Public health Preschool vitamin A supplementationmiddle ear infectionand young adult hearing loss in Nepal THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Keith P. WestJr. SchmitzJaneBackground . Vitamin A deficiency is associated with risk of chronic otitis media, the leading cause of preventable childhood hearing loss...
Every 1 g/dL of hemoglobin was related to 17% fewer days with ear infection symptoms (P < 0.001) and 5% fewer doctor visits (P = 0.009) after controlling for sociodemographic factors and retinol concentrations. Zinc, ferritin, mean corpuscular volume, erythrocyte folate, and vitamin B-12 ...
Vitamin A helps theimmune systemfight infection and illness by helping the epithelial tissues (the cells that make up the skin, line the mouth, nose, eyes, throat, lungs, digestive and urinary tracts and which keep out infective agents) grow and repair themselves. Without enough vitamin A, th...
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, functions as the body’s natural defense against illness and infection. It aids in iron absorption within the body and plays a key role in collagen production. For growing kids, vitamin C is essential in supporting strong bones, skin, muscles, and lig...
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deteriorate VA status which, in malnourished children, can lead to corneal xerophthalmia, more severe complications, and increased fatality. Affecting lifelong ability is the emergence of VA deficiency in exacerbating severity of middle ear infection that may consequently increase the risk of hearing ...
Serum aliquots for the determination of MMA were stored at −20 °C and transported to the Medical Diagnostic Institute of the City Hospital of Karlsruhe, Germany. Analytic methods Serum concentrations of folate, cobalamin, and MMA as well as plasma tHcy were determined. The activity coefficients...
They are also subject to variable and often very strong natural selection, characterized in particu- lar by irregular 'crash' winters when upwards of 60% of the population can perish due to interactions among food limitation, climate conditions and parasite infection (Fig. 2)20. Importantly, ...
The patient can identify the affected ear by stating the direction of movement that aggrevates the attacks. Usually, the attack lasts for a few seconds to minutes and may be associated with nausea and vomiting. History was taken from the patient regarding the number of episodes, duration of ...
Children given vitamin D reduced their risk of respiratory infection,including cold and flu【1】. 04 Reduced risk of diabete Several observational studies have shown an inverse relationship between blood concentrations of vitamin D in the body and risk of typ...