Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of patients living with human immunodeficiency virus and making use antiretroviral medication. Methods: This is an observational cross-sectional analytical study that was conducted from May to July 2018. The determined through evaluation anthropometric data. measurements collected were: body mass index, brachial circumference, triceps skin fold wais...

OBJECTIVE The present study was conducted to evaluate physical growth and nutritional status of 214 school-going girls ranging in age from 5 to 12 years of rural area in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttaranchal. METHODS Physical growth was evaluated using eleven standard anthropometric measurements viz., height, body weight, sitting height, biepicondylar humerus, bicondylar femur, head circumfer...

BACKGROUND Breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) not only has physical implications, but also affects the quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Despite numerous studies of various therapies, the optimal treatment for BCRL is unknown. OBJECTIVE In this study, we investigated the efficacy of sympathetic blockade (thoracic sympathetic ganglion block, [TSGB]) in treating BCRL. STUDY DES...

BACKGROUND It is estimated that between 34% and 50% of Australian women entering pregnancy are overweight and obese, which is associated with an increased risk in complications for both the woman and her infant. Current tools used in clinical and research practice for measuring body composition include body mass index (BMI), waist circumference and bioimpedance analysis. Not all of these measur...