Sentences with phrase «as health indicators»

Battle Mode has been given a significant makeover with five balloons serving as health indicators instead of three as well as the chance to respawn upon defeat — albeit with a halved score.

Urinalysis, testing that we perform on urine samples, can be used to gather information about the kidneys and bladder, as well as health indicators like glucose regulation and liver function.

The light bar on your controller has been utilized by the devs as a health indicator — Green, yellow and red.

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Depending on the scope and purpose of the research, happiness is often measured using objective indicators (data on crime, income, civic engagement and health) and subjective methods, such as asking people how frequently they experience positive and negative emotions.

You can see your character's health and weapons, as well as enemy statistics and a map indicator of where to go next.

After all, seven in 10 U.S. adults already track at least one health indicator such as weight, diet or a symptom of a condition, according to a 2013 survey from Pew Research.

That's because, as a new study notes, meeting patients» basic social needs — including for heating, electricity, food access, and medicines — can actually have a significant effect on basic health indicators like blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

We're covered this one before as an early warning sign of impending burnout here on Inc.com, but according to Tarkan, the inability to be as nice to others as you'd like is also a good indicator that you're in need of a mental health day.

But for a far better indicator of the health of Canada's economy, opposition politicians should consider the disturbing decline in this country's innovative capabilities, as evidenced by Bloomberg's recently published 2018 Innovation Index.

The Index looks at the results of three leading indicators to gauge confidence in the commercial construction industry — backlog levels, new business opportunities and revenue forecasts — generating a composite index on a scale of 0 to 100 that serves as an indicator of health for the contractor segment on a quarterly basis.

Business media and expert commentators sometimes cite the monthly University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index as an indicator of U.S. economic and stock market health, generally interpreting a jump (drop) in sentiment as good (bad) for future consumption and stocks.

Many investors pay attention to this metric as an indicator of industry health in the very influential New York region of the U.S..

Further, FE&S» Distribution Giants study also serves as a key indicator of the foodservice equipment and supplies industry's general economic health and allows a look back to measure industry performance in recent years.

Given the tight operating environment for restaurants throughout the U.S., it comes as no surprise that many of the national chains continue to struggle to post consistently positive same - store sales, long considered another indicator of industry health.

The all - encompassing focus on weight as the most important indicator of health, and the stifling atmosphere of fat - shaming around it, isn't just foolish; it can also be dangerous — as many overweight people have found when trying to get medical attention for an illness, only to hear that their weight is the be-all, end - all of their problems.

And the focus on weight as an indicator of health is dangerous for thin people as well as healthy ones.

BMI is only one indicator, and not an entirely sound one, of health in children; and I think that using it as a measurement of good nutrition work in schools is a red herring.

Ultimately, if intense swelling of the hands and feet accompanies the clumsiness and blurry vision, it is best to schedule an appointment with your health care professional as soon as possible, as this may possibly be an indicator of pre-eclampsia.

To address this issue, Lauren Wakschlag, Ph.D., of Northwestern University, Margaret Briggs - Gowan, Ph.D., of University of Connecticut Health Center, and their colleagues examined temper loss among preschoolers as a spectrum of behaviors ranging from mild or normal to «problem indicators» that may be signs of a greater, underlying mental health Health Center, and their colleagues examined temper loss among preschoolers as a spectrum of behaviors ranging from mild or normal to «problem indicators» that may be signs of a greater, underlying mental health health issue.

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Meanwhile, there is some evidence that high rates of child stunting (low height for age) can co-exist with relatively high values for positive indicators of child health, such as immunization coverage [34].

The other WBTi indicators offer key points to include, such as Baby Friendly status being a universal goal, legislation in line with World Health Assembly recommendations, adequate protection for breastfeeding in the workplace, local support that is of high quality and integrated, and health professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfeHealth Assembly recommendations, adequate protection for breastfeeding in the workplace, local support that is of high quality and integrated, and health professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfehealth professionals who have adequate training is supporting breastfeeding.

Your health care provider will use any weight you put on during this time as an indicator of the growth of your baby and will also help to look for potential problems.

Both unemployment and health look likely to be local campaign issues as the constituency is ranked highly on unemployment and poor health indicators.

Let me point to 10 things that I sketched out this morning: too much money spent on administration and bureaucracy and not enough on front - line patient care; too little patient - centric information to inform decision making; too little innovation; too little clinical input into decision making; too much inertia and hostility to reform, as we have seen today; too much process - driven target culture distorting clinical decision making; falling productivity; poor outcomes across a range of clinical indicators; too often, weak commissioning of servicing; and widening health inequalities in the past 10 years, in addition to the scandals that occurred in Staffordshire and Kent.

«Though we can't yet explain the association between infertility and mortality, it is possible that the condition may be an early indicator of either endocrine or inflammatory disruption that over time, leads to long term health issues such as malignancy or diabetes.»

These accoutrements to a smart phone can help users plan and track workouts, monitor important health indicators such as glucose and blood pressure, and locate nearby physicians and clinical trials

The researchers analyzed how the changes affected indicators of cardiovascular health, such as blood pressure, heart rate and other markers for heart disease and stroke, like high «bad» cholesterol levels.

These socio - demographic gaps are even wider for foreign - born Hispanics, but foreign - born Hispanics experience better health and fewer health risks than U.S. - born Hispanics for some key health indicators such as cancer, heart disease, obesity, hypertension, and smoking, the report said.

Birds are often used as an indicator of overall ecosystem health in Wyoming, Colorado and Arizona, Hatten said.

Frogs and toads also play an important role, serving as both prey and predator, in wetland ecosystems and are considered indicators of environmental health.

Overall health, as shown by seven indicators in teeth and bones, plummeted to an all - time low in the 14th century, according to a study of 17,250 individuals from 100 locations in Europe by Ohio State economic historian Richard Steckel, Larsen, and their colleagues in the Global History of Health Project (Science, 1 May 2009, p.health, as shown by seven indicators in teeth and bones, plummeted to an all - time low in the 14th century, according to a study of 17,250 individuals from 100 locations in Europe by Ohio State economic historian Richard Steckel, Larsen, and their colleagues in the Global History of Health Project (Science, 1 May 2009, p.Health Project (Science, 1 May 2009, p. 588).

The findings — featured in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)-- are a concern as body mass and weight gain during pregnancy are important indicators of maternal health.

Scientists call this the left ventricular twist — and it can be used as an indicator of heart health.

Researchers determined this «biological age» based on health indicators such as body mass index, blood pressure and cholesterol level.

The first U.S. State of the Birds report came out in 2009 and established the precedent of using birds that are confined to specific habitats as indicators of the health of those habitats: oceans, coasts, wetlands, arctic, forests, grasslands, and aridlands.

These species have also long been used to study the health of ecosystems, as indicators of biodiversity.

Disordered eating among 24 - year - old women and men was an indicator of higher body weight, larger waist circumference and lower psychological wellbeing as well as a lower self - evaluation of general health both at age 24 and ten years later.

So, now, what's the role of birds as indicators of the health of the environment, which is something that directly affects all of us.

«Unfortunately, greater depression and anxiety are associated with higher BMI and greater waist circumference, both indicators of obesity, as well as engaging in less physical activity and having less favorable indicators of glycemic control,» said Darla Kendzor, Ph.D., principal investigator and assistant professor at the UTHealth School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus.

In particular, the Southern states suffer from high rates of infant mortality, along with several other negative population health indicators such as obesity and diabetes.

According to Dr. Biju Kumar, one of the study's authors, the discovery of this crab is very important in the context of conservation of the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotpot as they can serve as ecological indicators, reflecting the health of the ecosystem.

But, wrote Record and Austin, «given the prevalence of starvation in the modeling industry... and the health harms that models suffer as a consequence, BMI is a necessary indicator of being dangerously underweight.

Observations focussed on the eggs as indicators of the health of the population and inbreeding depression, but included data on the juveniles where possible.

At present, fertility experts examine embryos under a microscope, looking at potential indicators of health of the embryo such as the number and symmetry of cells, and degrees of cell fragmentation.

As a first step, the report recommends «building affordable surveillance systems» to detect population changes, including reproductive rates, which can be a simple indicator of a species» health.

Specific proteins and chemicals in the samples are used as biomarkers, or indicators of health.

So how you appear as you age turns out to be a better indicator of your health than your actual age.

From Beauty and Health Editor at Vogue to Editorial Director at Birchbox UK, her journey to the top provides ample inspiration for anyone looking to enter the world of both print and online journalism and acts as a clear indicator of the innovation and drive required to keep up with the direction they're headed in the future.

Gallagher says despite our occasional reluctance to accept BMI as an indicator of physical health, evidence shows there is an association between higher BMI scores and poorer health outcomes for individuals.