Half of pregnant women in India
anaemic: Study
Kolkata: Half of
the pregnant women and 74 percent of children under five in India are anaemic,
a malnutrition mapping project stated on Wednesday.
The 'Malnutrition Mapping Project' is an interactive tool that includes an
online map for country-specific information and insights into the global
challenge of malnutrition.
Developed by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition
(GAIN) with support from Amway, the project report said 50 percent of pregnant
women and 74 per cent of children under the age of five are anaemic.
In addition, it
highlights the fact that 62 percent of children show insufficient Vitamin A
status and undernutrition is the leading risk factor for death in children
under five.
'The goal of this project is to raise awareness of
malnutrition in all its forms so that political, health and business leaders
can discuss, develop and ultimately implement solutions," said Dominic
Schofield, director and senior technical advisor at GAIN, in a statement.
The map includes data from more than 30 countries
representing low, middle and high incomes and provides an easy path to
country-by-country statistics and insights into nutritional challenges.
It draws data from the World Health Organisation, Unicef and
Lancet, and includes more than 40 indicators to help track undernutrition and
obesity.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com
16.04.2015
Australian boy fitted with world's first diabetic insulin pump
Canberra: An
eight-year-old boy from the Australian city of Brisbane has been fitted with the world's first
device to reduce his risk of a hypoglycaemic attack -- a medical emergency that
results in an abnormally diminished content of glucose in the blood, a media
report said on Wednesday.
Xavier Veivers-Brown was having four or five attacks a day but hasn't had such
emergency since his insulin pump was fitted last month, the Brisbane Times
reported citing the boy's mother.
The symptoms of a hypoglycaemic attack include weakness,
sweating, light-headedness, headaches and dizziness. Regular monitoring of
insulin levels in the blood is required to avoid medical complications in
people with the condition.
Managing the disease
with insulin pumps rather than the old pin-prick test and insulin injection
method has been considered the best. But they have their downsides. The pumps
deliver a steady stream of insulin into the blood, which can bring on an attack
if it's not cut off as blood sugar levels drop.
The new pump can cut off the supply of insulin about half an
hour before a predicted hypoglycaemic attack, preventing four out of five
hypoglycaemic events, the daily said.
It was developed by doctors at Prince Margaret Hospital in
Perth. The Wesley Hospital in Brisbane is one of the first in the world to
offer the model.
Source: www.zeenews.india.com
16.04.2015
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