In this particular population the exposure to infant massage sessions resulted in an improvement in
several health indexes, such as weight - gain, increases in length, head circumference, bone density, and body temperature (Scafidi et al., 1986; Scafidi et al., 1990; Kuhn et al., 1991; Wheeden et al., 1993; Moyer Mileur et al., 1995; Jinon, 1996; Dieter et al., 2001, 2003; Ke et al., 2001; Duan et al., 2002; Ferber et al., 2002; Liu, 2005; Lu et al., 2005; Na et al., 2005; Diego et al., 2008).
Not exact matches
Major
indexes are little changed as banks fall along with interest rates and weak first - quarter results hit
several health care companies.
These patients saw their body mass
index (BMI) drop from 31.5 to 27.4, lost significant amounts of belly fat, and saw improvement in
several other markers of
health (18).
We do not have any experience with sorbitol or maltitol — however
several sources report that sorbitol really has no other
health benefits, and maltitol is higher on the glycemic
index and is the most difficult of the sugar alcohols to digest.
The international research team assessed a dozen measures of physical
health, including lung function, systemic inflammation and
several measures of metabolic syndrome, including waist circumference, HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, glucose control and body mass
index.
The authors — Angela Maria Pinzon - Rondon, Amir Attaran, Juan Carlos Botero (executive director of the World Justice Project), and Angela Maria Ruiz - Sternberg — examined WJP Rule of Law
Index scores for 96 countries against
several key
health indicators.
The Hays Global Skills
Index 2013 measures
several key indicators that determine a country's skill shortages including strength and resilience of its economy, labour market
health, quality and flexibility of education, and the demand and supply of labour (particularly in high - skills industries and occupations).
Low overall parenting skill, as measured by the parenting
index, was associated with greater risk of
several health outcomes including: