Health
Calls for malnutrition screening for at-risk elderly
New Massey University research highlights the importance of screening for risk of malnutrition among older people as a preventative health measure.
Oct 5, 2017
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New research to treat acute malnutrition
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen and humanitarian organizations have conducted a large study in Burkina Faso in West Africa treating more than 1600 children with acute malnutrition. The study, published Monday ...
Sep 12, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Co-infection with two common gut pathogens worsens malnutrition in mice
Two gut pathogens commonly found in malnourished children combine to worsen malnutrition and impair growth in laboratory mice, according to new research published in PLOS Pathogens.
Jul 27, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
80% of Yemen children in need of immediate aid: UN
A vicious combination of war, cholera and hunger has left 80 percent of Yemeni children in desperate need of aid, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
Jul 26, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
UN, aid group: Cholera in Yemen to worsen in rainy season
The U.N. health agency and an international aid organization warned on Friday that Yemen's cholera epidemic, the world's worst since Haiti's 2010 outbreak, is likely to worsen in the rainy season.
Jul 21, 2017
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Health
Common drivers and solutions to undernutrition and obesity
This week the World Health Organization in Geneva released two new policy briefs focused on the Double Burden of Malnutrition and Double-duty actions for nutrition.
May 29, 2017
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Health
Strategies needed to prevent malnutrition in older people
New research from Massey University shows concerning levels of malnutrition among older people living independently in the community or newly admitted to hospital or a residential care facility.
May 26, 2017
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Health
New study sheds light on 'lung sparing effect'
A new study suggests that in cases of severe malnutrition, the body may prioritise lung development at the expense of other less vital growth.
Apr 5, 2017
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Health
Poor oral health and food scarcity major contributors to malnutrition in older adults
UNC School of Medicine researchers led a study to determine risk factors associated with malnutrition among older adults receiving care in the emergency department. The study, published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics ...
Mar 23, 2017
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Health
Screening for both malnutrition and frailty needed to enhance health of aging populations
By 2035 one in four Canadians will be 65 years old or older, an age group prone to malnutrition and frailty. A new literature review published today in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism describes the similarities ...
Mar 21, 2017
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