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• W. Va. Governor Settles Lawsuit Challenging Stricter Eligibility For In-Home Services Program
  ...The administration of West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D) on Wednesday announced it would settle a lawsuit over stricter eligibility guidelines adopted in November 2005 that disqualified hundreds of seniors and residents with disabilities from a state sponsored in-home medical care program, the Charleston Gazette reports (Finn, Charleston Gazette, 9/21). [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 27 Sep 2006 11:00 EST
  
• W. Va. Ranks First in Heart Disease
  ...Title: W. Va. Ranks First in Heart DiseaseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 2/16/2007Last Editorial Review: 2/16/2007...
  MedicineNet - Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• W. Va. schools try video game to fight obesity
  ...West Virginia, which has one of the nation’s worst obesity problems, is expanding a project that uses a video game to boost students’ physical activity....
  MSNBC - Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:39 EST
  
• W. Virginia uses dance video game to fight obesity
  ... LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Children in West Virginia''s public schools will be required to play Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.''s popular "Dance Dance Revolution" video game under a deal to help the state battle rising childhood obesity rates, the company said on Wednesday....
  Reuters - Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:44 EST
  
• W. Virginia uses dance video game to fight obesity
  ... LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Children in West Virginia''s public schools will be required to play Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.''s popular "Dance Dance Revolution" video game under a deal to help the state battle rising childhood obesity rates, the company said on Wednesday....
  Reuters - Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:21 EST
  
• W.H.O. Moves Toward Allowing Smallpox Gene Experiment
  ...The World Health Organization moved closer to approving an experiment to manipulate the genes of the smallpox virus for the first time since the disease was eradicated 25 years ago....
  New York Times - Sat, 21 May 2005 04:00 EST
  
• W.H.O. Supports Wider Use of DDT vs. Malaria
  ...The World Health Organization said the insecticide poses no risk when sprayed in small amounts on the inner walls of homes....
  New York Times - Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:00 EST
  
• W.H.O. to Study Bird Flu Deaths in Family
  ...A team of W.H.O. experts will help investigate a cluster of human cases of avian influenza in a family in Northern Indonesia....
  New York Times - Thu, 25 May 2006 03:00 EST
  
• W.M. Keck Foundation Announces 2006 Class Of Distinguished Young Scholars In Medical Research
  ...The W.M. Keck Foundation, a leading supporter of high-impact medical research, science and engineering, announced the 2006 class of grant recipients under its Distinguished Young Scholars in Medical Research program today.Robert A. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:00 EST
  
• W.Va. Ranks First in Heart Disease
  ...West Virginia has a higher prevalence of heart disease than any other state; while the U.S. Virgin Islands has the lowest, according to the CDC....
  WebMD - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:48 EST
  
• W.Va. Schools Get Game to Fight Obesity
  ...West Virginia Puts Video Game in Public Schools to Fight Childhood Obesity...
  ABC News - Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:29 EST
  
• W.Va. Schools Get Game to Fight Obesity
  ...West Virginia Puts Video Game in Public Schools to Fight Childhood Obesity...
  ABC News - Wed, 25 Jan 2006 01:51 EST
  
• W.Va. Sends Out SOS for Obesity Problem
  ...West Virginia Calls on Disease Investigators for Obesity Problem...
  ABC News - Fri, 03 Jun 2005 08:41 EST
  
• W.Va. Sends Out SOS for Obesity Problem
  ...West Virginia Calls on Disease Investigators for Obesity Problem...
  ABC News - Fri, 03 Jun 2005 09:29 EST
  
• W.Va. Sends Out SOS for Obesity Problem
  ...West Virginia Calls on Disease Investigators for Obesity Problem...
  ABC News - Fri, 03 Jun 2005 11:38 EST
  
• W.Va. Sends Out SOS for Obesity Problem
  ...West Virginia Calls on Disease Investigators for Obesity Problem...
  ABC News - Sat, 04 Jun 2005 01:47 EST
  
• W.Va. Sends Out SOS for Obesity Problem
  ...West Virginia Calls on Disease Investigators for Obesity Problem...
  ABC News - Sat, 04 Jun 2005 08:38 EST
  
• W.Va. to plug in arcade game for weight loss
  ...West Virginia, which has the worst childhood obesity problem in the United States, is stepping up plans to use Konami Corp.’s “Dance Dance Revolution” to battle the bulge in its schools....
  MSNBC - Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:45 EST
  
• W.Va. tops state-wise list of heart disease prevalence: CDC
  ...NEW YORK: The largely rural states in the south like West Virginia and Kentucky had the highest incidence of heart disease compared to any other US state, a survey has shown....
  The Earth Times - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 11:03 EST
  
• W.Va. turns to Weight Watchers to slim down
  ...Facing more than $100 million in annual costs linked to obesity, the Medicaid program in one of the country’s most overweight states is turning to a familiar name to help residents slim down....
  MSNBC - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 11:58 EST
  
• Wacky workout questions answered
  ...Can diet tea and an ab apparatus whittle a huge middle? Are there good exercises just for smokers? Can you lose belly fat by changing your breathing patterns? And what exercises can straighten a curvy penis? Smart Fitness answers your wacky workout queries....
  MSNBC - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:16 EST
  
• Wading into EMR: Going electronic, one step at a time
  ...You don't have to put your practice through an extreme tech makeover. Experts offer some suggestions for testing the waters with incremental changes....
  American Medical News -
  
• Waging a high-tech war against sinusitis
  ...SLU physician touts benefits of painless endoscopy, image-guided surgery - Coughing, headaches, fatigue, post-nasal drip and intense pressure throughout the face... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:00 EST
  
• Waist girth predicts diabetes risk in children
  ... NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Waist circumference in children and adolescents predicts insulin resistance, a risk factor for diabetes, and this is independent of body mass index (BMI), a height to weight ratio used to determine how thin or fat an individual is, according to a report in the Journal of Pediatrics....
  Reuters - Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:50 EST
  
• Waist Size Indicates Risk of Diabetes - Study
  ... LONDON (Reuters) - Waist size is a good indicator of a person's risk of insulin resistance -- an early stage in the development of diabetes and heart disease, researchers said Friday....
  Reuters - Fri, 15 Apr 2005 04:44 EST
  
• Waist size is associated with the metabolic syndrome in children
  ...Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance in children and may offer a simple way to identify children with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals... click link for more info....
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 02 Aug 2005 07:00 EST
  
• Waist Size Predicts Heart Disease Danger
  ...If your waistline is larger than 39 inches, you may already be on the road to diabetes or heart disease....
  WebMD - Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:28 EST
  
• Waist-Height Ratio May Show Heart Disease Risk
  ...People''s heart risk could be better shown by their waist-to-tallness ratio (WTR) than by their body mass index (BMI), say German and Austrian researchers....
  WebMD - Mon, 06 Jun 2005 08:20 EST
  
• Waist-hip Ratio Should Replace Body Mass Index As Indicator Of Mortality Risk In Older People
  ...Older people with high waist-hip ratios (WHRs) have a higher mortality risk than those with a high body mass index, or BMI, a new study reveals....
  ScienceDaily - Tue, 08 Aug 2006 02:00 EST
  
• Waist-hip Ratio Should Replace Body Mass Index As Indicator Of Mortality Risk In Older People
  ...Older people with high waist-hip ratios (WHRs) have a higher mortality risk than those with a high body mass index, or BMI, a new study reveals.Whereas justifiable attention is given to the increasing problem of obesity in the general population, far less is known about the relationship between obesity and mortality in older people, or how mortality risk should be estimated. [click link for full article]...
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:00 EST