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Microstructural Evidence for Early Childhood Stress in a Community in Transition at Hisban, Jordan
American Journal of Biological Anthropology, Volume 190, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT Objectives Identification of stress across infancy and childhood can reflect maternal and environmental influences on early life health. In the 19th century community of Hisban, many infants died before 2 years of age with evidence of metabolic disease, including rickets, that likely ties with maternal health.
Kristina Cockerille +4 more
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Premature exfoliation of the teeth in a hypocalcemic undernourished African girl
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014 Premature exfoliation of the primary dentition is a rare phenomenon which may be associated with local disorders of the teeth and systemic diseases; however its association with hypocalcemia and malnutrition is uncommon. Nutritional rickets occurs mostly
Ibrahim Aliyu
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Food Chemistry International, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 246-262, June 2026.After collecting Musa paradisiaca leaves, some were dried and others were used to produce aqueous extracts. The extracts and powders were characterized and then administered to rats made anaemic by PHZ. After 14 days of administration of the two samples, the rats were euthanized and it was observed that after 9 days of treatment, the aqueous extract ...
Josée Rebeca Nombo +8 more
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Alkaline phosphatase in clinical practice in childhood: Focus on rickets
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and its isoenzymes reflect bone metabolism: ALP increases the ratio of inorganic phosphate to pyrophosphate systemically and facilitates mineralization as well as reduces extracellular pyrophosphate concentration, an ...
Giuseppe Cannalire +6 more
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The Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2010 Nutritional rickets (NR) remains the most common form of developmental bone disease, in spite of the efforts of clinicians and health care providers to reduce the incidence of the disease in Turkey. Today, it is well known that the etiology of NR exists along a spectrum ranging from isolated vitamin D deficiency to isolated calcium deficiency.
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Public Health Challenges, Volume 5, Issue 2, June 2026.Diphtheria vaccination coverage among Nigerian children remains suboptimal (56%). Coverage is significantly lower in Northern states and inversely correlated with multidimensional poverty. Addressing poverty‐related deprivations is essential to improving immunization equity and curbing recurrent diphtheria outbreaks.
Olufemi Olulaja, Rana Jaber
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A Clinical Study of the Distribution and Morphology of Harris Lines
Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 344-356, June 2026.ABSTRACT Harris lines are commonly used in bioarcheology to infer lifestyle in ancient populations; however, their etiology and identification parameters are still under debate. The aim of this study is to observe the distribution of the lesions in a contemporary clinical sample to address their association with etiological factors, age, biological sex,
Claudia Moro +7 more
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Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Volume 74, Issue 6, Page 1548-1557, June 2026.ABSTRACT Background The impact of vitamin D on fall incidence remains controversial. We studied the effect of 5 years of vitamin D3 supplementation on the risk of falls in a double‐blind, placebo‐controlled randomized trial with generally healthy, community‐dwelling men and women in Finland.
Toni Rikkonen +9 more
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The prevalence of active nutritional rickets in Egyptian infants in Cairo
Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette, 2016 The Prevalence of Active Nutritional Rickets in Egyptian Infants in Cairo Introduction Rickets is a preventable disease which still exists in many countries needing accurate estimation to properly implement preventive strategies.
Amani Osman Mahmoud +2 more
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