Nutrition and health
In Europe, more than ten million people suffer from diabetes mellitus, 90 percent of whom have diabetes type II.
Obesity
Precise weighing can save lives!
For diagnostic and treatment purposes it is often crucial to obtain a clear picture of a patient's nutritional status. Once the body mass index (BMI) has been determined, further steps for a successful therapy can be initiated and the medication dose can be adjusted to underweight, overweight or normal-weight patients.
Weighing up to 360 kg patients
seca GmhH & co. manufactures a non-calibrated platform scales that can take a maximum capacity of 360 kg.
Measures to contain obesity
The World Health Organisation (WHO) quotes figures that indicate there are over one billion overweight adults spread across the world, as of 2007, with at least 300 million of these defined as clinically obese (as defined by a BMI (body mass index) of 30).
Fat compromises surgical and intensive care patients
Nutrition-induced obesity is a physical and budgetary problem. For example, in Germany alone, an estimated €20 billion has been spent on obesity related health problems.
Nutrition and health
In Europe today, obesity is assuming epidemic proportions.
Nutrition and health
According to figures released in 2006 by the International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), around 14 million children, aged 7-11 years, are overweight - and three million of these are obese.
Mobile positioning table supports patients up to 230kg
To meet US requirements, Provotec GmbH & Co KG, of Espelkamp - which is entering US and international markets with their Prognost XPE tables - has increased the patient load and will have UL and CCC approval.
The Lancet highlights cardiac research
Among the research articles published in this issue, are some ...
Drug, vaccine and surgery
Obesity is a burgeoning nightmare for everyone involved in healthcare delivery. New treatment possibilities can help to solve this probelm.
Obesity
The disturbing international comparative study on health behaviour in school children (HBSC), conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), European regional offices, have been presented by the research director for Germany, Professor Hurrelmann, Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Bielefeld, at the 3rd German Congress for Health Services Research.
Stand brings mobility
The seca 472 mobile stand.