Higher numbers of malnourished children suffering from stunting and wasting are found in poorer households in East and Southern Africa, while more overweight children live in the richest homes, a new study reveals.
May 3, 2023
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For hospitalized inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, malnutrition contributes to readmission, mortality, length of stay (LOS), and health care costs, according to a study published online Jan. 13 in Alimentary Pharmacology ...
Feb 1, 2023
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A cholera outbreak sweeping through Haiti is claiming a growing number of children amid a surge in malnutrition, UNICEF announced Wednesday.
Nov 23, 2022
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Baby boomers are aging and the U.S. population is too. The proportion of U.S. adults 65-and-older grew more than a third since 2010 and now includes 54.1 million adults. To help the baby boomers maintain their quality of ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Millions of children are exposed to extreme hunger each year, but children who experience malnutrition are more likely to have poorer health and developmental delays that persist into old age, according to previous research ...
Oct 11, 2022
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End-stage kidney disease patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) often struggle with malnutrition and sarcopenia, a form of musculoskeletal atrophy that amplifies mortality. Untangling the long-suspected relationship ...
Jun 1, 2022
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About 18 million children under age five suffer from severe acute malnutrition, and more than 3 million children die from it each year. Treatment with high-calorie supplemental foods and antibiotics can prevent deaths, but ...
Apr 15, 2022
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A raging measles outbreak has sickened thousands and killed nearly 100 in crisis-ravaged Afghanistan this year, the World Health Organization said Friday, warning that many more would die without urgent action.
Nov 12, 2021
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Adults and children with COVID-19 who have a history of malnutrition may have an increased likelihood of death and the need for mechanical ventilation, according to a study published in Scientific Reports.
Jul 22, 2021
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Back at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, case numbers on the continent were still modest. But predictions and projections suggested the disease was going to cut a swathe through Africa.
May 13, 2021
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