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...seriously overweight, after holding steady for 20 years at about a quarter of the population, jumped to one-third in the 1980s, an increase of more than 30%. According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association, some 58 million people in the U.S. weigh at least 20% more than their ideal body weight -- making them, in the unforgiving terminology of dietary science, obese...
When Reyes writes that "it is just time that we all realized that as Americans we must face the scarcity of experienced and caring physicians who are concerned with the sick in this country," she lets the burdens of her own isolated case weigh too heavily upon the state of the nation. To expect to be treated like more than a stranger at UHS, one must take the time to introduce oneself and get to know one's way around. I did, and UHS has proved to be as familiar, as friendly and competent as my doctor back home...
...example, women who are 5'5" or taller and weigh less than 108 pounds, Frisch said, were found to have no cycle because they were so lean...
When grades cease to be meaningful, graduate schools and employers have no choice but to depend on standardized test scores to measure student's aptitudes. And while these test scores are relevant, four years of academic work should weigh heavier than an afternoon exam...
Detailed consent forms are also the only way a prospective patient can weigh the risks of a number of controversial experimental methods common in schizophrenia studies, among them drug discontinuation, which takes severely mentally ill patients off medication to study their potential for psychotic relapse...