News tagged with malnourished children
Breast milk bank to cater to needy infants in India
A mother's milk bank catering to needy infants free of cost has been set up in northwestern India as part of a drive to save the lives of vulnerable children, officials said Monday.
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Apr 15, 2013 |
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Researchers identify a potential new therapeutic target for E. coli infections
(Medical Xpress)—A new study by researchers at the Center for Modeling Immunity to Enteric Pathogens at Virginia Bioinformatics Institute provides novel insight into how an emerging strain of the diarrhea-ca ...
Medical research
Mar 28, 2013 |
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Computerized reminders significantly improve HIV care in resource-limited setting
A large randomized controlled study is among the first to rigorously demonstrate that health information technology can improve compliance with patient care guidelines by clinicians in resource-limited countries. The study ...
Pediatrics
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Gut microbes at root of severe malnutrition in kids
A study of young twins in Malawi, in sub-Saharan Africa, finds that bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood malnutrition.
Medical research
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Antibiotics cut death rate for malnourished children
Severely malnourished children are far more likely to recover and survive when given antibiotics along with a therapeutic peanut-based food than children who are simply treated with the therapeutic food alone, researchers ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 30, 2013 |
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Traditions in Chad harm, kill underfed children
(AP)—On the day of their son's surgery, the family woke before dawn. They saddled their horses and set out across the 12-mile-long carpet of sand to the nearest town, where they hoped the reputed doctor ...
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Dec 24, 2012 |
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Genetic discovery will help fight diarrhea outbreaks
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have discovered unexpectedly large genetic differences between two similar species of the pathogenic Cryptosporidium parasite.
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Jun 13, 2012 |
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Encephalitis kills at least 430 in India
At least 430 people, mainly children, have died from an outbreak of encephalitis in a deeply neglected region of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.
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Oct 15, 2011 |
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