Zinc supplementation as adjunct therapy in children with measles accompanies by pneumonia: a double - blind, randomized controlled trial.
Benefit of oral
zinc supplementation as an adjunct to zidovudine (AZT) therapy against opportunistic infections in AIDS.
Not exact matches
Thousands of deaths could be averted through a combined prevention and treatment strategy — interventions such
as improved mother and child nutrition, optimal breastfeeding practices; Oral Rehydration Therapy [ORT]; new low - osmolarity formulations of ORS; incorporating rotavirus vaccines;
zinc supplementation during diarrhoea episodes; immunizing all children against measles; appropriate drug therapy; increased access to safe clean water and sanitation facilities and improved personal and domestic hygiene, including keeping food and water clean and washing hands before touching food.
Diarrhea in children: Not
as much of a concern in the US, but the World Health Organization recommends
zinc supplementation for children with acute diarrhea, especially in the developing world,
as this is a leading cause of mortality in children around the world.
Prasad
AS, Beck FW, Bao B, et al:
Zinc Supplementation Decreases Incidence of Infections in the Elderly: Effect of
Zinc on Generation of Cytokines and Oxidative Stress.
As well, the addition of
zinc supplementation to L - thyroxine therapy in hypothyroid animals improved wound healing (7).
In a study of 59 post-menopausal women, the effects of calcium
supplementation (
as calcium citrate, 1000 mg elemental Ca / day) with and without the addition of
zinc (15.0 mg / day), manganese (5.0 mg / day) and copper (2.5 mg / day) on the lumbar spine was evaluated over two years.
Zinc supplementation may even be
as helpful
as antibiotics at clearing up acne, and would be safer.
Clinicians consider risk factors (such
as inadequate caloric intake, alcoholism, and digestive diseases) and symptoms of
zinc deficiency (such
as impaired growth in infants and children) when determining the need for
zinc supplementation [2].
The effects of
zinc supplementation on diarrhea in children with adequate
zinc status, such
as most children in the United States, are not clear.
Supplementation may be beneficial in dogs with long - term decreased liver function
as these dogs often have low liver
zinc levels.