Posts Tagged ‘malnutrition’
In Malawi, gut bugs trigger malnutrition
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Bacteria living in the intestine are an underlying cause of a form of severe acute childhood malnutrition, according to a study of young twins in Malawi. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Sep 10, 2012 10:37 - 0 Comments
Pregnant women with HIV often malnourished
CORNELL (US) — Even when HIV-infected pregnant women receive antiretroviral therapy, malnutrition is common, leading to low birth weight and other health problems in their infants. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 4, 2012 10:06 - 0 Comments
A better way to diagnose malnutrition
PENN STATE (US) — A new systematic assessment that describes malnutrition in the context of starvation, chronic disease, and/or acute disease or injury will help with diagnosis and treatment, nutritionists say. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 9, 2011 11:58 - 3 Comments
Small-scale irrigation: ‘Ladder out of poverty’
STANFORD (US) — Investments in small-scale irrigation and geophysical mapping will help relieve food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers say. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 7, 2010 14:39 - 0 Comments
Childhood malnutrition has long reach
MICHIGAN STATE (US)—Malnutrition early in life appears to diminish brain function in older adults, according to a new study that has implications for poor, developing nations. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 5, 2009 13:57 - 1 Comment
Food insecurity growing issue for kids
WASHINGTON-ST. LOUIS (US)—The percentage of black children who live in a household where food stamps will be used at some point in their childhood is a staggering 90 percent, according to a new study. (more…)
