Mapping The Risk Of Anaemia From Malnutrition, Malaria, And Helminth Infections In Preschool-Age Children In West Africa

In this week’s PLoS Medicine, Ricardo Soares Magalhães and Archie Clements, from the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, describe how they used national cross-sectional household-based demographic health surveys to map the distribution of anaemia risk in preschool-age children in Burkina Faso, Ghana, and Mali…

Einstein Expert Plays Key Role In "Best Diets" Rankings By U.S. News

Yasmin Mossavar-Rahmani, Ph.D., R.D.

Apple Peel Makes Mice Mighty

For Popeye, spinach was the key to extra muscle. For the mice in a new University of Iowa study, it was apples, or more precisely a waxy substance called ursolic acid that’s found in apple peel

FDA: DDS Probiotic Products Seized

U.S. Marshals, at the request of the U.S

Hyperglycemia Is Associated With Increased Hospital Complications And Mortality During Parental Nutrition

Malnutrition in critically ill patients can lead to many negative effects, such as an increased risk of hospital complications, higher mortality rate, longer length of hospital stay, and higher resource utilization.

Atkins Not Happy With Dietary Guidelines; Jenny Craig Number One

A report from Consumer Reports Health has ranked diets and Jenny Craig tops the list with 85 points, while Slim Fast won 63 points and Weight Watchers third with 57 points. However, the Atkins Diet staff doesn’t agree with the methodology in the study and this week issued a statement with gripes concerning U.S

Flaxseed Is King But Won’t Help Menopausal Symptoms, Breast Cancer

Flaxseed is high in phytochemicals, including many antioxidants. It is perhaps our best source of lignans, which convert in our intestines to substances that tend to balance female hormones…

E. Coli Emergency Talks By European Union Agriculture Ministers, Germany Criticized

Agriculture ministers from all EU (European Union) countries are holding an “extraordinary session of the Council of the European Union”, in other words, emergency talks in Luxembourg today. So far, 23 people have died from E.

Screening For Vitamin D Deficiency In At-Risk Populations Recommended By Experts

The Endocrine Societyhas released “Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.” The clinical practice guideline (CPG) is published in the July 2011 issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), a publication of The Endocrine Society…

Oatmeal-Labeling Ideal For Molecular Imaging Of Stomach Emptying

Patients undergoing molecular imaging to evaluate their stomach’s ability to clear food are going to have an altogether new kind of breakfast. A study presented at SNM’s 58th Annual Meeting has confirmed that nuclear medicine technologists can effectively use oatmeal products radiolabeled with a medical isotope to target and image the emptying of the stomach…

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