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Sudan at War With Itself: Civilian Devastation in the Civil War

Conflict Resolution Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A civil war is raging in Sudan between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) along with militia groups. Beginning on April 15, 2023, and continuing at least to this writing (October 15, 2025), civilian noncombatants have been subjected to bombings, beatings, torture, shootings, rape, and murder on a large scale. Since
Daniel Rothbart, Bayan Abubakr, Beltina Gjeloshi, Dieter Pfoser   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The use of Antibiotics for the Management of Severe Acute Malnutrition: A Review

Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science, 2016
Severe acute malnutrition contributes to the mortality of about a fifth of children who die before the age of five and those that are not killed by malnutrition are more likely to be affected by infectious diseases, which may impair their physical and ...
Adamu S.M., Omar H. L., Namadi A., Muhammed I.U. and Mashi J.A.
doaj  

Time to Recovery From Severe Acute Malnutrition to Normal Nutritional Status and Its Predictors Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in North‐East Ethiopia

Maternal and Child Nutrition
Malnutrition is a major disease burden in developing countries, particularly in recurrently drought‐affected areas. Despite the Ethiopian government's initiatives to set up stabilization centers in different hospitals to tackle severe acute malnutrition,
Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh, Amarech Giruma   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nutrition outcomes of HIV-infected malnourished adults treated with ready-to-use therapeutic food in sub-Saharan Africa: a longitudinal study. [PDF]

, 2011
: BACKGROUND: Among people living with HIV/AIDS, nutritional support is increasingly recognized as a critical part of the essential package of care, especially for patients in sub-Saharan Africa.
Ahoua, L, Umutoni, C, Huerga, H, Minetti, A, Szumilin, E, Balkan, S, Olson, D M, Nicholas, S, Pujades-Rodriguez, M   +8 more
core   +3 more sources

A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis of Psychological Therapies for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) in Adolescents and Adults

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The efficacy of psychological therapies for adolescents and adults with avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) has yet to be rigorously analyzed through systematic review or meta‐analysis. Method We identified articles from seven databases that presented psychological therapies for adolescents and adults with ARFID. First,
Copeland G. Winten, Esben Strodl, P. Evelyna Kambanis, Lynda J. Ross, Jennifer J. Thomas   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family in Rehabilitation, Empowering Carers for Improved Malnutrition Outcomes: Protocol for the FREER Pilot Study [PDF]

, 2012
Interventions to improve the nutritional status of older adults and the integration of formal and family care systems are critical research areas to improve the independence and health of aging communities and are particularly relevant in the ...
Marshall, Skye, van der Meij, Barbara S, Milte, Rachel, Collins, Clare E, de van der Schueren, Marian Ae, Banbury, Mark, Warner, Molly M, Isenring, Elizabeth   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Psychiatric Morbidity Is Overrepresented in Young Girls at High Risk of Developing Anorexia Nervosa

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Psychiatric comorbidity frequently presents in anorexia nervosa (AN). Yet, the premorbid mental health status is relatively unknown. The aim of this study was to map out psychiatric morbidity and psychopathology among girls at familial high risk (FHR) of developing AN, thereby detecting possible underlying vulnerabilities preceding ...
Karin Dahlin, Kajsa Järvholm, Jovanna Dahlgren, Elisabet Wentz   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Low Dose Daily Iron Supplementation Improves Iron Status and Appetite but not Anemia, Whereas Quarterly Anthelminthic Treatment Improves Growth, Appetite and Anemia in Zanzibari Preschool Children. [PDF]

, 2004
Iron deficiency and helminth infections are two common conditions of children in developing countries. The consequences of helminth infection in young children are not well described, and the efficacy of low dose iron supplementation is not well ...
Adam, Albonico, Albonico, Antonio Montresor, Brown, Caulfield, Crompton, Davis, de Andraca, Dickson, Diggle, Donnen, Freij, Greenberg, Gupta, Gupta, Hababu M. Chway, Idjradinata, James M. Tielsch, Jape Khatib Jape, Jelkmann, Kloetzel, Lackritz, Langhans, Levin, Lorenzo Savioli, Lozoff, Marco Albonico, Menendez, Montresor, National Research Council, Nelson, Pelletier, Pinero, Plata-Salaman, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Reeds, Rosenberg, Rousham, Savioli, Schultz, Smith, Solomons, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Stoltzfus, Thein-Hlaing, Trape, Verhoef, Warren, Willett, World Health Organization, World Health Organization Expert Committee   +53 more
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Experiencing Extreme Hunger in Anorexia Nervosa Recovery: A Qualitative Analysis of Reddit Narratives

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Recovery from anorexia nervosa involves psychological and social adjustments that extend beyond weight restoration. Online forums increasingly serve as spaces where recovery experiences are openly shared, including accounts of “extreme hunger” during refeeding—a phenomenon that has not been reported in the clinical literature.
Léonie Langanay, Charlotte Meric, Margot Trimbur, Joël Charbit, Maxime Bubrovszky, Marion Hendrickx, Antoine Lamer   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Why is the skeleton still in the hospital closet? A look at the complex aetiology of protein-energy malnutrition and its implications for the nutrition care team [PDF]

, 2018
Extract: The acknowledgement of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) as one of “…the most serious nutritional problems of our time” was actually made by Dr Butterworth Jr in 1974 in his seminal article, “the skeleton in the hospital closet” (1).
Marshall, S.
core   +1 more source