Topic: West Virginia
As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America's fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue. And no other metro area comes close to Huntington's adult obesity rate, according ...
Here is a quick, simple way to cut America's total health care bill by one-eighth.. Now we learn the number of Americans with diabetes has more than doubled in this decade, from 11 to 23 million, mainly due to obesity.. The increase ...
West Virginia physicians can recommend a new tool to help their overweight Medicaid patients battle against the bulge. UniCare began and is managing the initiative, but it meshes with the goals of West Virginia's redesigned Medicaid program, Riley said.. "The majority benefit ...
W.Va. Hopes Body Mass Index Calculator Will Help Doctors Spot Obesity Early in Their PatientsWest Virginia is hoping that a little wheel can make a big difference in the state's obesity problem. The wheel is a body mass index calculator, a low-tech ...
West Virginia is hoping that a little wheel can make a big difference in the state's obesity problem.The wheel is a body mass index calculator, a low-tech tool that will be distributed to doctors across the state as part of a new ...
MORE POUNDS: Obesity rates climbed in 31 states last year, and no state showed a decline.WHERE: Mississippi became the first state to crack the 30 percent barrier for adults considered to be obese. West Virginia and Alabama were just behind.PUBLIC CRISIS: Health ...
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