BACKGROUND The serum leptin level is elevated in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) and associated with a loss of lean body mass. The nutritional status of PD patients may further be worsened following peritonitis. We investigated the association between hyperleptinaemia, inflammation and malnourishment in PD-related peritonitis. METHODS We conducted a prospective study on PD patien...

Zygomycoses caused by fungi of the mucorales order (mucormycoses) are emerging fungal diseases with a high fatality rate. The most important risk factors include neutropenia or functional neutropenia, diabetic ketoacidosis, iron overload, major trauma, prolonged use of corticosteroids, illicit intravenous drug (ID) use, neonatal prematurity, malnourishment, and maybe a previous exposure to anti...

Human migration, both voluntary and precipitated by conflict and persecution, continues to pose challenges to the healthcare infrastructure of host countries. The scale of international migration to Ireland has increased substantially in recent years. Both economic migrants and refugees have complex health needs including those related to infectious diseases, malnourishment, gender-specific iss...

Background: Severe acute malnourished children are prone to deranged pathophysiology. Their haematological profile affected mild severe degree. Our study was done observe the of admitted at P.B.M. Hospital Bikaner, Rajasthan. Material And Methods: This prospective observational designed for 178 children. Duration this one year from 01.01.2013 31.12.2013. in special concern Results: showed that ...

Girls in India face discrimination from cradle to grave in different forms and in different arenas of life. However, it is long survival of women compare to men (due to menopause older women free from risk of bearing children in later life and live longer (Cromie, 1998), which makes them 48% of population (Census, 2011). At every step, she is in patriarchal shackles with no opportunity to escap...

The Sahel and West Africa region is facing a serious food nutrition security crisis with high rates of acute malnutrition, combined malnourishment over-nourishment – the “triple burden malnutrition”. Poor-quality diets are root all forms as well common non-communicable diseases, responsible for an estimated one in five adult deaths globally. cost key barrier to accessing healthy diet. Even befo...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is common among patients with cancer, but little attention is given to its risks and consequences. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to assess the nutritional status and identify the factors associated with malnutrition among newly diagnosed patients with cancer. METHODS Patients admitted with newly diagnosed cancer at a teaching hospital in Malaysia were recruited...