obesity linked to risk of severe headaches
...vidual weight-related health problems according to height and weight. Out of 143,433 participants reached by...he attack in the previous year and took weight and height assessments. Participants were categorized into four body mass index types: underweight, normal weig...Obesity adds risk of cardiovascular disease in siblings in families with a history of heart problems
...ch populations (BMI equals weight in kilograms per height in square meters). People are considered to be obese when their BMI is greater than or equal to 30 kilograms per meter squared; overweight is defined as a BMI of 25 to 29.9 kilograms per meter squared. For example, someone who is 5 feet 10 inches t...Gastric bypass patients fare better as surgical programs' experience increases
...ed as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) ranged from 32 to 86 (a BMI greater than 29.9 is considered obese) with an average BMI of 47. The overall complication rate was 15 percent with a death rate of 0.3 percent, according to the authors. But for the first 100 cases, the overal...Obesity hits below the belt: Overweight Americans suffer higher rate of knee cartilage tears
...ndex (BMI). (BMI is a measure of body fat based on height and weight. People with a BMI greater than 25 are considered overweight, and those with a BMI of more than 30 are considered obese.) Overweight people are at least three times more likely to tear their meniscus, while the most obese men and women ar...Being obese, underweight, associated with increased risk of death
...ed as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) from the nationally representative (NHANES) I (1971-1975) and NHANES II (1976-1980), with follow-up through 1992, and from NHANES III (1988-1994), with follow-up through 2000. The authors then applied those relative risks to the NHANES 199...College education protects middle-age caucasian women against obesity
...ed as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. Researchers followed 2019 women whose average age was approximately 46 years old from Chicago, Detroit, Boston and Pittsburgh for four years as part of the Study of Women Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Lewis found there were no differenc...Patients with pituitary gland tumors are often misdiagnosed
... produces growth hormone for normal development of height and prolactin for milk production. CINN psychologist Dino Kostas said pituitary tumor patients have unique concerns, such as loss of vision, that require a different approach. He emphasized that an educational seminar is a great way to allay patient ...Obesity spreading out to all income levels
...ss index, derived from a formula that accounts for height and weight, of 30 or above. Researchers used a mobile van to reach the neighborhoods to measure individuals' heights and weights.Family income was adjusted to 2000 U.S. dollars and was divided into income quartiles of below $25,000, $25,000-$39,999,...Obesity is risk factor for aggressive prostate cancer
...the association between body mass index weight to height ratio and prostate cancer in 787 men undergoing biopsy due to an elevated tumor marker in the blood or an abnormal physical exam at a Veterans Affairs hospital in California between 1998 and 2002. It indicated that obesity increases the risk of pros...Students who get drunk weekly have higher risk of injuries
...e a week. They were twice as likely to fall from a height and need medical care, and 75 percent more likely to be sexually victimized. Getting drunk was defined as being unsteady, dizzy or sick to your stomach. "When you drink, you're also at risk because of other people's drinking," O'Brien said. For exam...Risk factors associated with elderly hospital deaths: Dependence on others and being too thin
...mass index (BMI) is an indicator of body fat based height and weight measurements. A BMI of between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal. The more unable a person is to perform independent daily activities, the more likely the patient is to die in the hospital, researchers found. Thomas found that a declining...Tercica presents pharmacokinetic and safety data from several studies at Endocrine Society Meeting
...edsecretion of endogenous growth hormone and whose height and serum IGF-1levels are more than two standard d... below the mean. A sub-set ofthese children, whose height and serum IGF-1 levels are more than threestandard deviations below the mean, are diagnosed with Sev...Study shows new method of growth hormone dosing improves height
...study found that a new dosing paradigm can improve height outcomes in the treatment of children who have sho...of normal. Study results showed that the change in height in children whose growth hormone dosage was increased to achieve a higher IGF-I level grew 50 percen...Perceptions of weight important risk factor for suicidal behavior in adolescents
...ed as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) and perceived weight were associated with thoughts of suicide and suicide attempts in adolescents. Study participants (n = 13,601) were in grades nine through 12 from a national sample of schools. Students were asked whether they would des...Study recommends new guidelines for air bag safety in children
... showed age may be a better indicator of risk than height or weight. Several body changes during puberty, such as muscle mass, bone density and bone mineral content, may help explain why body size isn't a good measurement of risk in children. These results were consistent with several previous studies. ...Tercica presents two pharmacokinetic studies in an oral session at Endocrine Society Meeting
...edsecretion of endogenous growth hormone and whose height and serum IGF-1 levelsare more than two standard d...below the mean. A sub-set of thesechildren, whose height and serum IGF-1 levels are more than three standarddeviations below the mean, are diagnosed with Sev...Medication orlistat appears helpful in improving weight management for obese adolescents
...ed as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) two units or more above the 95th percentile at baseline. Three hundred fifty-seven patients received 120 mg of orlistat three times daily and 182 participants received placebo three times daily for one year. Both groups were given instruct...