The 8th World Congress saw the presentation of several late-breaking findings, such as the role of insulin in reducing mortality, and technologies such as vital microscopy. There were heated debates for and against the role of gastric tonometry, enteral nutrition, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, the question of 'closed' or 'open' intensive care units, and several others. The overall messag...

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The Ten-State Nutrition Survey of 1968-1970, originally designated as the National Nutrition Survey, was the first and by all means the most comprehensive attempt to survey the nutritional status of Americans at all age levels. By way of illustrative numbers, 86,352 individuals were contacted; 40,847 participants were studied from an anthropometric, dietary, or biochemical point of view; and da...

The Ten-State Nutrition Survey of 1968-1970, originally designated as the National Nutrition Survey, was the first and by all means the most comprehensive attempt to survey the nutritional status of Americans at all age levels. By way of illustrative numbers, 86,352 individuals were contacted; 40,847 participants were studied from an anthropometric, dietary, or biochemical point of view; and da...

the second international proctology congress was held on october 17 to 18 at razavi hospital. some surgeons of the italian society of colo-rectal surgery (societa italiana di chirurgia colo-rettale, siccr) attended the congress.

There are many reasons why child nutrition programs were created in America. The most obvious reason is that the nutrition and health status of our children is a high national priority. Another obvious reason was that our agricultural abundance, particularly in the early part of the 20th century, could be better utilized by feeding children in schools. War was a less obvious reason. Yet when yo...

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