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No. 07: Rapid Urbanization and the Nutrition Transition in Southern Africa [PDF]

, 2011
The nutrition transition, including the presence of malnutrition and obesity in poor urban populations (the so-called ‘double burden’ of disease), is occurring in Southern Africa in the context of massive rural-urban migration and rapid urbanization ...
Crush, Jonathan, Frayne, Bruce, McLachlan, Milla   +2 more
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Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency after bariatric surgery [PDF]

, 2017
Morbid obesity is a lifelong disease, and all patients require complementary follow-up including nutritional surveillance by a multidisciplinary team after bariatric procedures.
Arnelo, Urban, Haas, Stephan L., Löhr, J. -Matthias, Martin, Lena, Rutkowski, Wiktor, Thorell, Anders, Valente, Roberto, Vujasinovic, Miroslav   +7 more
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Vitamin B12 deficiency and impaired expression of amnionless during aging

Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2017
Physical frailty and loss of mobility in elderly individuals lead to reduced independence, quality of life, and increased mortality. Vitamin B12 deficiency has been linked to several age‐related chronic diseases, including in the musculo‐skeletal system,
A. Pannérec, E. Migliavacca, Antonio de Castro, Joris Michaud, Sonia Karaz, L. Goulet, S. Rezzi, T. Ng, N. Bosco, A. Larbi, J. Feige   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhancing Oncological Care for India's Aging Population: Addressing the Complex Needs of Older Adults With Cancer

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
Aging‐associated physiological and molecular alterations pose significant challenges in cancer management among India's elderly. Limited geriatric oncology expertise, financial constraints, and inadequate specialized care exacerbate disparities. Strategic expansion of insurance coverage, integration of palliative care, and infrastructural advancements ...
Nihanthy D. Sreenath, Mathigatta Shivarudraiah S, Rajath Govind, Kaushik M R   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosis of Rickets from Pneumonia

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2018
Rickets is a group of diseases presenting with decreased growth rate and skeletal deformities due to diminished endochondral calcification. Despite vitamin D supplementation programs, nutritional rickets is an important public health problem in ...
Osman Yeşilbaş, Nazan Ülgen Tekerek, Ülkü Gül Şiraz, Serhat Tekerek, Mevlüt Salim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pediatric Feeding Disorder: Consensus Definition and Conceptual Framework [PDF]

, 2019
Pediatric feeding disorders (PFDs) lack a universally accepted definition. Feeding disorders require comprehensive assessment and treatment of 4 closely related, complementary domains (medical, psychosocial, and feeding skill-based systems and associated
Browne, Joe, Cohen, Sherri S., de Camargo, Olaf Kraus, Delaney, Amy, Dodrill, Pamela, Feuling, Mary B., Gisel, Erika, Goday, Praveen S., Huh, Susanna Y., Kenzer, Amy, Kessler, Daniel B., Lukens, Colleen T., Noel, Richard J., Phalen, James A., Silverman, Alan   +14 more
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Elimination of avoidable blindness due to cataract: where do we prioritize and how should we monitor this decade? [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: In the final push toward the elimination of avoidable blindness, cataract occupies a position of eminence for the success of the Right to Sight initiative. AIMS: Review existing situation and assess what monitoring indicators may be useful to
John, Neena, Murthy, Gudlavalleti VS, Pant, Hira B, Shamanna, Bindiganavale R   +3 more
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Nutritional rickets in immigrant and refugee children

Public Health Reviews, 2016
Immigrant and refugee populations bring public health challenges to host nations. In the current global refugee crisis, children are the most vulnerable subpopulation.
T. Thacher, P. Płudowski, N. Shaw, M. Z. Mughal, C. Munns, W. Högler, W. Högler   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks, Anna Wolska, Diala Ghazal, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Alexander Burnham, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Alan T. Remaley, Robert Zivadinov, Murali Ramanathan   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changes in Immune‐Inflammation Status and Acute Ischemic Stroke Prognosis in Prospective Cohort

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Inflammation is a critical risk factor for poor outcomes in cerebral infarction. Prior studies focused primarily on baseline inflammation status, neglecting dynamic longitudinal changes. We try to investigate the association between immune‐inflammation status alterations and stroke prognosis, and evaluated three systemic biomarkers'
Songfang Chen, Wenting Huang, Yitian Liu, Xuan Chen, Buyu Ke, Qian Shen, Hanyu Cai, Jing Sun, Yan Li, Yungang Cao, Beilei Hu, Keyang Chen   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source