Zinc (Zn), Copper (Cu) were measured in children suffering from Marasmic-Kwashiorkor with various infections. On admission to hospital Zn level was low in all patients (39.6 = 15.9 ug 88.7 = 16.8 ug %). On nutritional rehabilitation without any Zn supplementation, Zn level showed improvement but in one group, who had initially very low level, subjects were still Zn deficient. Cu level was found...

A nutritional perspective within pediatric oncology is usually just related to the supportive care aspect during the management of the underlying malignancy. However, nutrition has a far more fundamental importance with respect to a growing, developing child who has cancer as well as viewing cancer from a nutritional cancer control perspective. Nutrition is relevant to all components of cancer ...

Critically ill elderly patients' nutritional needs are not well understood and vary with the phase of illness and recovery. Patients' nutritional needs should be assessed early in hospitalization and re-assessed throughout the stay with additional attention during the transitions from critical illness, to severe illness, to post-hospital rehabilitation. In this review, we summarize recent findi...

Functional decline is common among older patients during or even prior to hospitalisation, in spite of treatment of acute illnesses. An effective rehabilitation programme is vital to improve the motor and functional states of the older patients. Knowing factors affecting rehabilitation of older persons is important for their effective and efficient rehabilitation. This article, with special ref...

Thyroxmn-bmnding prealbumin (TBPA), also called lransthyretin, has been proposed as one of the most sensilive nutritional markers (Clin Chim Acta 1975;63:61-7; Lancet 1979;ii:230-2) and is widely used to monitor the afficiency of nutritional rehabilitation in malnourished paLients (Cliii Chim Acta 1975;65:61-7, Am J Clin Nuts 1975;28:732-8, Ann Chin Lab Sci 1982;12(3):153-62). Weekly sampling i...

BACKGROUND Regular physical activity is beneficial for the health and functioning of people with a disability. Effective components of successful physical activity promotion interventions should be identified and disseminated. PURPOSE To study the underlying mechanisms of the combined sport stimulation program "Rehabilitation & Sports" (R&S) and daily physical activity promotion program "Acti...

1 Human Performance Research Unit, Muscle Morphology, Mechanics and Performance Laboratory, Clinical Research Center, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA, 2 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA, 3 Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George...

Autoimmune enteropathy characteristically presents in infancy with protracted diarrhea. Underlying disorders of immune function, including regulatory T cells, must be excluded. Treatment options include nutritional rehabilitation, immune suppression, and, in select cases, bone marrow transplant. Copyright © 2006 Nestec Ltd., Vevey/S. Karger AG, Basel

We report the case of a 20-year-old anorexic girl (BMI=12.9), who was misdiagnosed the first time and developed severe electrolyte imbalances due to lack of awareness about refeeding syndrome. Few cases of RS have been reported in literature and protocols have been suggested for prevention and management of this syndrome, including the awareness of circumstances in which it is most likely to de...

Nutritional status deteriorates along with progression of emphysema, with the decline of body composition correlating with risk of disease-related events. Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), by improving respiratory function and recovering body composition, may influence long-term disease-related morbidity and mortality when compared to respiratory rehabilitation (RR). In this non-randomised ...