Malnutrition, in all its forms, includes undernutrition (wasting, stunting, underweight), inadequate vitamins or minerals, overweight and obesity.
Mar 18, 2024
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Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern. The latest California data shows increased rates of emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and deaths from dog bites, with new records set after COVID ...
Feb 4, 2024
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Rural Black residents of the South have higher mortality, or death, rates than rural Black residents elsewhere, and so did Hispanic residents of the rural South and West, according to a new study by two researchers in the ...
Jan 24, 2024
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In a rural region of upstate New York, students attending schools embedded with nonprofit-run health clinics received more medical care, relied less on urgent care and missed less school, according to an analysis led by Cornell ...
Aug 15, 2023
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After an initial decline in diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease-related deaths, researchers from Emory and other institutions have noted a reversal of the trend, with mortality rates increasing from 2014 to 2019, ...
May 17, 2023
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a comprehensive review of its food and tobacco programs amid a high-profile infant formula shortage and recent rulings on e-cigarettes.
Jul 21, 2022
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A new study published in the International Journal of Aging and Human Development estimated that in China 14.3 percent of the population has physical disabilities considered instrumental to daily life—but ethnic minority ...
May 26, 2022
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While potentially crucial to preventing the spread of COVID-19, lockdowns are associated with increased rates of depression and anxiety as well as food insecurity among women in India and other parts of the developing world, ...
Apr 1, 2022
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Research at Washington State University has linked chronic depression with increased health problems for moms and children in poor rural communities, revealing the need for better treatment based on teamwork and trust.
Mar 6, 2020
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Technology may be a viable option for reducing HIV risk in underserved families in rural communities, according to a new Vanderbilt report.
Aug 26, 2019
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