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Alternate Name(s): Nutrition - inadequate ...... Treatment usually consists of replacing missing nutrients, treating symptoms as needed, and treating any underlying medical condition.
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www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000404.htm#Tre...
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000404.htm#Treatment
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Treatment usually consists of replacing missing nutrients, treating symptoms as needed, and treating any underlying medical condition ... The outlook depends on the cause of the malnutrition. Most nutritional deficiencies can be corrected. However, if malnutrition is caused by a medical condition, that illness has to...
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www.umm.edu/ency/article/000404trt.htm
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How can we overcome the ambition gap in treating malnutrition? When I was a field doctor working with MSF in Thailand in 2000, MSF’s response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic was one based on a simple medical decision: faced with the urgency of millions dying, the only acceptable response was to treat.
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doctorswithoutborders.org/news/malnutrition/AccessNewNu...
doctorswithoutborders.org/news/malnutrition/AccessNewNutrition.pdf
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In the areas most devastated by malnutrition, such as South Asia, the Sahel, and the Horn of Africa no other condition contributes more to death and illness in children. ... Access News; Treating Malnutrition: We can do it, but where is the will to act?
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doctorswithoutborders.org/news/issue.cfm?id=2396
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Severe malnutrition is a major contributing factor in the deaths of 1.5 million children every year. The World Health Organization has said that, if its treatment guidelines are followed, the death rate in children admitted to hospital can be kept as low as 5%, but it is more common for 20% or over to die.
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www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/61907.php
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The use of megestrol acetate in treating malnutrition in older persons, in patients on dialysis and in a number of other situations is currently under investigation. ... The authors review the evidence available to support the use of megestrol acetate in treating malnutrition in these selected groups,
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/12152625
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There is a clear rationale for elucidating effective ways of identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition (DRM), given the physiological and financial consequences of this common condition and its treatability. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/16048661
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Health, ...Cancer patients who are malnourished experience significantly greater ...Malnutrition is a common problem in cancer. ... Focus on treating malnutrition in cancer patients, researchers say...
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www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Focus-on-treating-...
www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Focus-on-treating-malnutrition-in-cancer-patients--researchers-say-40240-1/
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Plumpy'nut, a peanut butter-like paste used to treat severe malnutrition, and its derivative Plumpy'doz, have become the subject of controversy among the nutrition community. ... But critics say there is little evidence that such products work well in preventing malnutrition.
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www.scidev.net/en/features/treating-malnutrition-proves...
www.scidev.net/en/features/treating-malnutrition-proves-a-sticky-business.html
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