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Malnutrition is a condition which occurs when there is a deficiency of certain vital nutrients in a person’s diet. The deficiency fails to meet the demands of the body leading to effects on the growth, physical health, mood, behaviour and other functions of the body. Malnutrition commonly affects children and the elderly.

ICRC will nearly triple aid to combat food shortages, drought in Niger and Mali

The International Committee of the Red Cross announced Tuesday that it plans to increase aid to Niger and Mali, "where several million people are suffering from serious food shortages triggered by drought," SAPA/News24 reports.

8 Apr 2010

IPS examines malnutrition, obesity in Latin America

Inter Press Service examines malnutrition and factors contributing to the rising rates of "obesity and obesity-related illness - such as type II diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, some forms of cancer and osteoporosis - in Latin America, and especially among the poorest sectors of the population."

7 Apr 2010

Socially deprived children appear to benefit from foster care

Socially deprived children removed from orphanages and placed in foster care appear to experience gains in growth and intelligence, catching up to their non-institutionalized peers on many measures, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the June print issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

6 Apr 2010

European Commission rolls out new food security policies; Agricultural Research Conference concludes

The European Commission (EC) recently announced that it has adopted two new policy frameworks "to help developing countries address food security in emergency and long-term situations" and has called upon member nations to implement similar policies, IRIN reports.

3 Apr 2010

Hormone ghrelin may improve appetite in gastric cancer patients

In gastric cancer patients who have had part or all of their stomach removed, the hormone ghrelin may lessen post-operative weight loss and improve appetite, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association Institute.

1 Apr 2010

Renewed set of national policy guidelines to control diarrhoeal disease in Kenya

Today the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation, together with the Department of Family Health (Division of Child and Adolescent Health), unveiled a renewed set of national policy guidelines to redouble diarrhoeal disease management and control efforts by putting proven interventions to work within the country's health system.

31 Mar 2010

Surgery helps reduce weight from 118 kg to 62.8 kg

Weight control is one of the important topics for modern people. In addition to proper diet, regular exercise and appropriate use of medicine, obese suffers may consider weight loss surgeries for faster effects. The first successful case in NCKU Hospital reduced her weight from 118 kg to 62.8 kg one year after the surgery.

29 Mar 2010

Wave of violence and turmoil in Iraq lead to deterioration of linear growth of children

Iraqi children born in areas affected by high levels of violence are shorter in height than children born in less violent areas according to a study at Royal Holloway, University of London.

29 Mar 2010

Ontario's budget to eliminate $250 dietary allowance available to ill recipients

Ontario's budget will eliminate the $250 dietary allowance available to ill recipients of social assistance and this will significantly drive up healthcare costs, the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions/CUPE said today.

29 Mar 2010

U.N. official calls report on WFP in Somalia 'misleading'; WFP discusses plans to ramp up food aid to Niger, Uganda

The U.N. top aid chief "in Somalia has fired back at a report that suggests food aid is being skimmed off by contractors as 'a cost of doing business' in the war-torn nation, an allegation he calls 'completely misleading,'" CNN reports.

27 Mar 2010

Recent releases in Global Health

"Sub-Saharan Africa is affected by a disproportionately high prevalence of both HIV infection and food scarcity," write the authors of an American Journal of Clinical Nutrition article on the relationship between malnutrition and the progression of HIV/AIDS. "Underweight individuals will continue to represent a significant proportion of patients who present for HIV care in sub-Saharan Africa.

27 Mar 2010

Farmers, aid groups call attention to drought, food shortages in West Africa

A coalition of farmers from West Africa's Sahel region, known as Billital Maroobe, wrote an open letter to regional leaders Monday, appealing for help with drought and famine conditions that are affecting people and livestock, Agence France-Presse/IC Publications reports.

24 Mar 2010

China Sky One Medical prepares for commercial launch 13 new SFDA approved products

China Sky One Medical, Inc., a leading fully integrated pharmaceutical company producing over-the-counter drugs in the People's Republic of China, today announced the pending commercial launch of 13 new SFDA approved products over the next few quarters.

22 Mar 2010

Academics focus on challenges of improving diets in both developed and developing countries

For the first time in history the number of people worldwide suffering from obesity now exceeds the number suffering from hunger.

18 Mar 2010

More focus on reaching MDGs needed, development officials say

During a conference in London Thursday, development officials urged world leaders to "accelerate efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015 and [said] rich countries must make good on promises to boost aid to poorer nations," Reuters AlertNet reports.

15 Mar 2010

First use of prenatal MRI to detect often-misdiagnosed CCD

In a case believed to be a United States first, the radiology team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has used prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to detect an often-misdiagnosed genetic disease.

10 Mar 2010

66% of Americans believe that the U.S. has obligation to help poor children around the world

Despite an inward focus on domestic issues like healthcare and forward-looking concerns over global warming, an overwhelming number of Americans (66%) believes that the United States has an obligation to help poor children around the world.

10 Mar 2010

Safe, adequate food and nutrition services for older adults receiving health care at home and in communities

The Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) has partnered with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and American Society for Nutrition (ASN) to publish a position paper, "Position of the American Dietetic Association, American Society for Nutrition, and Society for Nutrition Education: Food and Nutrition Programs for Community-Residing Older Adults," focusing on access to safe and adequate food and nutrition services, including nutrition education, for the increasing number of older adults who receive health care in their homes or communities rather than in nursing homes or other residential facilities.

9 Mar 2010

Bread for the World recognizes International Women's Day: Celebrate the achievements of women

Bread for the World announced that it recognizes today as International Women's Day, and called it an opportunity to celebrate the achievements women make in the workplace and at home, as entrepreneurs and as mothers.

9 Mar 2010

Conference calls for East African countries to prioritize water, sanitation programs

During a sanitation conference being held in Kampala, Uganda, this week, "experts have urged regional countries to prioritize programs aimed at increasing access to safe water and sanitation" to move them closer to reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) target in 2015, New Times/allAfrica.com reports.

6 Mar 2010

Malnutrition News and Research

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ICRC will nearly triple aid to combat food shortages, drought in Niger and Mali

IPS examines malnutrition, obesity in Latin America

Socially deprived children appear to benefit from foster care

European Commission rolls out new food security policies; Agricultural Research Conference concludes

Hormone ghrelin may improve appetite in gastric cancer patients

Renewed set of national policy guidelines to control diarrhoeal disease in Kenya

Surgery helps reduce weight from 118 kg to 62.8 kg

Wave of violence and turmoil in Iraq lead to deterioration of linear growth of children

Ontario's budget to eliminate $250 dietary allowance available to ill recipients

U.N. official calls report on WFP in Somalia 'misleading'; WFP discusses plans to ramp up food aid to Niger, Uganda

Recent releases in Global Health

Farmers, aid groups call attention to drought, food shortages in West Africa

China Sky One Medical prepares for commercial launch 13 new SFDA approved products

Academics focus on challenges of improving diets in both developed and developing countries

More focus on reaching MDGs needed, development officials say

First use of prenatal MRI to detect often-misdiagnosed CCD

66% of Americans believe that the U.S. has obligation to help poor children around the world

Safe, adequate food and nutrition services for older adults receiving health care at home and in communities

Bread for the World recognizes International Women's Day: Celebrate the achievements of women

Conference calls for East African countries to prioritize water, sanitation programs

Achieving and maintaining ISO 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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