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By Alan Lyndon In a significant development, the American Medical Association (AMA) has recently unveiled a new policy regarding the use of Body Mass Index ...
Read More »New BMI Policy Acknowledges Patient “Health is not one-size-fits-all.”
Pediatricians Recommend Greater Access to Surgery for Obese Children
Studies of adolescents and young people who have undergone bariatric surgery have found significant long-term reductions in weight and comorbid chronic diseases.
Read More »Cold Effects on Skin in Raynaud’s Impacted by Age, BMI
MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) — For patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), cold-induced decrease in skin temperature is related to age and body mass ...
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