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Heart disease in the newborn is related to maternal malnutrition

...cember issue Heart has carried a study on maternal malnutrition in the first trimester of pregnancy and how it cau...n children and correlated the findings to maternal malnutrition in the three trimesters of pregnancy. They opined that maternal malnutrition during the first three ...

A height problem

...hort, it may be due to serious underlying disease, malnutrition or even abuse, so it is important that doctors correctly identify the cause. The researchers noted: "We suggest that few paediatricians are aware of the need to allow for regression and these data demonstrate that doing so might substantially alter...

Obesity a global problem

... rise in obesity levels. Paradoxically, childhood malnutrition and stunted growth may be found hand-in-hand with adult obesity in many places. The phenomenon means countries that still face problems of under-nutrition also need to pay attention to the prevention of obesity-related illnesses, including heart dise...

A new and surprising insight on AIDS

... African Development Community (SADC) claimed that malnutrition was one of the key factors that was at the centre ...were similarities between AIDS and the symptoms of malnutrition and long-known tropical diseases. He added that adequate vitamin intake was necessary in curbing AID...

Women cured of anorexia nervosa have redistributed body fat after weight gain

...image often causes the disorder that may result in malnutrition of varying degrees, with endocrine and metabolic changes happening as a side effect that can cause disturbance in all the body functions. The researchers of the study had looked into the body fat redistribution in women who had been cured of anorexi...

Overactive brain regions can lead to anorexia nervosa

...image often causes the disorder that may result in malnutrition of varying degrees, with endocrine and metabolic changes happening as a side effect that can cause disturbance in all the body functions. Research done by scientists of University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that over activity of the...

Ethiopian Children Face Threat From Malnutrition

Preventable diseases and malnutrition have been responsible for killing up to half a mil...llion. What is all the more alarming is that acute malnutrition rates among children under five years is increasing at an unbelievable pace ranging from 7.5 per cen...

Arsenic in drinking water

... other parts of the world, and it is possible that malnutrition contributes to its development. However, studies in several countries have demonstrated that arsenic causes other, less severe forms of peripheral vascular disease. According to some estimates, arsenic in drinking-water will cause 200,000 – 270,000 d...

TWO India Doctors Listed in TIME for Contribution to Global Health

...as they found 18 causes of infant death, including malnutrition and the strange habit of starvation among expectant tribal mothers who believe this makes the delivery easier, the couple started working to solve them. They found that simple improvement of skills and education to health workers will effectively red...

Time magazine has recognized efforts of two Indian doctors towards reducing infant mortality rate

...the 18 leading causes of infant death out of which malnutrition and starvation among expectant mothers for ease of delivery were found to be significant. The next step was directed towards reducing the identified burden. The plan was so simple that it could be implemented by a health worker with basic skills an...

South Africa May Start Manufacturing Bird Flu Vaccines

...n continent who are more prone to infection due to malnutrition and reduced medical treatment will not have any access to these vaccines and anti-flu drugs which has lead to the need of underdeveloped and developing countries to manufacture their own drugs and vaccines for bird flu....

UK Spends ￡7.3 Billion Annually On Malnutrition Cost

...al and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) has revealed that malnutrition costs the country over ￡7.3 billion annually. This...is population is aged over 65 years. Most cases of malnutrition in the country go undiagnosed. People who suffer from malnutrition spend longer periods in hospitals...

Ward Off Aging With A Low-Calorie Nutritional Diet

...n the other hand, calorie restriction coupled with malnutrition accelerates aging and causes severe diseases. "Therefore, eating half a hamburger, half a bag of French fries and half a can of soft drink is not healthy caloric restriction and is harmful," he said. The caloric restriction model requires a stric...

Renuka Chowdhury Stresses Importance of Bridging Gender Gap

...also revealed that tackling the growing problem of malnutrition would be on her agenda as well. "By 2020, a majority of India's population would be aged under 25 and one among six people in the world would be an Indian. If we do not have a healthy population, how will we harness the potential of the young people?...

Prescription to NHS: Nourish the Malnourished, For a Well-Fed Economy!

...g of all out-patients, prior to admission, so that malnutrition can be detected before the commencement of treatment. According to estimations, nearly 40% of people in hospitals are malnourished. Gordon Lishman, director general of charity Age Concern said” All too often we hear that older people's nutritional n...

Pesticide exposure penetrates the womb and affects blood and brain

...enatal pesticide exposure. Due to prevalence of malnutrition in that area the authors used delayed growth, or stunting, to explore the role of nutrients in the study's results. Stunting was associated with decreased copying ability in both exposed and non-exposed children. They therefore concluded that prenata...

WHO, UNICEF Issue New Guidelines For Oral Rehydration Salts

...nd calorie consumption thus combating diarrhea and malnutrition in children....

Alternate ways to produce HAS from tobacco plants

...l operations or when the patient shows symptoms of malnutrition or dehydration, chronic infections and renal or liver illnesses. The annual consumption of HSA in Spain is about 10 tons and across the world it is exceeds 500 tons. She said that this technique is an economically viable alternative. By using this...

Bio-Technology Initiatives to Feed Research On Sorghum Crop

...be a boon to the prevailing problems of hunger and malnutrition in Africa. Luke Mehlo, a molecular biotechnologist who came to Iowa from South Africa, and is keenly involved with the team of African scientists said “A lot of people have died on the African continent, quite unnecessarily. We seek to have a crop t...

The Face Of Indian Health Care: A World Health Day Evaluation

...ibal community which has seen nothing but poverty, malnutrition and disease. The patient’s faint but strange wailing is sufficient enough to stir the soul of any person with a compassion to his fellow human beings. Despite the best effort of the doctors, the old man receives only 2 bottles of saline, while actual...

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