“It was a long night.” And just days before when the Bean was fighting its way through a torrential monsoon downpour with bolts of purple lightning a determined RFDS crew from Mt Isa was above ...

The new definitions aim to resolve any conflict in medical circles over whether obesity is a disease or just a risk factor. Global health leaders have proposed a “dramatic overhaul” of the way ...

“The whole goal of this is to get a more precise definition so that we are targeting the people who actually need the help most,” said Dr. David Cummings, an obesity expert at the University of ...

In Tuesday's issue of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, 58 international experts across a range of medical specialties and people with lived experience released a report proposing a new definition ...

The international Commission on Clinical Obesity which proposed the new definitions called it a nuanced approach. Their report includes 18 diagnostic criteria for clinical obesity in adults and ...

By Gina Kolata Obesity should be assessed in a way that goes beyond the standard measure of body mass index, or B.M.I., according to a new definition of the condition released by an international ...

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AFP Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left at least 10 people dead, rescue services in Minas Gerais state said Sunday. Nine people died in the city of Ipatinga, where 80 ...

Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left at least 10 people dead, rescue services in Minas Gerais state said on Sunday. Nine people died in the city of Ipatinga ...

RIO DE JANEIRO: Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left at least 10 people dead, rescue services in Minas Gerais state said Sunday. Nine people died in the city of ...

Landslides caused by torrential rains in southeast Brazil have left at least 10 dead, with nine dying in the city of Ipatinga, where 80 mm of rain fell in the space of just an hour. How Pushpa ...

In a recent series of devastating weather events, the coastal area of Kitries in the Municipality of West Mani, Messinia, has experienced significant damage due to torrential rains. The intense ...