Scientists at the University of Oxford have created a calculator that predicts a person's individual risk of serious muscle disorders from statin medications. Their analysis found that more than 98% ...

Healthcare providers have long used the body mass index (BMI) to assess your health and predict your risk of disease, but it is a flawed measure that has been scrutinized over the years. VO2 max, a ...

BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kg by height in meters squared WHO classifies BMI below 18.5 as underweight and 30+ as obesity BMI cannot distinguish between muscle, fat, bone density, or ...

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I consider myself a healthy person. I eat plenty of fruit and veg, am obsessed with fibre, rock climb twice a week and try to squeeze in a lunchtime jog on the days I don’t. But when I recently ...

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Gordon is an assistant professor of family medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Sathe is an internist and an assistant professor of medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan ...

New research continues to show that many people meet the criteria for obesity and associated health problems, even if their BMI looks fine. Reading time 2 minutes Your number on the bathroom scale ...

It is difficult to have a successful weight-loss journey if you don't know your destination. This post is dedicated to helping you answer a surprisingly difficult question: What is my ideal weight? A ...

When it comes to measuring weight, BMI is the acronym everyone loves to hate. Health professionals have long used body mass index as a quick screening tool to fast-track certain patients into a “code ...

Out-of-pocket cost modeling of EUROPA trial arms for adjuvant breast cancer therapy: Five days of radiation versus five years of antiestrogen therapy. The effect of endocrine therapy omission on ...