Sentences with phrase «diarrheal disease in»

It found that while cholera was the main source of illness, rotavirus remained a «significant cause» of diarrheal disease in children under five in Haiti.

«Recent studies in Africa and South Asia by people using sophisticated techniques show this organism is a very common, underappreciated cause of diarrheal disease in underresourced countries.»

The old editorial frets about the «demon of tuberculosis» and diarrheal diseases in Africa, conditions we have yet to exorcise.

In 1990, most years of healthy life were lost reportedly to undernutrition, such as diarrheal diseases in malnourished children, but now the greatest disease burden may be attributed to high blood pressure, a disease of overnutrition.

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Cholera and other acute diarrheal diseases are the biggest threat post-disaster, putting the lives of thousands of children and the elderly in danger.

To name a few of these benefits is Breast milk contains immunities to diseases and aids in the development of baby's immune system, Breast milk is more digestible than formula, protects against Crohn's disease, protects baby against diarrheal infections, and so much more so many to name that it would need it's own blog post so I don't want to steer away from the point of this blog.

A new study delineates a sequential pattern of changes in the intestinal microbial population of patients recovering from cholera in Bangladesh, findings that may point to ways of speeding recovery from the dangerous diarrheal disease.

Underwood, German, and their colleagues believe it will have major potential, not just for preemies but for babies and small children in the developing world who suffer high rates of other gut infections leading to diarrheal disease.

The WHO - ORS solution is a scientifically sound method of body fluid loss replacement, which was developed for use in developing countries where cholera or other diarrheal diseases are common.

In contrast, infection with the closely related bacterium Salmonella enterica Thyphimurium is usually limited to the gut and causes less serious diarrheal disease.

«In the most recent global burden - of - disease study, diarrheal disease accounts for the loss of more disability - adjusted life years than any other infectious disease, and cryptosporidiosis is the second leading cause of diarrheal illness.»

For example, a separate study by scientists at the CDC and Haiti's National Public Health Laboratory analyzed patients treated for diarrheal disease at four hospitals in Haiti between April 2012 and March 2013.

Lead author Zachary Crannell, a graduate student based at Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative, said the disease, usually transmitted through drinking water, accounts for 20 percent of childhood diarrheal deaths in developing countries.

So he and Tahmeed Ahmed from the International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research in Bangladesh teamed up with Jeffrey Gordon, a microbiologist at Washington University in St. Louis in Missouri, to collect monthly fecal samples from healthy and malnourished Bangladeshi children under 2.

In a paper published in Genome Biology, the authors show how their algorithms can be applied to develop new treatments for serious diarrheal infections, including Clostridium difficile, and inflammatory bowel diseasIn a paper published in Genome Biology, the authors show how their algorithms can be applied to develop new treatments for serious diarrheal infections, including Clostridium difficile, and inflammatory bowel diseasin Genome Biology, the authors show how their algorithms can be applied to develop new treatments for serious diarrheal infections, including Clostridium difficile, and inflammatory bowel disease.

The paper, published in The Lancet Global Health, also finds that chronic diseases, such as ischemic heart disease and diabetes, cause a greater burden to health in the region overall than communicable diseases like diarrheal diseases and tuberculosis.

It is an estimation of the current (as of 2000) existing rate of annual deaths reasonably attributable to climate change, albeit from a limited subset of climate - related health impacts: malaria due to an increase in the geographic range of disease - bearing mosquitoes, malnutrition associated with loss of agricultural productivity, water - borne diarrheal diseases, and deaths from flooding, McMichael says.

Diarrheal disease is a major public health issue in developing countries and, while not generally increasing in the United States, remains a persistent concern nonetheless.

Children with vitamin A deficiency are often deficient in multiple micronutrients and are likely to be anemic, have impaired growth, and be at increased risk of severe morbidity from common childhood infections such as diarrheal diseases and measles.

So I joined a wonderful group at Johns Hopkins to work on diarrheal diseases — in part because I, like anybody who traveled in the outbacks of Asia, was plagued with diarrhea there for months — and it was a breakthrough that occurred at the University of Texas.

Although the IL - 15 plus retinoic acid combination leads to inflammation and tissue damage in those at risk for celiac disease, the authors suggest that for those who are less genetically susceptible, the same combination could help enhance vaccines against several bacterial infections that cause diarrheal diseases.

Scientists from the International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, a major research institution in Bangladesh, investigated what caused the outbreak.

Commercial yogurt of any kind (soy, rice, cow, or coconut) is an insufficient source of the level of probiotic bacteria found effective in treating diarrheal illnesses, inflammatory bowel disease, and irritable bowel syndrome.

There are about a dozen studies that demonstrate that L. reuteri probiotic supplementation (typically around one billion CFU doses) reduces intestinal inflammation, reduces constipation, and reduces the severity and duration of diarrheal diseases and unexplained abdominal pain in children.

A double - blind, randomized, clinical trial of the effect of vitamin A and zinc supplementation on diarrheal disease and respiratory tract infections in children in Mexico City, Mexico.

Many of the activities focus on health issues, like water and sanitation, diarrheal disease and preventing accidents, but Child - to - Child has also been successful in meeting the social and emotional needs of children such as addressing the prevalence of psychological problems including PTSD.

Gookin is nationally recognized for her expertise in gastroenterology with a special emphasis on infectious causes of feline diarrheal disease...

A nationally recognized expert in gastroenterology, Gookin especially focuses on researching infectious causes of feline diarrheal disease.

Enterococcus faecium - Provides important nutritional support in the event of diarrheal diseases.

WHO and subsequently IPCC risk values are based on quantitative empirical climate - disease studies, e.g, for diarrheal diseases, for every 1 °C rise in temperature, children's hospitalization rates increase by 8 % (Checkley et al. 2000).

• increases in malnutrition and consequent disorders, with implications for child growth and development; • increased deaths, disease and injury due to heat waves, floods, storms, fires and droughts; • the increased burden of diarrheal disease; • the increased frequency of cardio - respiratory diseases due to higher concentrations of ground - level ozone related to climate change; and, • the altered spatial distribution of some infectious disease vectors.

Mr. Damon's commitment to raise $ 1 million through that group and the OneXOne Foundation in the next year was one of a bundle of pledges aimed at water and sanitation from individuals, charities and companies totalling about $ 400 million (including a $ 200 million pledge by Napo Pharmaceuticals to «complete the clinical development of crofelemer, a drug that has potential to treat pediatric diarrhea, and provide it at cost to partner organizations for distribution in the areas with the highest mortality and morbidity associated with diarrheal diseases.»)

Diarrheal diseases have also been found to occur more frequently in conjunction with both unusually high and low precipitation.93, 94 Sporadic increases in streamflow rates, often preceded by rapid snowmelt95and changes in water treatment, 96 have also been shown to precede outbreaks.

In general, diarrheal diseases including Salmonellosis and Campylobacteriosis are more common when temperatures are higher, 87,200,88,89,90,91,92 though patterns differ by place and pathogen.

Exposure to a variety of pathogens in water and food causes diarrheal disease.

Diarrheal disease is a major public health issue in developing countries and, while not generally increasing in the United States, remains a persistent concern nonetheless.

In Connecticut, the risk for contracting a stomach illness while swimming significantly increased after a one inch precipitation event, 49 and studies have found associations between diarrheal illness among children and sewage discharge in Milwaukee.50 More frequent heavy rain events could therefore increase the incidence of waterborne diseasIn Connecticut, the risk for contracting a stomach illness while swimming significantly increased after a one inch precipitation event, 49 and studies have found associations between diarrheal illness among children and sewage discharge in Milwaukee.50 More frequent heavy rain events could therefore increase the incidence of waterborne diseasin Milwaukee.50 More frequent heavy rain events could therefore increase the incidence of waterborne disease.

Dulu's story is heartbreakingly common in the developing world: 3 billion people survive on diets that lack micronutrients such as Vitamin A and Zinc, and are at increased risk of illness from common infections such as diarrheal disease, which kills nearly 2 million children annually.

Determining the effects of climate change on infectious diseases is complex because of confounding contributions of economic development and land use, changing ecosystems, international travel, and commerce.38 Currently, climate warming has been identified as contributing to the northern expansion of Lyme disease in North America39 and has been projected to increase the burden of child diarrheal illness, particularly in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.40 Concern has also been raised for climate links to emerging infections, including coccidioidomycosis41 and amoebic meningoencephalitis.42 Further investigation into climactic influence on infectious diseases is needed.

UNICEF then used BRAC's model for its worldwide diarrheal disease treatment program, reducing deaths from diarrhea among children from 4.6 million in 1980 to 1.6 million in 2006.

So, the message is: At least part of the causes of diarrheal diseases, which claim so many children's lives in poor nations, is easily addressable.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that as high as 50 percent of international travelers suffer some form of traveler's diarrhea and diarrheal diseases account for 1 in 9 child deaths worldwide, making diarrhea the second leading cause of death for children under the age of five.