Growth was studied in 83 children with cleft lip and/or palate aged 0-4 years attending a specialist regional centre. Information was collected by a personal interview, postal questionnaire, and record review. The group as a whole grew relatively poorly in early infancy but subsequently recovered, attaining both expected weight and height by last follow up at age 25.5 months (range 3 to 47). Ho...

The authors conducted a 2-year (1989-1991) community-based longitudinal study in a shantytown in Lima, Peru, to examine the effect of Cryptosporidium parvum infection on child growth during the year following the onset of infection. A cohort of children, aged 0-3 months at recruitment, was followed monthly for anthropometrics, weekly for stool samples, and daily for diarrheal status. Data from ...

by Bruce Maggki After a mediocre 2-3 road trip, the' Albany State basketball team returned home Tuesday night, hoping that their home court would turn things around. But the magic of Univcrsity.Gym did not hold, as Harry Shcehy and Fred Dittman put on their own magic show as they led Williams College to a 75-71 over Albany. The win broke Albany's 12 game home winning streak, and dropped the Dan...

More people die every year from ischemic heart disease than any other disease. Because the human heart lacks sufficient ability to replenish the damaged cardiac muscles, extensive research has been devoted toward understanding the homeostatic and regenerative potential of the heart and to develop regenerative therapies for heart disease. Here, we discuss recent advances in the understanding of ...

Breastfeeding is unquestionably the best nourishment for infants. Current epidemiological as well as experimental evidence has repeatedly demonstrated the nutritional, immunological, and psychosocial benefits attributable to breastfeeding. However, suboptimal breast health may compromise maternal ability to breastfeed and the well-being of breastfeeding infants. Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is an...

Erratum to: Linear growth faltering in infants is associated with Acidaminococcus sp. and community-level changes in the gut microbiota After publication of this article [1], the author noticed an error to Fig. 2 (Figure 1 here). The published Figure did not include the links involving the genus Acidami-nococcus. The correct version of Fig. 2 (Figure 1 here) is included below. permits unrestric...

A central hypothesis of The Etiology, Risk Factors and Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development (MAL-ED) study is that enteropathogens contribute to growth faltering. To examine this question, the MAL-ED network of investigators set out to achieve 3 goals: (1) develop harmonized protocols to test for a diverse range of enteropatho...